Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa buying generator for some city operations
After years of planning for one, a Caterpillar power generator will be installed by Ottawa's north side water tower. Mayor Dan Aussem says a power outage affected the police, fire, and public works de...
Aug 20, 2021 Jenn Turner / CC
The defense for Michigan man accused of firing at Oglesby Police officers has some choices to make
The man accused of firing at Oglesby Police at Illinois Valley Community College back in 2020 will have his future decided soon. 35-year old Peter Bergsma was mentally evaluated again and the report h...
Aug 20, 2021
Seneca High changing conferences for football
Seneca High School's athletic department hopes to do about half the driving it does now next school year to get football players to games. It's joining the Northeast Athletic Conference. Supt. Dan Ste...
Aug 20, 2021
ComEd warns of scammers taking money purportedly to prevent shutoffs
Don't believe anyone who calls you or shows up at your door to say you have to pay your electric bill with a gift card or a Bitcoin payment right away. The Illinois Attorney General's Office says scam...
Aug 19, 2021
Accused murderers defense attorney can and will visit him in jail
Public Defender Tim Cappellini will be able to visit with the man accused of stabbing and killing 21-year old Grace Taylor of Ottawa. Cappellini will go to the Kendall County Jail where 29-year old Mi...
Aug 19, 2021
Seneca High superintendent says masks preserve options for students
Seneca High School Supt. Dan Stecken says he thoroughly researched the options. The school district is requiring masks inside. Gov. Pritzker's order earlier this month supersedes last month's school b...
Aug 19, 2021
Marseilles Public Property commissioner wonders what can legally be done about the homeless under a bridge
Marseilles Commissioner of Public Property Jim Buckingham is wondering what the city can do about homeless people living under the bridge that goes over the Illinois River. Buckingham says that the ci...
Aug 19, 2021 Pedro Ribeiro Simões / CC
Marseilles Street Commissioner says projects are moving along well
Marseilles Commissioner of the Streets Nathan Schaefer says that many of street projects in the city are moving along well. One of the projects he highlighted was working on Young Street. Schaefer say...
Aug 19, 2021
Mendota man accused of smash-and-grab burglaries will have mental health treatment
A man accused of several smash-and-grab robberies will receive mental health treatment. 56-year old Craig Hynes of Mendota was accused of stealing sport memorabilia and clothing from businesses back i...
Aug 18, 2021
Governor candidate says Illinois needs bill of rights for parents
Republican Governor candidate Paul Schimpf says Illinois needs a parents' bill of rights. There are two laws from the last few years that bother him a lot. One covers sex education for kids as young a...
Aug 18, 2021