Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County Health Department air to be tested for healthy qualities
The LaSalle County Board Property Committee recommends an air quality test at the county health department building. The county already bought a filtration system with COVID-19 relief money, but count...
Aug 31, 2021 The EnergySmart Academy
Chicago man to serve six years in prison after pleading guilty to drug charge
A Chicago man who was accused of having numerous baggies of crack cocaine with intent to sell has pleaded guilty. 28-year old Jonathan Hart was arrested back in May in Varland Park on Ottawa's south s...
Aug 31, 2021
LaSalle County selling land and buildings at tax sale
There are 201 pieces of real estate and 22 mobile homes in LaSalle County up for tax sales this year. Taxes weren't paid on the real estate for four or more years. The mobile home taxes are at least t...
Aug 31, 2021
Peru swears in new police chief and deputy chief
New Peru Police Chief Bob Pyszka will run the department with Sarah Raymond in the role of Deputy Chief. The City Council swore them in last night. Chief Doug Bernabei will return to the ranks as a li...
Aug 31, 2021
Radium Girl statue's tenth anniversary to be marked
This Thursday, the Ottawa Visitors Center will mark the tenth anniversary of the Radium Girl statue's dedication in downtown Ottawa. Administrative Assistant Donna Reynolds says it'll start at 11:30am...
Aug 31, 2021 WCMY file photo of the Radium Girl statue
Ottawa Visitors Center executive director resigns
Executive Director of the Ottawa Visitors Center Curt Bedei is director no more. Bedei has resigned and his last day was Thursday, August 26th. The visitor's center says Bedei started as executive dir...
Aug 30, 2021
Missing woman found dead after she went looking for her pet
A woman who'd been looking for her runaway dog in a north Ottawa cornfield and was then also missing died. Ottawa Det. Corp. Kevin Reynolds says Rhonda Politsch got help looking for the dog north of F...
Aug 30, 2021
Lasalle County Veterans Assistance Commission has a new home
The Lasalle County Veterans Assistance Commission Superintendent Steven Kreitzer says more therapies will be available for veterans because of their new office. The Lasalle County VAC held a ribbon cu...
Aug 30, 2021
Police investigate shooting on Ottawa's northeast edge
Two people were shot at as they were leaving a business at Ottawa's northeast edge early Sunday. Ottawa Police Det. Sgt. Kyle Booras says the shooting caused the driver to go into a ditch. The shootin...
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Police to be in masks again
The public will have to get used to interacting with police with masks on again. Ottawa Police Chief Brent Roalson says it's a challenge sometimes for the officers when the public is masked. it's hard...
Aug 30, 2021