Category Archives: WCMY News
Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk not just about raising money
Last year's Out of the Darkness suicide awareness walk in downtown Ottawa raised $46,000. Organizer Alexis Ferracuti says the 360 walkers raised the money for prevention, which can include advocating ...
Sep 16, 2021 David Skinner / CC
Space-X Inspiration 4 to be visible from north central Illinois
Update for Friday: The Space-X Inspiration 4 spacecraft will be visible from LaSalle County again tonight. And then the International Space Station will pass through the sky too on almost exactly the ...
Sep 16, 2021 Lucas Marconnet / Unsplash
Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
By MICHAEL TARM Associated Press YORKVILLE, Ill. (AP) - Lawyers say once powerful former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse have reached a tentative out-...
Sep 16, 2021 Doug Bowman / CC
Private businesses putting on Ottawa Oktoberfest
Ottawa is having Oktoberfest this year with private companies putting it on. Scott Struchen with the Tangled Roots craft brewery says it'll be in two locations downtown Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. S...
Sep 16, 2021 Tim Reckmann / CC
Marseilles Boy Scout wants to add sign at Eagle Park
A Marseilles Boy Scout wants to add a sign to a park on the west side of town. Zack Swart says he wants to make a sign for Eagle Park so people know where it is. He says the sign will be vinyl with a ...
Sep 16, 2021 Paul Pehrson / CC
Vermillion River project near the area of Sandy Ford Bridge has been extended another week
It's going to be another week before watercraft will be allowed on the Vermillion River in the Sandy Ford Bridge area. The LaSalle County Highway Department says the project has been extended. Watercr...
Sep 15, 2021 Wapster / CC
St Rep. David Welter will meet with voters in Sheridan
St. Rep David Welter is holding a mini town hall in Sheridan. The Morris Republican will be at the Norway Store Friday September 17th. The event starts at 8:30 am and go until 9. Welter says he will u...
Sep 15, 2021
Illinois Farm Bureau opposed energy bill because of eminent domain issue
The Illinois Farm Bureau opposed the energy bill that passed the state House and Senate during the last week. IFB Director of State Legislation Kevin Semlow says Grain Belt Express is getting eminent ...
Sep 15, 2021
Marseilles mayor says water and sewer and boat launch projects are going well
Marseilles has two major improvement projects happening. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says that they are both going well. The city had a groundbreaking Thursday, September 9th for the Interstate 80 water and ...
Sep 15, 2021
Streator High School has extended time to opt out of SHIELD Testing
Students at Streator High School have the rest of this week for their parents to opt them out of Shield testing. The school district announced on Twitter Monday that students have until Friday. Interi...
Sep 14, 2021