Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Christmas tree disposal in different place due to pool reconstruction
Christmas tree disposal is different in Ottawa this time. Riordan Pool is under reconstruction, so the pool parking lot can't be used to collect and mulch the trees people are done with. They're being...
Jan 03, 2023 Ottawa's Christmas tree disposal has been moved because the Riordan Pool parking lot's not available during construction.
Cong. Kinzinger wishes good luck to House GOP leader McCarthy in goodbye tweet
Cong. Adam Kinzinger, in a goodbye tweet last night, wished Kevin McCarthy good luck. McCarthy is the U.S. House Republican leader who's vying to be the House Speaker. Kinzinger is a Channahon Republi...
Jan 03, 2023 Cong. Adam Kinzinger
Mendota fire assessment: five buildings destroyed, one to be looked over
The fire in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. in Mendota last week destroyed five buildings. A sixth must be assessed to see how bad the damage is. Fire Chief Dennis Rutishauser says fire fighters got th...
Jan 03, 2023 Firefighters trying to put out the fire in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. Photo taken by Brandon LaChance of the Mendota Reporter. Used with permission.
Marseilles applying for grant to fix city library gutters
The city of Marseilles is looking to get a grant to make repairs to the city's library. A state grant could help fix the concrete gutters on the Marseilles Library. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says because o...
Jan 03, 2023
Top stories of 2022: canal town mural painted over
Some people were happy for the law firm that did it. Others vowed never to take any business there. And it's one of our top stories of 2022. Ohio artist Greg Ackers painted the Ottawa as a Canal Town ...
Jan 02, 2023 Ottawa as a Canal Town was painted over in 2022.
Missing Mendota man found dead a couple of blocks away from home
A Mendota man has been found dead after he was reported missing Friday last week. Mendota Police say received a missing person report for 65-year William Minder that morning. He hadn't been seen since...
Jan 02, 2023
Top stories of 2022: Weger attorney's say his name is cleared after DNA test on hair
A hair found on one of the victims of the Starved Rock Murders didn't belong to 83-year old Chester Weger according to his attorney trying to help him clear his name. This is another one of our top st...
Jan 02, 2023
Top stories of 2022: Peru swears in city's first female police chief
The city of Peru swore in its first female police chief back in November, which is why it's another one of our top stories of 2022. Police Chief Sarah Raymond was the deputy chief under Robert Pyszka ...
Jan 01, 2023
Final weekly COVID report 2022: Current cases down for third week; one additional death
A man in his 60's died from COVID-19 this week according to the LaSalle County Health Department's weekly report. He is the 506th death in the county so far. In the final weekly LaSalle County COVID-1...
Dec 30, 2022
Multiple fire departments called to put out fire in downtown Mendota
Several fire departments were called to help put out a fire in Mendota last night. The fire started just after nine in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. At this time it's not known how the fire started. ...
Dec 30, 2022 Firefighters trying to put out the fire in the 700 block of Illinois Ave. Photo taken by Brandon LaChance of the Mendota Reporter. Used with permission.