Category Archives: WCMY News
Steve Rotchford retires from LaSalle County Parks Manager job
Almost eight years after he became the LaSalle County Parks Manager, Steve Rotchford has retired. Tuesday last week was his last day on the job. He told the County Board Property Committee goodbye and...
Dec 5, 2021 Steve Rotchford, 2012 photo
Mediacom scholarship application period begins
Sixty high school seniors will be chosen for Mediacom scholarships next year. They can use the money to go to college or vocational school. The company is offering $1,000 each. To qualify, the student...
Dec 5, 2021
Freezin for a Reezin raises preliminary total of $88,781
The unofficial total for the thirteenth annual Freezin for a Reezin is $88,781. Donations can still continue to come in over the weekend. The event benefits the Ottawa Community Food Pantry. Many volu...
Dec 4, 2021
IVCC Board of Trustees approves new meeting time
Illinois Valley Community College trustees will keep holding most of their board meetings on the second Thursday of most months next year. The only meeting not following the second Thursday rule will ...
Dec 4, 2021 WCMY file photo of an IVCC Board of Trustees meeting.
IVCC band room, parking lot, and boiler room projects approved
About $2.7 million in construction and rehab projects will be done on Illinois Valley Community College's Oglesby campus next year. The trustees last month approved $206,195 in boiler room upgrades an...
Dec 4, 2021
Coronavirus case surge reported in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department says there were more than 300 new positive tests for COVID-19 in the county in just the first three days of December. The total number of new cases since Wednesday...
Dec 3, 2021
No new info in Jelani Day case--yet--as lawyer calls for FBI takeover in case
New information in the Jelani Day case may come out soon. But the Peru Police Department says it's not ready to say anything yet, and not in response to the call in Chicago Friday for the FBI to take ...
Dec 3, 2021 Jelani Day
Freezin for a Reezin event underway for a thirteenth year
Handy Foods and WCMY are participating in the 13th annual Freezin for a Reezin. The event benefits the Ottawa Community Food Pantry. At the radio station, volunteers have been collecting checks. So fa...
Dec 3, 2021
Putnam County murder conviction upheld for recently deceased defendant
One appellate judge says she would throw out a Putnam County man's murder conviction and sentence. But it takes two justices to do that, and the other two who considered Clifford Andersen's case didn'...
Dec 3, 2021
Ottawa homeowners at city workshop meeting say issues should be fixed at Riordan Pool
People at the workshop meeting held by the Ottawa City Council say that Riordan Pool should be fixed and kept open. Homeowner Deb Purcell says that the pool is landmark for the city. She said she was ...
Dec 3, 2021 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool