Category Archives: WCMY News
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.
Three arrested and charged with burglary in Dayton Township
LaSalle County Sheriff's Deputies arrested three people for an allegedly burglary northeast of Ottawa. Sheriff Adam Diss says after sheriff's deputies were called Sunday evening for a burglary in prog...
Sep 20, 2022
Streator residents trash bills could go up
Streator residents trash bills could go up. Because of rising fuel prices, Waste Management in Streator wants to raise the price of the monthly trash bill for residents by 75 cents. That would mean re...
Sep 20, 2022 Neubie / CC
IVCC hosting Crop Research Field Day to reach out to public about ag
A two-and-a-half hour Crop Research Field Day will be held at the Oglesby campus of Illinois Valley Community College Friday. It's free and the public's invited. The plan is to teach about what crop s...
Sep 20, 2022