Category Archives: WCMY News
Three Princeton freshmen elected during IVCC student elections
Three freshmen from Princeton were selected for different roles in the Student Government Association at Illinois Valley Community College. Gracyee Funderberg was elected as a representative. Libby Bo...
Oct 22, 2022
Live Well Streator hosting another prescription drug takeback event
Expired prescription drugs can end up being flushed down the toilet which can contaminate our water supply, They can also fall into the hands of someone who doesn't need them. So Live Well Streator is...
Oct 22, 2022
OSF Healthcare loosening mask requirements for now
Masks are no longer required inside OSF Hospitals for now. The healthcare provider says they are revising mask requirements after changes were made to state and federal guidelines for COVID-19 require...
Oct 21, 2022
Weekly COVID report: One additional death, current cases keep falling
LaSalle County has remained in the low community spread level for COVID-19 for the last six weeks. And for a thirteenth week in a row, current coronavirus cases have fallen. The LaSalle County Health ...
Oct 21, 2022
Streator asking for grant to cover sewer costs in neighborhood
A Streator neighborhood could get sewer work paid for by the state. City Engineer Jeremy Palm will apply for a state grant. It'll pay $954,000 to install sewer pipes in the Liz Mar Addition. That's ex...
Oct 21, 2022
New internet provider could be coming to Streator
A fiber internet company in southern Illinois wants to come to Streator. City Manager David Plyman says Clearwave Fiber wants to build a business to provide fiber internet. They are already providing ...
Oct 21, 2022 Karl Baron / CC
Ottawa Grade Schools applying for grant to help pay for new intercom system
The Ottawa Elementary School District could get up to $50,000 from a grant through the Illinois State Board of Education. Supt. Michelle Lee says some of the money from the matching grant would be use...
Oct 20, 2022
Next court date in bow and arrow murder case set
A November trial date is still possible for the Varna man accused of shooting and killing 38-year old Joshua Scaman with a razor-tipped arrow at an Illinois Valley Community College parking lot in 201...
Oct 20, 2022
Ottawa to start long permitting process for second sewer plant
Ottawa City Hall is hiring Fehr Graham Engineering to get things started for a second sewer treatment plant. Commissioner Tom Ganiere says there'll be a lot of paperwork. The city hasn't decided where...
Oct 20, 2022
Contracts approved for Streator ambulance service in neighboring areas
Streator's city council last night approved three agreements to provide ambulance service to areas outside the city. One of the hardest to negotiate was with Reading Township Fire Protection District....
Oct 20, 2022