Category Archives: WCMY News

Pay raises approved for substitute teachers and bus drivers in Marseilles
The Marseilles Elementary School District has raised pay for two important employee groups. Supt. Brenda Donahue says the pay for substitutes will go up from $105 a day to $110 per day. She says the d...
WCMY News May 31, 2022

Appellate court says school employee shouldn't have been fired for not reporting inappropriate relationship
Two of three appellate court judges who reviewed the case say Streator High School shouldn't have fired a guidance counselor in 2015. Lissa Small didn't report something she had heard from a student a...
WCMY News May 30, 2022

Memorial Day events return in Ottawa
Ottawa's Memorial Day events included a new ceremony. Amvets Post 30 Senior Vice Commander Ron Hickey gave the main talk at the Vietnam War Memorial Plaza near the north end of Veterans Memorial Bridg...
WCMY News May 30, 2022 A Memorial Day ceremony at the Vietnam War Memorial Plaza in downtown Ottawa. May 30, 2022

Lawmakers believe gun control could happen
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says Second Amendment supporters need to be part of the solution to the gun violence problem. Both lawmakers were on CNN. Kinzinger also talked about it on ABC.
WCMY News May 30, 2022 Official Congressional pictures of Sen. Dick Durbin and Cong. Adam Kinzinger

Authorities believe boat in Seneca exploded from within
Authorities investigating the boat explosion in Seneca believe it happened inside the boat. The 40-foot boat had just been fueled at Spring Brook Marina. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says fuelin...
WCMY News May 30, 2022 Illinois State Police photo of what was left of the boat that burned in Seneca

Seneca High School showcasing jobs and career plans
Dan Stecken says his first year as the superintendent at Seneca High was wonderful. He thanks the students, teachers, and school board. He wants to expand some of the new things the school did during ...
WCMY News May 30, 2022 Dan Stecken at Seneca High School

Drowning and carbon monoxide among boating dangers, warns Corps of Engineers
With sensitivity for those affected by the boat fire that happened in Seneca on Saturday, we want readers to understand that this story was already written and scheduled for Sunday morning. We post it...
WCMY News May 29, 2022 Seattle Parks and Recreation / CC

Morris Hospital announces current vice-president as next CEO
Current VP of the Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers' Thomas Dohm will become the new President and CEO of healthcare system. Dohm has thirty years of experience after working at Mercy Hospital in...
WCMY News May 29, 2022

Fourteen people hurt in boat fire
Fourteen people were taken to hospitals after a boat fire at Spring Brook Marina in Seneca late this afternoon. What's left of the boat sank. A company that can remove it was called in. Illinois State...
WCMY News May 28, 2022

Norwegian breakfast and cultural celebrations part of museum's season opening
Norwegian culture will be celebrated next Saturday, starting with breakfast at the Norway Community Building. It's $10 for children and $20 for adults, in advance, or $5 more at the door. Other events...
WCMY News May 28, 2022
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