Category Archives: WCMY News
Oglesby considers $1 million tax levy with surplus
Oglesby City Commissioner Jason Curran says he's glad the property tax levy came to the council a little earlier this year. But he still thinks the city shouldn't raise its amount by almost 5% every y...
Nov 30, 2021
Rioardan Pool's future up for discussion
Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem wants to know what the public thinks about the options for Riordan Pool. He has called a City Council workshop meeting for 5pm Thursday at City Hall. A consultant reported to t...
Nov 30, 2021 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool
LaSalle City Council will hire architects to fix city hall roof
LaSalle City Council is hiring Kmetz Architects to fix the roof of city hall. City Finance Director John Duncan says the weather has been doing some damage. He says anytime it rains, it's also raining...
Nov 30, 2021
IVCC students to get tuition waivers, gift cards, and payments from coronavirus relief funds
Illinois Valley Community College students will get some financial relief in the spring semester. Students taking 12 or more credit hours will get $1,000. Those taking six to 11 hours will get $500. T...
Nov 29, 2021
Ottawa Freedom Association looking for volunteers to set up Jesus Christ paintings
After a year off because of the pandemic, the Ottawa Freedom Association is looking for volunteers to place the sixteen paintings of the life of Jesus Christ in Washington Park. President Jim Keely sa...
Nov 29, 2021
Toy and book float update: 907 toys and 169 books
People gave 907 toys and 169 books to the Ottawa Salvation Army chapter over the weekend. The items were donated when the Ottawa Sunrise Rotary club had its toy float at the Festival of Lights Friday ...
Nov 29, 2021
Seneca High preparing for summer school already
Seneca High School students are being asked already if they're interested in summer school. Supt. Dan Stecken plans to have algebra, speech, and driver ed classes. There have to be enough students in ...
Nov 29, 2021
Don't keep Thanksgiving leftovers too long
The health experts WCMY News spoke to say refrigerated Thanksgiving leftovers need to go soon. OSF Healthcare Registered Dietician Erin Hanley says four days is the maximum time to keep something in t...
Nov 28, 2021
Streator HS grad, IVCC ag student asks for kidney
A Streator area man is putting out a plea for a kidney donor. Nineteen year old Lance Moritz was born with a condition that causes tumors to grow on his organs. The tumors aren't cancerous, but they s...
Nov 28, 2021 Lance Moritz, photo provided by IVCC
Float picks up 255 toys and 127 books
People gave 255 toys and 127 books to the Ottawa Sunrise Rotary club Friday night during and after the Festival of Lights parade. The float will be at Farm and Fleet today (Saturday, November 27) from...
Nov 27, 2021