Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle will keep their noise ordinance the same for now
After some discussion between residents, bar owners, and the LaSalle County City Council, the city's noise ordinance will stay the same for now. Alderman Jim Bacidore says it would have been better to...
Oct 19, 2021
Longtime tennis coaches to be remembered in tennis court names at Ottawa High
The Ottawa High School tennis courts are being named in honor of tennis coaches Tom Henderson and Lyle Guenther. Their time at OHS started in the 1950's. School board president Don Harris says the sch...
Oct 18, 2021 The Ottawa High School pirate overlooks the tennis courts.
Flu shot clinics from LaSalle County Health Dept. are all walk-in this week
The LaSalle County Health Department says all of its flu shot clinics this week open to walk-ins. No appointment is needed at the health department building from 9am to noon and 1pm to 4pm Monday, Tue...
Oct 18, 2021
Local police canines eligible for $25,000 grant
$25,000 in grant money could be awarded to two police K9 units in LaSalle County. Marseilles Police K9 Tucker and Peru Police K9's Saxon and Maddox are nominees for the Aftermath K9 grant which can be...
Oct 18, 2021
False alarms all day at high rise building
Something was wrong this weekend with the fire alarm at the Dougherty high rise in Ottawa. The Ottawa Fire Department answered 13 false alarm calls to the building yesterday. The Housing Authority for...
Oct 18, 2021 Horizontal photo of home smoke detector with white ceiling background
Drive-through job fair in Peru Tuesday
People looking for job opportunities can get information from more than 25 employers during a drive-through job fair in Peru tomorrow. It'll be from 11 to one at the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store on S...
Oct 18, 2021 Random Retail / CC
Ottawa YMCA about to start community campaign for final fundraising in building project
The last million dollars the Ottawa YMCA needs for its building project may be the hardest to get. But it will be the easiest for everyone to chip in for. Director Joe Capece says the community campai...
Oct 18, 2021 Image of the Ottawa YMCA project, provided July 27, 2021
IVCC degree boosts lifelong earnings
Illinois Valley Community College President Jerry Corcoran says that economic impact report for the college is very positive. Corcoran says an associate's degree through the college is resulting in an...
Oct 17, 2021
Illinois Valley Community College to get new vice president of academic affairs
There's will be a new vice president of academic affairs at Illinois Valley Community College. Current Vice President Deborah Anderson will be retiring at the end of the semester. Gary Roberts will st...
Oct 17, 2021
Zonta's domestic violence luminary walk to be in Streator
The area's annual domestic violence awareness luminary walk will be in Streator this year. The Zonta clubs of Streator, Ottawa, and LaSalle-Peru will meet at 6:30 Thursday evening, October 21 in Strea...
Oct 17, 2021 David Skinner / CC