Category Archives: WCMY News
Temporary traffic lights in Marseilles could be taken down for winter
The traffic lights in Marseilles could be coming down for the winter. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck said back in June that the traffic lights were put there for the Commercial and Broadway Street realignment p...
Nov 17, 2022 Mayor Jim Hollenbeck's picture of the traffic lights looking north from the south end of Main St.
LaSalle County Health Dept. encourages quitting smoking for Great American Smokeout
Thursday is the Great American Smokeout. The LaSalle County Health Department is promoting the American Cancer Society's annual day to encourage smokers to quit for a day. Health Educator Leslie Dough...
Nov 16, 2022
Ottawa to consider south side fire station improvements
Ottawa's south side fire station is too small. Two or three people are there on a normal shift and they don't have a lot of room. City Commissioner Marla Pearson wants room for five or six. The City C...
Nov 16, 2022 WCMY file photo of an Ottawa ambulance at the south side fire station
Ottawa Elementary School District schools at commendable level, according to state board of education
Even with the COVID-19 pandemic affecting schools district, the growth of students learning in the Ottawa Elementary School District is where it should be according to the Illinois State Board of Educ...
Nov 16, 2022
St. Sen. Rezin backing bill to get tough on fentanyl dealers
St. Sen. Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is backing a bill for tougher penalties on drug dealers who sell drugs mixed with fentanyl. The penalty would be nine to 40 years in prison. And there would be a fine up ...
Nov 15, 2022
Streator HS superintendent asks city for help paying for land to build parking lot
Streator High School's superintendent wants the city of Streator to help pay for land so they can make a new parking lot. Scott Cameron says the school district is going to build a vocational center a...
Nov 15, 2022
Ottawa High preparing $17.3 million tax levy request
Ottawa High School's board plans to ask for $17.3 million in property taxes next year. That's up 5.3% from the $16.4 million received this year. It includes money collected for debt payments. Not coun...
Nov 15, 2022
Hot wheel bearing causes small field fires northeast of Utica
A hot wheel bearing that came off of a semi caused three small brush fires along Interstate 80 eastbound northeast of Utica Monday. Utica Fire Lt. Jody Henry says two of the smaller fires took about f...
Nov 15, 2022
Car crash closes chiropractor clinic
Advanced Chiropractic in Peru is closed this week because of a car crash yesterday. A car hit the building and went part of the way into the front desk area. A Facebook message from chiropractor Ryan ...
Nov 15, 2022 Photo from Advanced Chiropractic's Facebook page showing the crash of Nov. 14, 2022.
Salvation Army's red kettle campaign has begun
The Salvation Army Ottawa chapter would like to collect $96,000 in the red kettles it puts out every Christmas season. Lt. Wayne Strayer says that will support the mission of helping people out of pov...
Nov 15, 2022 The Salvation Army's Ottawa chapter kicked off its annual red kettle fundraising campaign with a small party outside Handy Foods Saturday, November 12, 2022.