Category Archives: WCMY News
St. Paul Hospital recognized for excellent patient care during transfers
St. Paul Medical Center in Mendota recently got an award from the Illinois Critical Care Access Hospital network. In a federal program, St. Paul was evaluated in several areas to understand how patien...
Jan 25, 2022 Doctor Taking Senior Patient's Blood Pressure In Hospital
Streator High School hires next superintendent
Scott Cameron will be the next superintendent in the Streator High School District. The school board approved a three year agreement with Cameron who was the superintendent for the Pawnee School Distr...
Jan 25, 2022
LaSalle City Council gives more time to company building new gas station
Thortons LLC now has until 2023 to build a new gas station on the northeast side of LaSalle. The city council approved a request from the company to extend the date from the original contract they sig...
Jan 25, 2022 Dawn McDonald / Unsplash
City Council advised to vote against homeless shelter location
All but one person on Ottawa's Plan Commission voted last night against recommending a permit for a new homeless shelter on E. McKinley Rd. One requirement to get a conditional use permit is to have n...
Jan 25, 2022 Illinois Valley PADS in Ottawa
County Board committee considering electronic signs to promote tourism
Pandemic relief funds could pay for electronic signs to promote tourism. The LaSalle County Board Tourism Committee is thinking about getting one or two signs. The plan is to put one by the Heritage C...
Jan 24, 2022
Man found on Marseilles porch identified
The man whose body was found on a back porch in Marseilles Friday morning was 30-year old Donovan A. Lawrence. The Marseilles Police Department says there were no signs of foul play and Lawrence appea...
Jan 24, 2022
Marseilles PD releases article about how to deal with a coyote
The Marseilles Police Department says although they don't have any jurisdiction over coyotes and other wildlife, they did release some tips from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The IDNR ...
Jan 24, 2022 nature80020 / CC
Ottawa man found dead in vehicle in Allen Park
An Ottawa man was found dead in Allen Park in his vehicle Sunday. Detective Cpl. Kevin Reynolds says fifty-two year old Julio Franco died from a single gunshot wound. Reynolds says at this time, the i...
Jan 24, 2022 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
IVCC student count up, credit hour count down in fall
Illinois Valley Community College reports its student head count was up 4% in the fall semester. The credit hour count was down 2% though. That could be partly because it takes just 60 credit hours in...
Jan 24, 2022
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation announces available scholarships
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation has announced its list of scholarships for 2022. The foundation says the scholarships are offered for both regular students and students who are home-scho...
Jan 23, 2022