Category Archives: WCMY News
LaHood Blasts Inflation Reduction Act
(Washington, DC) -- Congressman Darin LaHood is blasting the Inflation Reduction Act. The Illinois Republican released a statement saying the measure will raise taxes, kill American jobs, and target w...
Aug 15, 2022 Cong. Darin LaHood
St. Mary of the Fields celebrating 150 years with indoor mass and chicken dinner
St. Mary of the Fields Catholic Church east of Grand Ridge is celebrating 150 years. Parishioner Monica Leskanich says to celebrate; the church is having an indoor mass on Sunday, September 4th at 1pm...
Aug 15, 2022
Tips for getting kids to eat their lunch at school
School isn't the place for parents to introduce kids to food they've never had before. University of Illinois Extension Nutrition Educator Caitlin Mellendorf says save the new stuff for home so they e...
Aug 14, 2022 Mother packing lunch box into backpack of cute daughter at home
Highway project north of Ottawa to last until late fall
Six miles of Illinois 23 will get a few months of construction work, starting Monday. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the south end of the project is Stevenson Rd. in Ottawa. The north ...
Aug 13, 2022
Two men killed in Grundy County crash
Updated Monday morning One truck driver was hurt in a crash that claimed two men's lives in Grundy County Friday afternoon. State Police say a compact car and four tractor trailer trucks were involved...
Aug 13, 2022
Sandwich CUSD 430 among schools dismissed from lawsuit over masks and quarantines
Sandwich Community Unit School District 430 is one of more than 100 districts dismissed from a lawsuit over mask and quarantine requirements. A Sangamon County judge ruled Friday that the case against...
Aug 13, 2022
Open Table Church of Christ to host free lunch Sunday
If you don't want to wait in line for sweet corn in Mendota at the sweet corn festival, the Open Table United Church of Christ is having a free lunch Sunday. The Second Sunday lunch will start at noon...
Aug 13, 2022 Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash
Hunting season preparation time is now
Now's the time for hunters to start preparing for hunting season. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police says tree stands should be checked over to make sure they're safe. Ca...
Aug 13, 2022
IHSA pork chop sandwich contest returns
High schools that sell pork chop sandwiches at their football games can enter the Illinois High School Association's Pork and Pigskins Championship contest again starting Monday. Normal Community High...
Aug 13, 2022 Houston Foodie / CC
Austrian police go on patrol with Ottawa officers
Two police officers from Europe got to see how policing is done in a small city in America. Officers Elisabeth Dengler and Heinz Petternel are from Vienna and work for Austrian State Police. They were...
Aug 13, 2022 Left to right: Officers Matt Najdanovich, Elisabeth Dengler, Steve Hopkins, and Heinz Petternel. Dengler and Petternel work for the Austrian State Police (Landespolizeidirektion) and visited Ottawa's police department while in the area for a family reunion. Photo from Ottawa Police Dept.