Category Archives: WCMY News
Streator ambulance service ready for Oct. 1; service in Reading Twp. uncertain
Streator residents can expect ambulance service from the city starting at eight in the morning Saturday next week. No one's sure what Reading Township residents should expect. The city's asking for $1...
Sep 22, 2022
Marseilles holds hearing for redoing Broadway Park
At least seven Marseilles residents attended a hearing for a grant that would help redo Broadway Park. The city could get up to $600,000 through an Open Space Land Acquisition and Development Grant th...
Sep 22, 2022 The Marseilles Broadway Park plan
Streator updating five year road plan
Several roads in Streator will be redone over the next five years. City Engineer Jeremy Palm updated the city council about the plan. By next year Palm says West 3rd Street to Kelly Street will be cap...
Sep 21, 2022
Nells Woodland lease approved
The Ottawa City Council approved the lease with the Nells Woodland Foundation. This week's vote was unanimous, although Commissioner James Less asked whether the city can afford its commitment. The ci...
Sep 21, 2022
Ottawa Visitors Center raises money for city Christmas lights
The Ottawa Visitors Center is giving $3,565 to Ottawa City Hall's Christmas lights fund. The money was raised at the Cup in Hand Kickball tournament held earlier this month. The visitors center presen...
Sep 21, 2022 Left to right: Mayor Dan Aussem, Donna Reynolds of the Ottawa Visitors Center, Kristal Nodland, City Commissioner James Less
More work lined up for Thornton Park
As the tennis, basketball, and pickle ball courts are getting finished, Ottawa City Hall is lining up more work at Thornton Park. City Commissioner Marla Pearson says the old brick pavers need to go. ...
Sep 21, 2022 Old, damaged brick pavers remain at Thornton Park.
Grant for Ottawa to cover research for downtown residential development
A $75,000 grant the city of Ottawa got for downtown residential development could pay for things like hiring a consultant and research. Mayor Dan Aussem says a consultant could advise the city on a re...
Sep 21, 2022
Ottawa City Hall approves homeless shelter agreement
The Ottawa City Council has approved a deal to sell the homeless shelter building to Illinois Valley PADS. PADS has been operating there north of the library and scouting museum for about 20 years. It...
Sep 21, 2022 Illinois Valley PADS in Ottawa
Equipment damage blamed for nearly eight-hour power outage in Ottawa
A nearly eight hour power outage in Ottawa is over. It started about 9:45pm last night because of equipment damage. Spokeswoman Marcelyn Love says an underground line failed. Power was on again for mo...
Sep 21, 2022 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
No grant opportunities available for geothermal costs for Lincoln Elementary School in Ottawa
There are no grant opportunities to help pay to get geothermal energy at Lincoln Elementary School in Ottawa. Ottawa Elementary School Board Member Mary Ganiere asked Supt. Michelle Lee to look. She s...
Sep 21, 2022 WCMY file photo of Lincoln Elementary School.