Category Archives: WCMY News
Minimizing snow days: Ottawa High approves e-learning plan
A new e-learning plan at Ottawa High School is not related to the pandemic. The school district started working on getting enough tablet computers for all the students in 2019. Supt. Mike Cushing says...
Mar 02, 2022
Ottawa man heading back to prison after parole from armed robbery case
An Ottawa man on parole since September 2020 is heading back to prison. Police arrested 24-year old Malcolm Prince in the 1200 block of Illinois Ave. Tuesday on warrants for violating parole and missi...
Mar 02, 2022 Malcolm Prince
Ill. Dept. of Corrections picture
Louisiana man accused of soliciting sex from underage LaSalle County resident
A Vinton, Louisiana man has paid $5,000 bond to get out of jail while charged with soliciting sex from a minor who lives in LaSalle County. Normal police arrested 40-year old Mark A. Thrower this week...
Mar 02, 2022 Mark A. Thrower, LaSalle County jail picture
Legislator and candidate reactions to State of the Union
Democratic Cong. Lauren Underwood says she's glad Pres. Biden will prioritize making mental health care accessible. She says she's including parts of her plan for three mental health visits per year w...
Mar 02, 2022 GPA Photo Archive
City's answer is still no to closing street for art festival
Neither Mayor Dan Aussem nor the supporters of the Third Fridays art festival seemed to persuade each other at tonight's Ottawa City Council meeting. Around 60 people filled City Hall to show and voic...
Mar 01, 2022 Amanda Weygand (far right) addresses the Ottawa City Council about the Third Fridays art festival.
Updating nature center at Catlin Park would be expensive, says parks director
If you go to Catlin Park west of Ottawa, you might see a barn that used to be a nature center. The LaSalle County Board Property Committee has been discussing whether the county should redo the buildi...
Mar 01, 2022
Justice, IL man arrested after alleged armed robbery at Ottawa gas station
A man from Justice, IL is accused of robbing the Shell Oasis gas station Monday in the 3000 block of North IL Rt. 71. Detective Sgt. Kyle Booras says 28-year old Kyle A. Buss was arrested after he was...
Mar 01, 2022 LaSalle County jail mug shot of Kyle A. Buss
Peru police present award to teens who save a woman's life
Three men were honored at Monday's Peru City Council meeting for their willingness to care for someone. Deputy Police Chief Sarah Raymond says on January 25th, the three men called 911 about a woman w...
Mar 01, 2022
HVAC work will require early start to next school year at Ottawa High
A $4.2 million HVAC job at Ottawa High School will take two summers. Part one is this year with the system in the kitchen and cafeteria being replaced, because the one that's there now is failing. Par...
Mar 01, 2022
Machesney Park man get ten years after guilty plea last Friday
A ten year prison sentence was given last Friday to the man accused of attacking three county jail employees and leading police on a high speed chase. 39-year old Brad M. Johnson of Machesney Park ple...
Feb 28, 2022 Brad Johnson, LaSalle County jail photo