Category Archives: WCMY News
Pumpkin harvest is mixed this year
For some farmers, it's a bad year for pumpkins. Others are doing okay, despite the weather challenges. Adam Rader from Rader Family Farms in Normal says there have been wet periods and dry periods mak...
Sep 18, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
Coronavirus sickening younger people; six more fatal cases in LaSalle County
There were 261 new coronavirus cases reported in LaSalle County during the last week. The LaSalle County Health Department says the most affected age groups are children, teenagers, and adults in thei...
Sep 17, 2021 sergio santos / CC
Ottawa water main flushing schedule September 20 to 24
Monday, September 21: East of Columbus St. from Joliet St. north to Goose Creek, including Alinda Ave. Tuesday, September 22: North of Interstate 80 and west of Illinois 23: Wednesday, September 23: N...
Sep 17, 2021
Streator City Hall says online bill paying system is causing website to crash
People in Streator might be having trouble paying their water bills online. The city said on social media Thursday that a problem is causing their website to go down periodically. The city says if the...
Sep 17, 2021
A Mendota man is now accused of sexual assault, along with charge of non consensual posting of picture
A Mendota man accused of posting a picture of a partially nude woman online without her consent back in June has now also been charged with sexual assault. 23-year old Matthew Spayer has pleaded not g...
Sep 17, 2021
Joe Scarbeary leaves Streator City Council to be city's building inspector
Joe Scarbeary has resigned from the Streator City Council to work as the city's building inspector. He was a fire fighter for more than 20 years until he retired in 2018. During his time on the City C...
Sep 17, 2021
Invenergy says new energy law is forward thinking
One of the companies that has invested in wind turbines in LaSalle County says it's pleased with the new energy law. Invenergy says that law supports multiple electric generation methods. The company ...
Sep 17, 2021
Illinois EPA to oversee Morris battery warehouse fire site cleanup
The battery warehouse fire site in Morris will be cleaned up under Illinois Environmental Protection Agency supervision. The agency announced the agreement with Superior Battery Thursday. Company owne...
Sep 17, 2021 Image from Grundy County Sheriff's Department drone video of the Superior Battery fire.
Ottawa Recreation director retiring
The Ottawa Recreation Board will look for a new director soon. Mark Astle has been the director since 2000, but he'll retire in February. He says the best part of the job is making children happy. The...
Sep 17, 2021
First responders to hold tournament to raise money for child with leukimia
A softball tournament is being held this Sunday to raise money to help a boy with Leukemia. The players in the tournament will be first responders and healthcare workers from in and around LaSalle Cou...
Sep 16, 2021 Joey Kyber / Unsplash