Category Archives: WCMY News
Solar power and cannabis testing businesses may get places in Ottawa zoning
Solar energy and cannabis testing may get places in Ottawa zoning. The Plan Commission will talk about those kinds of businesses Monday night next week (November 22nd). The meeting will be at 7pm that...
Nov 14, 2021
Grundy County prosecutor running for judge in three-county circuit
Nine years into being the Grundy County State's Attorney, Jason Helland of Mazon says he'll run for judge next year. He's a product of Milton Pope School, Seneca High School, and Joliet Junior College...
Nov 13, 2021 Grundy County State's Attorney Jason Helland announces his run for judge in the 13th Judicial Circuit (LaSalle, Bureau, and Grundy counties). He says he chose Washington Park because, of all the Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas displays in Illinois, Ottawa has the best.
Earlville native reflects on time as a National FFA officer
An Earlville High School graduate is wrapping up her time as a National FFA officer. Miriam Hoffman served as the Eastern Region Vice President. But during the last year Hoffman says most of the calls...
Nov 13, 2021
Sandwich woman in Senior Illinoisan Hall of Fame
A Sandwich woman is one of four Illinoisans recently recognized as older people who've made differences in their communities. Seventy-eight year old Cynthia Worsley is a 2021 Senior Illinoisan Hall of...
Nov 13, 2021 Cynthia Worsley, picture from Facebook
LaSalle County in orange again as coronavirus cases go up
A woman in her 40's, a man in his 60's, and a woman in her 70's are the latest LaSalle County residents who've lost their lives because of COVID-19. The LaSalle County Health Department says those dea...
Nov 12, 2021
Appellate court upholds conviction in 2018 Streator murder case
A 20-year old serving a 35-year prison sentence for a murder in Streator lost an appeal this week. Third District appellate justices Vicki Wright, Daniel Schmidt, and Mary McDade rejected all of the r...
Nov 12, 2021 Ill. Dept. of Corrections photo of Tamil Adams
American Red Cross hosting blood drives because of a blood shortage
American Red Cross Communications Manager Holly Baker says there is a severe blood shortage across the U.S. Baker says this is because of the pandemic but also because this time of year, people get bu...
Nov 12, 2021 Charleston's TheDigitel / CC
Veterans Day event goes indoors in Ottawa
LaSalle County Veterans Assistance Commission Supt. Steven Kreitzer says Veterans Day is not for those who gave all. That's Memorial Day. He says Veterans Day is for the military members who gave some...
Nov 11, 2021
Streator one of the first locations for task force to find leaking water
Karen Cotton with Illinois American Water says a new leak task force was launched by the water company to find leaks that happen underground. Cotton says one city in southern LaSalle County has been o...
Nov 11, 2021
Celebration of Lights in Rotary Park in LaSalle is getting bigger
The Celebration of Lights display in Rotary Park is getting even bigger this year. LaSalle Administrative Assistant Beth Ketter says the display has an additional 6,000 square feet of additional rows ...
Nov 11, 2021 Lima Pix / CC