Category Archives: WCMY News
Weekly COVID report: One additional death, current cases fall for eighth straight week
There was one additional death from COVID-19 in LaSalle County this week. It was a man in his 80's. He is the 491st death in the county. That means county at a 1.43% mortality rate. The LaSalle County...
Sep 30, 2022
Two Ottawa men to go to Health and Human Services because of mental fitness in two separate crimes
Instead of receiving prison time, two Ottawa men are going to the Illinois Department of Health and Human Services because of their mental fitness. 30-year old Sean T. Przybylski was accused of vehicu...
Sep 30, 2022
Illinois Valley Community College hosting two transfer day events
Students at Illinois Valley Community College can learn about other colleges they can go to after they graduate. The college is having two transfer day events where representatives from four year coll...
Sep 30, 2022
Curb and gutters added to Marseilles sidewalk replacement program
There have been some changes made to Marseilles sidewalk replacement program that helps repair existing sidewalks that aren't in good condition. The city council approved an ordinance that allows resi...
Sep 30, 2022
Man accused of strangling puppy to death pleads not guilty
The Mendota man accused of strangling a puppy to death earlier this month has pleaded not guilty. Bond was also reduced for 20-year old Lucas Ramey. Judge H. Chris Ryan dropped his bond from $50,000 t...
Sep 29, 2022
Second bow and arrow murder trial could happen November
November could be the month for the second murder trial for a Varna man accused of shooting and killing an Oglesby man in 2015 with a razor-tipped arrow. 29-year old Bradley French was scheduled to go...
Sep 29, 2022
Peru adopts food truck ordinance
The city of Peru has a new food truck ordinance. Mayor Ken Kolowski says the city never really had an ordinance for food trucks but they started to become a problem like in other cities. He says he's ...
Sep 29, 2022
State Senators Rezin and Stoller say money going toward unemployment trust fund will have no impact
Germantown Hills, Illionis St. Sen. Win Stoller and Morris, Illinois St. Sen. Sue Rezin say about $1.3 billion will be place on struggling Illinois businesses if the state doesn't pay off the debt in ...
Sep 28, 2022 Matt Turner / CC
Streator signing tentative agreement for ambulance service with Reading Fire Protection District
A tentative agreement will bring ambulance services to the Reading Township. The city of Streator had asked the Reading Township Fire Department to pay $115,000 a year. But the department said they co...
Sep 28, 2022
Marseilles Athletic Club downsizing youth sports
Marseilles City Commissioner Nathan Schaefer says the Marseilles Athletic Club cannot run full youth sports leagues without financial assistance or more volunteers. He says at a Marseilles Recreation ...
Sep 28, 2022 USAG- Humphreys / CC