Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa Elementary School District's end of the year budget is in the black
The Ottawa Elementary School district's end of the year budget is in the black because of less spending and some government funding. The total budget is around $4.6 million dollars. Superintendent Cle...
Jul 21, 2021
Different lithium materials made Invenergy fire easier to put out
Nine fire departments and other emergency agencies helped the Marseilles Fire Department put out the battery fire south of the city Monday. Fire Chief Dave Parrot says there are about 720 lithium iron...
Jul 21, 2021 LaSalle County EMA picture of the Invenergy fire.
Illinois Senate Republicans accuse governor of bypassing constitution
Illinois Republicans in the General Assembly say Gov. Pritzker and the Democrats who control the Senate are avoiding their constitutional duty. St. Sen. Win Stoller of Dunlap says members of the Priso...
Jul 21, 2021
Ottawa Elementary Grade School Superintendent says the board is not ready for a final decision on COVID-19 policy in schools
No parents showed up to voice their opinions on masks and vaccinations at Tuesday's Ottawa Elementary School Board meeting. The board did have a discussion to reflect on current CDC guidelines and to ...
Jul 21, 2021
Seneca bridge replacement could cost $1.2 million and take two years
Replacing the washed out River Rd. bridge in Seneca won't be as fast as anyone likes no matter how it happens. Village Engineer Casey McCollom says it could take up to two years. It could also cost up...
Jul 20, 2021 Picture from St. Rep. David Welter's Facebook page of the washed out bridge on River Rd.
Invenergy says there will be an investigation into how a fire started at their storage facility
Invenergy says that there will be an investigation into how the fire started at their Energy Storage Facility east of Grand Ridge. Manager of Communications Donya Mansoubi says that the company is gra...
Jul 20, 2021 Light smoke comes from the battery storage area.
With grant in mind, Oglesby carefully selecting fire hydrants for replacement
The city of Oglesby is planning on getting $130,000 in state money for new fire hydrants, but not quickly. City Commissioner Jason Curran says the city's been trying to get the money for a few years. ...
Jul 20, 2021
Invenergy battery storage fire not comparable to Morris fire
There were no evacuations because of a battery storage area fire in southeast LaSalle County yesterday. The fire started Monday morning at a location Invenergy owns just west of the LaSalle Station nu...
Jul 20, 2021 LaSalle County EMA picture of the Invenergy fire.
Emergency crews have partially collapsed building torn down the rest of the way
A demolition crew took down the rest of a building that partially collapsed in LaSalle yesterday. The back half of the two-story brick building at 1st and Tonti streets came down Monday morning. The M...
Jul 20, 2021 A LaSalle Fire Dept. picture of the building partially collapsed at 1st and Tonti streets.
Peru City Clerk David Bartley says people are starting to pay their electric bills
Peru City Clerk David Bartley says that citizens who weren't paying their electric bills because of the pandemic are starting to do it now. On June 3rd, the city needed $45,000 worth of bills and as o...
Jul 20, 2021