Category Archives: WCMY News
IVCC students get scholarships for cannabis production certificates
Twenty-one Illinois Valley Community College students got $1,000 scholarships for the cannabis production certificate program this fall. IVCC says money for it came from a $100,000 gift. NuEra, which ...
Sep 5, 2021
Body found in Illinois River
Searchers removed a body from the Illinois River near Peru this morning. The LaSalle County Coroner's Office says it could take days or weeks to identify the person. The body was on the south river ba...
Sep 4, 2021
No easing of traffic restrictions in construction zones in this area for the holiday
In some parts of the state, highway construction zones lane limits will ease up for the holiday weekend. Not around here. The Illinois Department of Transportation says there will still be lane reduct...
Sep 4, 2021
ICU's nearly full, LaSalle County nears 14,000 coronavirus cases so far
LaSalle County is back to the orange warning level for COVID-19, according to Friday's LaSalle County Health Department report. The department says four of every five intensive care unit beds in this ...
Sep 3, 2021
Man passes out at Etna Rd. Courthouse courtroom
A man passed out Friday in Judge H. Chris Ryan's courtroom. Courthouse staff called 911. The man was taken out of the courtroom by ambulance. Judge Ryan moved everyone into Judge Cynthia Raccuglia's c...
Sep 3, 2021
Peer jury not getting as many cases during the pandemic
The number of cases going to the Ottawa peer jury since the pandemic began is way down. A normal year might see 80 to 100 cases of kids who've broken the law but whose cases are diverted to an alterna...
Sep 3, 2021
IVCC names former Mendota City Council member to open seat
William "Bill" Hunt will fill the opening on the Illinois Valley Community College Board of Trustees. The board chose him last night and he'll take the seat next Thursday. Hunt lives in Oglesby now. H...
Sep 3, 2021
Ottawa introduces new noise ordinance, asks for input
Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson demonstrated a noise meter at City Hall yesterday while City Clerk Shelly Munks cranked up Journey's Don't Stop Believin'. If the ordinance is approved, Roalson's dep...
Sep 3, 2021 Elyas Pasban / Unsplash
Woman's body found near sand pit has been identified
Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says the woman found Tuesday has been identified as 35-year old Ashley Marie Shuler of Ottawa. Ploch says her body was found at the U.S Silica Sand Pit Quarry off of ...
Sep 2, 2021
Ceremony in Ottawa remembers placement of Radium Girl Statue
A ceremony was held Thursday at Clinton and Jefferson Streets to remember the 10 year anniversary of the unveiling of the Radium Girl Statue. The statue was put in place to remember the legacy of the ...
Sep 2, 2021