Category Archives: WCMY News
City of Marseilles condemns property from owner who isn't cooperating with city
The city of Marseilles is condemning an empty lot on Commercial Street. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city needs the land for the Commercial Street realignment. Hollenbeck says the owner won't sell. H...
Jun 23, 2021
Federal regulators say Dresden and Quad Cities nuclear power plants ran safely in 2020
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the Dresden nuclear power plant in Morris and the Quad Cities plant ran safely last year. It will give an annual performance review next Tuesday, June 29 at 5pm ...
Jun 23, 2021 Nuclear Regulatory Commission / CC
Ottawa gets break for second year from customer analytics firm
The Buxton consumer analytics company offered its services to the city of Ottawa at half-off again for a second year. Buxton figures out people's shopping habits and what kinds of businesses can be pr...
Jun 22, 2021
Ag program starting at Grand Ridge school
Terry Ahearn has been developing an agriculture program since he started as principal at Grand Ridge School five years ago. Some of the projects so far may not seem like part of an ag program. That's ...
Jun 22, 2021 Savannah River Site / CC
Schools ask to clear up COVID conundrums before classes resume
The mask requirement is puzzling. Everyone at the Ottawa High School Board meeting last night had masks on. Supt. Mike Cushing says athletes playing games wouldn't be required to have them though. Tha...
Jun 22, 2021
OSF Healthcare clinic will offer equipment for people to be able to live at home
Instead of having to stay at the hospital, OSF Healthcare is offering homecare for people to get what they need like walkers and C-PAP machines. The clinic, which is located right as you walk in, was ...
Jun 22, 2021
FBI agent says child abduction team helps Peru and many other communities with abduction cases
Peru Police Chief Doug Bernabei says he knows last week's apparent kidnapping shocked a lot of people who just don't expect it to happen around here. FBI Special Agent Jonathan Williamson with the Chi...
Jun 21, 2021 J / CC
Marseilles citizen wants the city to do more to quiet fireworks at night
A citizen of Marseilles says that there's an issue with fireworks being shot off and causing too much noise. Brad Miller says he would like to see the fines raised in the city for people shooting off ...
Jun 21, 2021
Dekalb man charged with Streator arson
An arson charge was filed over the weekend against 42-year old Nathaniel Austin of Dekalb. He's accused of setting a car on fire in Streator. Police say the car was burning in the 300 block of S. Park...
Jun 21, 2021
Radium girls story author to talk about new book
The Radium Girls author Kate Moore has a new book about a woman of the 1800's who defied her husband and ended up in an insane asylum for it. The book is called The Woman They Could Not Silence. Eliza...
Jun 21, 2021 WordRidden / CC