Category Archives: WCMY News
Police look for third person in attack of two weeks ago
Police arrested two people not long after an alleged attack on a boy and a girl in downtown Ottawa two weeks ago. Ottawa Detective Corporal Kevin Reynolds says he'd like tips to find a third person st...
Jun 09, 2021 Jobs For Felons Hub / CC
The cities of Ottawa and Marseilles are planning to apply for a grant to help people with low-income improve their housing
Ottawa and Marseilles announced that they will apply for a housing rehab grant. The Community Development Block Grant project would provide help for those in moderate to low income housing by developi...
Jun 09, 2021
Vandals hit Oglesby micro pantry
The micro food pantry in front of Oglesby City Hall is open to anyone any time for giving or taking. But Mayor Dominic Rivara says the box may have to be locked after hours if vandalism keeps happenin...
Jun 08, 2021 Oglesby City Hall picture of vandalism at the micro food pantry from 2021
Poco a Poco is a go online and in person for 2021
The fifth consecutive Poco a Poco music program starts in Streator this Friday. Professional opera singer Kate Tombaugh has arranged for lessons for 22 students of junior high and high school age. Fiv...
Jun 08, 2021
Ottawa woman on probation for stabbing is back in jail
Thirty-seven year old Latrice Wright of Ottawa pleaded guilty Thursday to battery and domestic battery. She admitted stabbing a man in January and cutting the same man with a razor in February. Judge ...
Jun 08, 2021
Congressman Adam Kinzinger says a bill has been introduced to try and help communities that could be affected by nuclear power plants shutting down
Congressman Adam Kinzinger says that there has been an act introduced in the House of Representatives that could help keep power plants in Illinois open. The Preserving Existing Nuclear Generations Ac...
Jun 08, 2021
Victim named in motorcycle crash north of Seneca
The name of the man who was killed in a motorcycle accident on the Seneca Blacktop Sunday has been named. Lasalle County Coroner Rich Ploch says the victim is 58-year old Scott A. Richie of Seneca. Th...
Jun 07, 2021
Run/Walk to honor Seneca High School student who took his own life
Seneca will host to a run-walk in the future that will be in honor of a student who committed suicide due to what has been called COVID loneliness. Trevor Till graduated from Seneca High School and we...
Jun 07, 2021 Dave Wright / CC
Republican leader says lawsuit possible over new legislative districts
Illinois House Republican Leader Jim Durkin says the legislative map for the next decade isn't necessarily a done deal just because Gov. Pritzker signed it. Durkin says the map may end up in court. It...
Jun 07, 2021
Motorcycle crash claims life north of Seneca
A motorcycle crash in LaSalle County last night was deadly. It happened on the Seneca Blacktop south of N. 28th Rd. north of Seneca. No other vehicles were involved. The ambulance personnel who were t...
Jun 07, 2021