Category Archives: WCMY News
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
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