Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa to fix overflowing water tower
Water system improvements have revealed a water tower problem in Ottawa. City Commissioner Tom Ganiere says the pressure in the pipes is up-enough to send too much water into the water tower by the Pi...
May 21, 2021 The Ottawa west water tower by Pilkington North America next to Naplate
ReStore ready to open Saturday
Local Habitat For Humanity Executive Director Sally Van Cura says you'd have to go at least 50 miles from Peru to find another ReStore home improvement resale shop. But she says you won't find another...
May 21, 2021
Power outage blamed on bird in substation
Around 4,000 Ameren Illinois customers had no electricity for a while yesterday afternoon and evening because of a bird. Spokeswoman Marcelyn Love says the animal got into some substation equipment. T...
May 21, 2021 F Delventhal / CC
The Ottawa Elementary School Board wants to use funds to improve air quality in the districts elementary schools
The Ottawa Elementary School Board discussed at Tuesday's meeting what they are going to do with some funding they got to improve the school buildings. The Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Re...
May 20, 2021
LaSalle County down to 1,315 coronavirus cases but up to 305 deaths
The number of currently active coronavirus cases from LaSalle County dropped to 1,315 Thursday. The county's health department says there were 101 recoveries and 15 new cases in its daily statistics. ...
May 20, 2021
Activist now charged with obstruction and obscenity
While he defends himself on charges of obstructing a peace officer, 28-year old Jacob Farmer of Morris already has one strike against him whenever he's sentenced. He flipped off members of the news me...
May 20, 2021
Ottawa woman begins probation for attacks on man
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 while s...
May 20, 2021
Ottawa offers money for outdoor music shows
The city of Ottawa wants to build on Music in the Parks by subsidizing Music in the Streets. Commissioner and Special Events Committee member Wayne Eichelkraut says money from a special events fund wi...
May 20, 2021 Bob Doran / CC
Garage burns in Seneca
Fire fighters from several departments were busy with a fire in Seneca yesterday. A garage at a home west of Spring Brook Marina burned. Grand Ridge and Marseilles fire fighters were among those who s...
May 20, 2021
A business and a tenant are being relocated due to street realignment in Marseilles
The Marseilles City Council approved to help relocate and move one business and a tenant at Wednesday's meeting. The project that is going to realign Main, Commercial and Broadway Street involves the ...
May 20, 2021