Category Archives: WCMY News
IVCC proposes $34.4 million budget
Illinois Valley Community College's tentative budget for the coming school year is $34.4 million. It's up about $2.25 million dollars. The college administrators say $3 million of the spending is beca...
Jul 10, 2021
Flash floods show how well sewer improvements work
Local efforts to control sewer overflows seem to be working. Ottawa City Engineer Tom Duttlinger says he got no calls about basement backups during the heavy rains of a little over a week ago. Some pa...
Jul 10, 2021
Weekly report: LaSalle County coronavirus cases hold nearly steady, one more fatal case
The number of current coronavirus cases in LaSalle County held steady this week. The county health department's figures given Friday show 390 current cases, compared to 397 last week. There was one mo...
Jul 09, 2021
No local events for National Skinny Dip Day unless you do your own
There appear to be no local events planned for National Skinny Dip Day. The American Association for Nude Recreation says the person who operates the Marseilles based South Side Sun Club is shy about ...
Jul 09, 2021
The Brandon McDonnell Memorial Grand Champion Crop Award was awarded to Preston Walter
Preston Walter was awarded the Brandon McDonnell Memorial Grand Champion Crop Award at the 4-H Fair Thursday. Walter along with other 4-Hers won 1st place for knowledge corn and soy beans. Walter disc...
Jul 09, 2021 From Left to right, Linda Bill and Preston. Brandon McDonnell's little brother is in front.
LaSalle County Parks to stay open
LaSalle County Board Chairman Don Jensen says he thinks the board made the right decision. It voted unanimously yesterday to keep Catlin and Shabbona parks open. Board member Jerry Myers was among tho...
Jul 09, 2021
County Board approves Adam Diss to be Sheriff
New LaSalle County Sheriff Adam Diss says he appreciates the faith the retired Tom Templeton and the County Board have in him. When Templeton announced his retirement last month, he recommended Diss t...
Jul 08, 2021
Owners of abandoned properties in Marseilles will be charged for water
Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck wants to do more about properties that have been left abandoned in the city. He claims that most of them are owned by banks, trusts and mortgage companies. Hollenbeck s...
Jul 08, 2021
Ottawa to ask for brownfield grant for Peltier building cleanup
Ottawa City Hall will try again to get a grant to clean up the former Peltier Glass factory. Mayor Dan Aussem says the city is hiring the firm Fehr Graham to write the "brownfield" grant application. ...
Jul 08, 2021 File photo of the Peltier Glass building
Ottawa tweaks downtown feather banner ban
Ottawa's ban on feather banners downtown continues. The City Council tweaked the ordinance this week though. Mayor Dan Aussem says it wasn't so clear just what was banned. The City Council banned feat...
Jul 08, 2021 File photo of a feather banner on Ottawa's north side