Category Archives: WCMY News
United Way Executive Director Shelli Ocepek wins Leo Parkerson Award
The winner of the 2022 Leo Parkerson Award is United Way of Eastern LaSalle County Executive Director Shelli Ocepek. She received the award at the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce's Annual Dinner yeste...
May 20, 2022 Shelli Ocepek accepts the Leo Parkerson Award from Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jeff Hettrick.
How to feed a baby during the formula shortage: milk banks, free samples may help
Human milk banks are getting a lot of attention as parents looking for baby formula keep finding empty store shelves. OSF Certified Lactation Counselor Kelly Hert says the hospital system doesn't dist...
May 19, 2022
Ottawa Elementary approves four-year contract with teachers
Ottawa Elementary School teachers have a new collective bargaining contract. Supt. Cleve Threadgill says it's a four year contract with a five percent raise in the first year. In the second year it wi...
May 19, 2022
Streator council says no to buying ambulances
Streator has about five months to figure out what to do for ambulance service. Last night, a majority on the City Council weren't ready to commit $400,000 for two ambulances to start a city-owned serv...
May 19, 2022
Brokerage firm could help Marseilles residents save money on energy costs
The city of Marseilles could help save residents 10% on their energy bills through a program called Community Solar. Buy Commercial Energy, a brokerage firm through the Illinois Commerce Commission, w...
May 19, 2022 American Public Power Association / Unsplash
LaSalle County jury questionnaires to go online
The questionnaire part of the jury selection process in LaSalle County is going high-tech. Jury Coordinator Rose Meyers says the jury commission has upgraded its software to let people answer the ques...
May 18, 2022
County Board rejects home occupation permit as too much like a regular business
A split County Board last week said no to a special use permit for a civil engineering office that would have been along Illinois 23 at N. 4099th Rd. in the Harding area. The board members said there'...
May 18, 2022
County coroner identifies man who died in tractor rollover crash
LaSalle County Coroner Rich Ploch has identified the man who died in a tractor rollover accident Tuesday afternoon. 48-year old David J. Rabideau of Ottawa was pronounced dead at St. Elizabeth's Hospi...
May 18, 2022
Early voting delayed because of governor's race objections
LaSalle County Clerk Lori Bongartz says early voting is being delayed. It was supposed to start Thursday, but there are objections in the governor's race in both parties. She says court hearings will ...
May 18, 2022
Ottawa and Marseilles joining for summer recreation for kids
The cities of Ottawa and Marseilles plan to work together on summer recreational activities for children this year. Ottawa city attorney Tim Cantlin says Ottawa kids in the city rec program can swim i...
May 18, 2022 WCMY file photo of the Marseilles swimming pool