Category Archives: WCMY News
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses to reopen worldwide, including Ottawa
Starting this Friday, the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses is returning to in person meetings after two years of waiting because of the pandemic. That includes the hall in Ottawa, which will have i...
Mar 30, 2022
Gas left on despite leak, home owner says he was told that would be okay
Updated A south side Ottawa man says if he'd been told he needed to have the gas turned off at his home last night, he would have agreed. The Ottawa Fire Department says he insisted on leaving the gas...
Mar 30, 2022
IVCC hosting drive-thru job fair
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave an incorrect time for the event. About three dozen local employers are involved in the drive-thru job fair at Illinois Valley Community College this w...
Mar 30, 2022
Poco A Poco music program returns to in person instruction
The 2022 Poco a Poco music training program is returning to in person instruction. Executive Director Kate Tombaugh says musicians in eighth through twelfth grade will meet at the Park Presbyterian Ch...
Mar 29, 2022 WCMY photo of opera singer Kate Tombaugh teaching a Poco a Poco session in 2019
County gets $130k grant for technology in courtrooms
The LaSalle County Board Property Committee will get bids and award contracts for some courtroom improvements. Court Administrator Lori Wakeman says the county is getting up to $130,000 from a $10 mil...
Mar 29, 2022
Republicans say more money should have gone into state unemployment fund
Gov. Pritzker signed a bill last week to put $2.7 billion into the state's unemployment trust fund. Republican lawmakers say that's not enough. They wanted $4.5 billion to go back into the fund. St. S...
Mar 29, 2022
Peru swears in new police officer
The Peru Police Department has a new officer on the force. Mayor Ken Kolowski swore in Officer Alec Lindemann at Monday's meeting. Police Chief Robert Pyszka says Lindemann has been working for the Ga...
Mar 29, 2022 Peru Mayor Ken Kolowski shakes hands with Alec Lindemann. Lindemann will officially start on April 4th.
Two current county board members off primary ballot after election board ruling
Two candidates on the LaSalle County Board will not be on the ballot in the upcoming primary election. Republican Jerry Myers of Streator and Democrat Joseph Witczak of Peru had their petitions object...
Mar 28, 2022 Board members from left to right: County Clerk Lori Bongartz, State's Attorney Todd Martin, and Circuit Clerk Greg Vaccaro
County's Zoning Board of Appeals asked to rethink home occupation permit
The LaSalle County Board sent a recommendation for a home occupation license back to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a re-think. The applicant wants to have a construction design service with support ...
Mar 28, 2022
Tar spot could affect corn crops again
Tar spot seems to be a concern for Illinois corn growers. It's a fungus that grows on the leaves of corn stalks that can lead to damage to the plant. AgriGold Agronomy Manager John Brien says the fung...
Mar 28, 2022 Bannon Morrissy / Unsplash