Category Archives: WCMY News
Opening ceremony held for 14th Annual Honor Guard Vigil
A small crowd gathered Friday for the opening ceremony for the 14th Annual Honor Guard Vigil at Washington Square Park in Ottawa. John Duback with the American Legion Post 33 in Ottawa says the reason...
Nov 05, 2022 American Legion Post 33 Senior Vice Commander Matthew Weaver starts the 14th Annual Honor Guard Vigil.
Former Nuggets, Celtics player Chris Herren to talk about drug addiction in Streator
Former professional basketball player Chris Herren will talk at Streator High School. He's to talk about overcoming drug addiction. That'll be at 6pm Thursday, December 1st. Streator High School's Ope...
Nov 05, 2022
Hunters encouraged to test deer they kill for chronic wasting disease
Chronic wasting disease has been found in Illinois deer since 2002. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to have the deer they kill tested for it. It's mostly known in t...
Nov 05, 2022 Benjamin Raffetseder / Unsplash
Traffic notes for November 4 and later
Ottawa's sewer separation work continues with a street closure in the 500 block of E. Marquette St. City Hall expects the block to reopen next Friday, November 11. The Illinois Railway crossing in the...
Nov 04, 2022
IVCC announces incentives for students to keep enrolling at college
Illinois Valley Community College is trying to make it easier for students to enroll and stay enrolled. Finance Aid Director Eric Johnson says about 2,400 students will get about $750 back for enrolli...
Nov 04, 2022
Weekly COVID report: current cases continue going up, one new death
LaSalle County still remains in the low COVID-19 community spread level despite coronavirus cases rising again in the county. The LaSalle County Health Department says there were 1,037 current cases r...
Nov 04, 2022
County budget and levy on file for FY2023
It'll cost an estimated $119 million to run LaSalle County government next year. County Board Finance Committee Chairman Brian Dose says just $37.2 million will go through the general fund, which cove...
Nov 04, 2022
No kitten, LaSalle County Board encourages spaying and neutering cats through rabies tag rates
It was hard to tell sometimes while members talked about it yesterday, but the LaSalle County Board is serious about spaying and neutering cats and vaccinating them against rabies. Member Craig Emmett...
Nov 04, 2022 wenliang chen / CC
State Senator asking for photos for the 'Honoring All Who Served' Veterans Day Display at State Capitol
The 'Honoring All Who Served' Veterans Day Display will on display at the Illinois State Capitol rotunda again this year. And 38th District St. Sen. Sue Rezin of Morris is asking local constituents to...
Nov 03, 2022 Kirk Cameron / Unsplash
Ottawa ordering policy body cameras more than two years ahead of deadline
The Ottawa City Council's getting head start on ordering body cameras for the city's police. The city doesn't have to have them until 2025 under the Illinois SAFE-T Act. But with so many things on bac...
Nov 03, 2022