Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa High dedicates Henderson-Guenther tennis courts
Two longtime tennis coaches are honored now with their names on the tennis courts at Ottawa High School. Tom Henderson coached at OHS from 1954 to 2000. Lyle Guenther coached from 1959 to 1993. School...
May 14, 2022 A sign at the entrance to the Ottawa High School tennis courts tells the program's history.
Total lunar eclipse visible in Illinois Sunday night
If the weather allows, people in this area will get to see the total lunar eclipse Sunday night. From 8:32pm to 9:28pm, you might see slow, slight changes in the moon's apparent color as it moves thro...
May 13, 2022 John Fisher
LaSalle County climbs from low to medium community level in COVID ranks
LaSalle County's community level in the coronavirus risk rankings has moved up from low to medium. That's based on the number of cases during the week, new hospital admissions, and how many hospital b...
May 13, 2022
Starved Rock Country marathon route announced
The Starved Rock Country Marathon starts at 5:30 Saturday morning. Director Matt Skelly says runners will start at the Lone Buffalo in Ottawa and will cross over one lane of the Rt. 23 Bridge. Runners...
May 13, 2022
New law means county will pay less while sheriff is paid more
The sheriff will get a big raise in December, and the county will save a lot of money paying him. A new state law says the sheriff must be paid at least 80% of what the state's attorney makes. And it ...
May 13, 2022
Federal grant gives Ottawa $300K for cleaning up Brownfield sites
$300,000 from a Brownfield Assessment Grant will be used to clean up different areas in Ottawa. The city is one of five communities in the state to be awarded $6.75 million in Brownfield grants throug...
May 13, 2022
No change in County Board member pay, insurance being phased out
It took a long discussion to get there Thursday, but the LaSalle County Board's prevailing wisdom is to offer no more health insurance just for being a member. Twelve current members have it and can k...
May 12, 2022
Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive collection happening Saturday
Area mail carriers and other volunteers will participate in Stamp Out Hunger Saturday. Residents can leave food that won't spoil next to their mailbox and it will be picked up and taken to local food ...
May 12, 2022
25 year prison sentence given to Indiana man convicted of aggravated vehicular hijacking
An Indiana man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday. A jury found 30-year old Darion Coleman guilty of aggravated vehicular hijacking in March. During sentencing, Assistant State's Attorney Je...
May 12, 2022
New Marseilles boat launch officially opened
The Marseilles community boat launch has opened. The city council, representatives from Nucor Tubular, and Marseilles firefighters held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday in the 1100 block of Broadwa...
May 12, 2022