Category Archives: WCMY News
Law change would let Peru and Spring Valley hospital share license
Even though St. Margaret's and the former Illinois Valley Community Hospital are part of the same hospital system now and are less than five miles apart, they need separate licenses to operate. A bill...
Apr 4, 2022 LongitudeLatitude / CC
Area police departments give condolences for Ottawa police officer's death
An Ottawa police officer who died over the weekend is being remembered as a great co-worker, friend, and human being. Brian Sember died of an illness. He'd been an Ottawa police officer for 23 years. ...
Apr 4, 2022 Social media graphic remembering Ottawa police officer Brian Sember
Foundation has online form to try and diversify group of advocates
Perfectly Flawed Foundation Executive Director Luke Tomsha says another reason for the Statewide Opioid Action Plan was to try and get more people with lived experience involved. Tomsha says he's crea...
Apr 4, 2022
Cong. LaHood says retirement bill will be good for workers of all ages
Nearly all U.S. House members last week said yes to a retirement plan improvement package. Cong. Darin LaHood of Peoria urged them to. The bill would put workers in retirement plans by default, let em...
Apr 3, 2022 Cong. Darin LaHood
Five-year plan approved for railroad crossing improvements statewide
About $10.2 million worth of railroad crossing work will be done in LaSalle County over the next several years. The state's five-year plan will put $386 million in money from the Grade Crossing Protec...
Apr 3, 2022
Heavy damage to Marseilles house after fire
There's heavy damage to a house in the 700 block of Young St. in Marseilles. The fire happened around 6am Saturday morning. Someone in the neighborhood reported it to the emergency services after seei...
Apr 2, 2022 Wallace Fire Dept. picture of the fire in Marseilles on April 2, 2022
Life lost in crash northeast of Sheridan
A person died in a traffic crash between Sheridan and Millington Friday afternoon. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Department says one vehicle was involved. It hit a guardrail and landed on its roof in R...
Apr 2, 2022
This years distinguished alumnus at IVCC also keynote speaker
Illinois Valley Community College's 2022 Distinguished Alumnus is Dr. Holly Novak. She graduated in 1974 and went on to an illustrious career as a cardiologist. Early in her career, Novak founded a ca...
Apr 2, 2022
Congressional art contest returns
It's been three years since the last congressional art contest. The first one after the pandemic is happening now. High school students from throughout Adam Kinzinger's district can submit pictures, d...
Apr 2, 2022 2021 Congressional art contest winner from Adam Kinzinger's district. Image from his office.
Ottawa's updated natural hazards plan to be shown at open house
The public can review the city of Ottawa's updated natural hazards mitigation plan. There'll be an open house for that Monday (April 4) from 5pm to 7pm. City personnel will answer questions about the ...
Apr 1, 2022