Category Archives: WCMY News
Conservation police to patrol local waterways over Independence Day weekend
During the Independence Day weekend conservation police will be out patrolling the different waterways keeping an eye out for people boating under the influence. Conservation Police Sergeant Phil Wire...
Jun 29, 2021 Ivan Milosavljevic / CC
City council members disappointed with slow progress on downtown LaSalle buildings
Some people say with the Maytag building and the Kaskaskia Hotel, downtown LaSalle has two building rehabs that'll never be finished. Some city council members are unhappy that no one from CL Enterpri...
Jun 29, 2021 The Maytag building in downtown LaSalle, under renovation by CL Enterprises
Monthly stimulus payments start July 15
The U.S. Treasury is getting ready to pay people advances on their federal income tax returns. Under the latest stimulus package, people who qualify for the child tax credit will get it in monthly ins...
Jun 28, 2021
LaSalle Station gets green safety rating from NRC
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will explain at 5pm Wednesday, June 30 why it gives LaSalle Station a good safety rating for 2020. The commission gave the nuclear power plant a green rating in its c...
Jun 28, 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
St. Rep. Yednock undecided on run for reelection, pleased with legislature's finish to the session
Ottawa Democrat Lance Yednock says he hasn't decided if he's going to run for reelection to the Illinois House. If he does, it'll be in a somewhat different district. Yednock says the budget is the mo...
Jun 28, 2021
Parking to be restricted for fireworks in Peru Saturday
There will be parking restrictions in Peru Saturday, July 3 for the Independence Day fireworks. You can find a complete list of the restrictions at the following link: Peru parking restrictions July 3...
Jun 28, 2021
Ottawa cuts the ribbon on canal project
The day former Ottawa Mayor Bob Eschbach has been waiting for finally came Saturday. There was a big crowd for a ribbon cutting by the Illinois and Michigan Canal tollhouse for the canal re-watering p...
Jun 28, 2021 A view of the ribbon cutting ceremony from the LaSalle St. overpass.
The University of Illinois Extension hosted a week long camp for kids to learn about different 4-H topics
The University of Illinois Extension held a camp for kids that featured creating projects from 4-H called Find Your Spark in the Park. Children from age eight to twelve went to Rotary Park in Lasalle ...
Jun 28, 2021 Alachua County / CC
IVCC starting dental hygiene program to keep those students local
In a little over two years, there'll be a dental hygiene program at Illinois Valley Community College. The time to start the program gives students applying for it time to take their prerequisite clas...
Jun 28, 2021 Jan Fidler / CC
McNabb teen gets two-year head start on college through dual credit courses
The dual credit program at Putnam County High School has enabled a McNabb teen to finish high school with a diploma and an associate's degree. Abigail Thompson went through Illinois Valley Community C...
Jun 26, 2021 IVCC provided this picture of Abigail Thompson who earned an associate's degree while earning her Putnam County High School diploma.