Category Archives: WCMY News
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 03, 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 03, 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 03, 2021 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool
Daughters of the American Revolution names local Good Citizens
Six area schools nominated some very active students for Daughters of the American Revolution Good Citizen Awards. Ottawa High School's Adilyn Walker, won the local chapter's scholarship; she plans to...
Dec 02, 2021 Left to right: Adilyn Walker (Ottawa High), Carsyn Stipp (Woodland), Lydia Schultz (Streator High), Josie Eager (Marquette) earned Good Citizen awards from the local Daughters of the American Revolution chapter. Also awarded but not present are Miranda Araujo (Seneca High) and Trevor Thanepohn (Serena).
Ottawa native signs one-year contract with Chicago Cubs
The Chicago Cubs have signed a one-year major league contract with Michael Hermosillo. The Ottawa native played for the Cubs last season after being brought up from Triple A Iowa back in August. Last ...
Dec 02, 2021
Poco a Poco starts singing Christmas telegram fundraiser
Poco a Poco is having its first fundraiser. The proceeds will support eight days of music classes for high school age students from across the region next summer in Streator. Poco a Poco also puts on ...
Dec 02, 2021
Morris gets biggest airport funding grant on statewide list
Morris gets the biggest grant on a statewide list of 96 airport projects getting state funding. The state will give the city of Morris 80% of the $14.7 million needed to make a crosswind runway at the...
Dec 02, 2021
Marseilles asking for $1.6 million for next years tax levy
The city of Marseilles has placed their tax levy on file. The city is asking for about $1.6 million for next year. That's about $69,000 more than this year. Finance Commissioner Bobby Kaminski explain...
Dec 02, 2021
Illinois Valley Community College extends tuition deadline
Illinois Valley Community College is extending the deadline for students to pay their tuition. The new deadline is January 12th. Vice President of Student Services Mark Grzybowski says extending the d...
Dec 01, 2021
Air filter tested on already clean air seems to work
A new air filtration system the LaSalle County Board Property Committee wants to install at some county buildings seems to work. An environmental consultant says there weren't enough ozone and volatil...
Dec 01, 2021 Free young woman on the meadow breathes in deeply