Category Archives: WCMY News

VP of Commercial Sales for Surf Broadband Solutions says internet is continuing to spread through Ottawa
Surf Broadband Solutions is continuing to expand internet throughout the city of Ottawa. VP of Commercial Sales Steve Carendar (CARE-en-der) says the internet will be multi-gigabit and fiber optic. Ca...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021 Karl Baron / CC

Ottawa High School may test students for coronavirus
Ottawa High School might test students and staff for the coronavirus. Supt. Mike Cushing will speak with representatives of Shield Illinois Wednesday. It offers a saliva test and results within 24 hou...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021

County Property Committee members say that air filtration system should be installed
The Lasalle County Property Committee voted for the county to do an air quality test on an air filtration system it owns. The air filtration system is in question because the company that makes it, Gl...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021

Sen. Duckworth monitoring Afghanistan situation
Sen. Tammy Duckworth says she wants to hear from people who know of any Illinoisans in Afghanistan. She says she's finding out what she can about such cases and working with the State Department to tr...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021

Ottawa High considering best budget Supt. Cushing has ever had
A $26.5 million budget for the next fiscal year is on file at Ottawa High School. Supt. Mike Cushing says it's the best preliminary budget he's ever presented. It has a $1.3 million education fund sur...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021

Oglesby resident claims city hires are relatives and buddies
Drew Merriman of Oglesby didn't seem to want to hear any explanations at last night's City Council meeting. But he wants everyone else to know he thinks the city's hiring practices are unfair. He's ma...
WCMY News Aug 17, 2021 New Oglesby police officer Michael Rivara takes the oath Monday, August 16, 2021.

Jury trial scheduled for man accused of interfering with courthouse security
One of two people who believe they're tackling free speech issues by trying to shoot cell phone videos inside courthouses wants a jury trial. A LaSalle County judge this afternoon denied 29-year old J...
WCMY News Aug 16, 2021

Illinois Valley PADS opens for a new season
A new season has started at the PADS homeless shelters in Peru and Ottawa. Executive Director Carol Alcorn says both shelters are open this season and for 24 hours a day. There were 19 people who regi...
WCMY News Aug 16, 2021

Drive-through job fair coming to Ottawa
The Business Employment Skills Team's innovations during the pandemic include a drive-through job fair. Executive Director Carrie Folken says it didn't get off to a great start. There were 30 employer...
WCMY News Aug 16, 2021 Kathryn Decker / CC

Congressional candidate Lombardi blames just Biden for the fall of Afghanistan
One of the Congressional candidates who wants to replace Adam Kinzinger in the U.S. House blames Pres. Biden, but not Pres. Trump. for the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Republican Jack Lombardi say...
WCMY News Aug 16, 2021
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