Category Archives: WCMY News
Change of parks for Ottawa's new outdoor fitness court
A new outdoor fitness course won't go in Eastside Park or Lincoln-Douglas Park after all. Ottawa City Commissioner Marla Pearson says the National Fitness Campaign looked things over and decided Kiwan...
Aug 06, 2022 The Walsh Park fitness course soon won't be the only one in Ottawa.
Ottawa preparing for last of Thornton Park work
The people using Thornton Park don't seem to mind that the park's renovation isn't done yet. City Commissioner Marla Pearson says three contracts the City Council approved this past week are for the r...
Aug 06, 2022 WCMY photo taken earlier this year of the Thornton Park tennis and basketball courts which are being remade into new courts for basketball, tennis, and pickleball.
Oglesby considering lawn watering credit for sewer bill reduction
An Oglesby resident asked about getting a sewer bill credit for watering a lawn. The city offers a credit for filling a swimming pool. The rationale is that the large volume of water that's billed for...
Aug 06, 2022 steve p2008 / CC
LaSalle County COVID-19 cases down, recoveries outnumber new cases and no deaths this week
For the first time in four weeks, current COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County went down. Also recoveries outnumber new cases for the first time in more than a month. The LaSalle County Health Department ...
Aug 05, 2022
Bowling alley reopens after three-year closure with new name
Parker Whiteaker bowled the first strike after The Alley opened Thursday, just three frames into his game. He bowled two more strikes in the game. His grandmother, Gail Whiteaker, says Parker loves bo...
Aug 05, 2022 A bowling ball waits for use as The Alley opens while a worker brings a ladder to the front of the building.
Teen arrested in Joliet after deadly Morris shooting
Police say license plate reading cameras helped find the suspect in a deadly shooting that happened in Morris yesterday. A 25-year old woman was shot at an apartment building on Twilight Dr. in the af...
Aug 05, 2022
Marseilles takes first step to replace Sycamore and Washington Street bridges
Marseilles has taken the first step to replace the Sycamore Street and Washington Street bridges. The city council approved two proposals from Chamlin and Associates for preparing bridge condition rep...
Aug 05, 2022
Changed man, Justice Jake takes weekends in jail for scuffle with courthouse security
A LaSalle County judge this afternoon said he had to give a Morris man jail time for obstructing courthouse security last year. But 29-year old Jacob Farmer can do it on three weekends. One of them wo...
Aug 04, 2022
Oglesby still figuring out video gambling license fee increase details
Oglesby city commissioners and the mayor feel some of the increased revenue from video gambling license fees should go to parks and downtown beautification. Just how much, they're still working out. C...
Aug 04, 2022
Tree Board member says Ottawa over-prunes trees
Ottawa's trees are over-pruned, according to a Tree Board member. Vicki Stacy complained to the City Council this week, trees along LaSalle St. and Boyce Memorial Dr. were pruned too close and too hig...
Aug 04, 2022 Ottawa Tree Board member Vicki Stacy says this tree was butchered in the name of pruning. She provided this photo.