Category Archives: WCMY News
Seneca High considering new heating and air conditioning
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief funds could be used to pay for substantial heating and air conditioning system changes at Seneca High School. Supt. Dan Stecken says more outside air w...
Aug 23, 2021
Seneca High School considers reopening fitness center
The Seneca High School fitness center has been closed for about a year-and-a-half. Supt. Dan Stecken wants to look into reopening it. Lots of people in the community have loved using it, and he'd like...
Aug 23, 2021 Yulissa Tagle / Unsplash
Ag science classes now count toward college admission
Agricultural science can now be used as a three year high school science credit to get into Illinois universities. Ottawa Democrat St. Rep Lance Yednock introduced the legislation in the house. "Agric...
Aug 22, 2021 StateofIsrael / CC
Concrete contractor chosen for Thornton Park work
Ruiz Construction is the first of possibly many contractors to finish the work at Ottawa's Thornton Park. The City Council last week approved a contract for about $9,800 to pour the concrete there. Ci...
Aug 22, 2021 Concrete forms foretell a walkway at Thornton Park.
Illinois River fish no longer under "do not eat" advisory
The Illinois River has been taken off the list for a "do not eat" advisory. Illinois Department of Public Health Spokesperson Melaney Arnold says the advisory is normally for sensitive people like pre...
Aug 21, 2021 Ron Frazier / CC
$1,000 gift to pay for ballistic vests
The Peru Police Department has gotten a gift. Phil Valle gave $1,000 from the LaSalle Catholic War Veterans Group for buying ballistic vests. Police Chief Doug Bernabei says the money will buy two ves...
Aug 21, 2021
Five more fatal coronavirus in LaSalle County since last week's report
Five more LaSalle County residents have died because of the coronavirus, according to the county health department. They were all in their 80's and 90's. That brings the total number of fatal cases in...
Aug 20, 2021
Lasalle County volunteers will be honored by IDNR at state fair
Some Lasalle County residents will be honored at the Illinois State Fair Saturday by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The IDNR announced recipients of the 2021 Outstanding Volunteers of t...
Aug 20, 2021
Airport weather station to be moved
The Peru City Council has approved a $55,634 contract to have the automatic weather station at Illinois Valley Regional Airport moved. That's the system that reports the temperature and other conditio...
Aug 20, 2021 wwwuppertal / CC
NCAT buses to get backup cameras
Ottawa City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says improvements will be done on the North Central Area Transit buses. They'll get backup cameras. Eichelkraut says the city got a $135,000 grant for the ca...
Aug 20, 2021