Category Archives: WCMY News
Current COVID case count goes up in LaSalle County for the first time since July
For the first time in 14 weeks, the current COVID case count in LaSalle County has gone up. The county health department reported Friday, there were 178 new cases and 115 recoveries since last Friday....
Oct 28, 2022
Bond reduced for one defendant in drug sting shooting case
A judge says the crime a Streator woman's accused of being involved in is significant, so he won't lower her bond nearly as much as she wants. A lawyer for 26-year old accused drug dealer Alaina Crava...
Oct 28, 2022
Zonta walk and talk highlight poverty and domestic violence loop
The tangle of poverty and domestic violence was the theme of this year's message in the Zonta Club luminary walk in Ottawa. Speaking after the walk, Heather Steele from Safe Journeys said the statisti...
Oct 28, 2022
Update: Three arrested in Wisconsin after shots fired on I-39 in LaSalle County
Update: Rock County Sheriff's Capt. Mark Thompson says three people were allegedly involved in the police chase from LaSalle County over the Wisconsin state line. They were arrested in Clinton and tak...
Oct 28, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
Unemployment dropped locally from August to September`
Local unemployment dropped from August to September. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the LaSalle County rate went from 5.0% to 4.5%. Bureau County's went from 4.3% to 3.8%. Putnam ...
Oct 27, 2022 Got Credit / CC
Ottawa's new pickle ball courts are a hit
Pickle ball started in 1965 when two families tried to get a badminton game going but didn't have enough racquets. Their improvisation with ping pong paddles and a wiffle ball has spread across the co...
Oct 27, 2022 Pickle ball at Ottawa's Thornton Park October 27, 2022
Starved Rock getting ten million dollars in infrastructure improvements
Starved Rock State Park will be getting ten million dollars for infrastructure improvements from the state. St. Rep. Lance Yednock of Ottawa says he and St. Sen. Sue Rezin got commitments from the Ill...
Oct 27, 2022
Eleven students to participate in Ottawa Kiwanis Club Kid's Day events
Dates have been set for the Ottawa Kiwanis Club's Kid's Day Event. Eleven students from Marquette Academy and Shepherd Middle School will learn about the city of Ottawa and tour the facilities that ma...
Oct 27, 2022 Area grade school students sit with Ottawa officials at a city council meeting Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Oglesby fire department mourns unexpected death of 45-year active member
An Oglesby fire fighter of 45 years died suddenly Tuesday. The fire department posted a message saying its members are mourning the death of Randy "Red" Kellett. He was a truck driver. Kellett was a f...
Oct 27, 2022 Oglesby Fire Dept. photo of Randy Kellett, via social media
State is tracking cougar near Springfield
A cougar is spotted roaming in Illinois on average every two years. But two were known to be in the state this month. One died when a car hit it on Interstate 88 in DeKalb County. Illinois Department ...
Oct 27, 2022 Phyllis / CC