Category Archives: WCMY News
Nine-year prison sentence for Streator man's first offense
A LaSalle County judge this morning gave a nine-year prison sentence to a Streator man on drug dealing and stolen gun charges. Twenty-one year old Bobby C. Richardson, Jr. had no criminal history unti...
Sep 23, 2021 LaSalle County jail photo of Bobby Richardson, Jr.
Ottawa scarecrow festival in conjunction with Festival of the Arts
In coordination with the Festival of the Arts the Ottawa Scarecrow Festival will happen on Saturday. Ottawa Chamber Executive Director Jeff Hettrick says anyone can decorate a scarecrow for the festiv...
Sep 23, 2021 Tim Green / CC
Steamboat making its first journey to dock in Ottawa
The American Queen Steamboat Company will be sending its newest ship to make a stop in Ottawa. Marketing Communications Director Mike Hicks says the American Countess holds 245 people although not tha...
Sep 23, 2021 AQSC Christening of American Countess
A general view of the atmosphere at the christening of the American Countess at Mardi Gras World on March 21, 2021 in New Orleans, LA. (Josh Brasted for AQSC)
Primary care doctor says relaxation in mask mandates could cause larger flu season
As people are getting vaccinated for COVID-19, doctors say that getting a flu shot is also important. Primary care Dr. Adriana Dumitrescu says that last year there were almost no flu cases. The doctor...
Sep 22, 2021 CDC / Unsplash
Sen. Durbin says more people need to get COVID-19 vaccines
Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois says just one in three people in southern Illinois have been vaccinated against COVID-19. And the region has gone days without intensive care unit beds for new ...
Sep 22, 2021
Woman persuaded to walk out of Mendota lake
Boats from the Oglesby and Utica fire departments were called in but weren't needed after all in Mendota early this morning. A woman walked out into the middle of Lake Kakusha. Mendota Assistant Fire ...
Sep 22, 2021
4-H shooting sports enrollment open and some members are state champions
The 4-H Shooting Sports program started enrollment last week. 4-H Youth Development Coordinator Toni Pienta says the program is celebrating 10 years of allowing 4-Hers to participate in archery, shotg...
Sep 22, 2021
Champlain St. pedestrian bridge project about to start
The Champlain St. Goose Creek pedestrian bridge project is finally about to start. Ottawa City Hall says Champlain St. in that area will be closed to car and truck traffic from iam to 4:30pm weekdays ...
Sep 22, 2021 WCMY file picture of the closed Champlain St. pedestrian bridge
Ottawa Grade School Board barely votes to seek bids for geothermal energy for Lincoln Elementary
In a close 4-3 vote the Ottawa Elementary School Board decided to look for bids in geothermal energy for Lincoln Elementary. The plan is to bring air conditioning to all three elementary schools but J...
Sep 22, 2021
Riordan Pool needs repairs
It will cost $1.7 million to rehab Riordan Pool over the next five years. Ottawa City Commissioner Marla Rodriguez wants to keep it open, but with a cost like that there's some thinking to do about th...
Sep 21, 2021 File photo of Ottawa's Riordan Pool