Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County is back to blue, but not really better, with coronavirus counts
LaSalle County is back to blue, but that doesn't mean it's clearing coronavirus cases very well. The Illinois Department of Public Health put the county in orange status last week and blue status agai...
Aug 13, 2021
Man shot at south side Ottawa home brandished weapon, says State's Attorney
From what the LaSalle County State's Attorney says, a deadly shooting on Ottawa's south side last month seems likely not to lead to charges. State's Attorney Todd Martin says 33-year old Matthew Cavan...
Aug 13, 2021
August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month
Gift of Hope is reaching out to minorities to get more people to sign up as organ and tissue donors. The organization says 60% of people waiting for organs are non-white, but just 30% of registered or...
Aug 13, 2021 Robina Weermeijer / Unsplash
LaSalle County raises nursing home rates for 2022
It'll cost more to stay at the LaSalle County Nursing Home when 2022 starts. The county board approved rate increases yesterday. The lowest rate is for a semi-private room, going up from $174 to $185 ...
Aug 13, 2021
Search continues to fill county board vacancy
The LaSalle County Board didn't fill a vacancy as planned this afternoon. Board Chairman Don Jensen says the person who would have been appointed called this morning to say he changed his mind. The se...
Aug 12, 2021 Picture of LaSalle County Board member Norman Sedlock, used here with the generous permission of Rick Wiegmann Koshko
Accused murderer of Grace Taylor refused to be in court
The man accused of stabbing and killing 21-year old Grace Taylor back in April refused to be in court today. Assistant State's Attorney Greg Sticka says 29-year old Michael Swift refused to leave the ...
Aug 12, 2021 News-Tribune photo of Michael Swift at a court hearing last year
Weather damage doesn't stop Mendota Sweetcorn Festival
For all the trouble the weather caused in Mendota, it's not stopping the sweet corn festival. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Shelby Weide says with the power off most of yesterday, she couldn't...
Aug 12, 2021 corn cob between green leaves
Mendota police warn of scammers and other dangers in storm's wake
Mendota's police department is warning people to be careful when getting offers to fix their roofs after the storm damage yesterday. The department says scammers like to swoop in and take money and pe...
Aug 12, 2021
Most Ameren power on again locally
Nearly all of the thousands of Ameren customers who lost power in yesterday morning's storm had it on again by last night. A small number lost it this morning. Four Marseilles customers lost electrici...
Aug 12, 2021
Some ComEd power outages may continue until Friday afternoon
Thousands of ComEd customers in our area are still without electricity after yesterday morning's storm. The company estimates it'll take until tomorrow afternoon to restore service to some of them. Th...
Aug 12, 2021