Category Archives: WCMY News
Habitat For Humanity ReStore grand opening will be May 22nd
Grand opening for the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in Peru will be from ten to six Saturday, May 22nd. Local chapter Executive Director Sally Van Cura has 28,000 square feet to fill with practically a...
May 13, 2021
Campaign promotes reading to kids from birth
New moms at three area hospitals are getting children's books to take home, courtesy of the North Central Regional Betterment Coalition's Words Matter program. Coalition president J. Burt says each mo...
May 13, 2021 NatalieMaynor / CC
Cong. Kinzinger supported Liz Cheney, but Republicans ousted her from leadership role
Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney is out of the post of U.S. House Republican Conference Chair. House Republicans voted on it behind closed doors yesterday. She had Cong. Adam Kinzinger's support, but sup...
May 13, 2021
Lawyer suggests fatal blast was connected to bridge demolition
The LaSalle County Coroner says there was no connection between a fatal explosion in Utica last week and recent bridge demolition. But a lawyer for the family of three men who died suggests otherwise....
May 13, 2021
TBM Avengers Salute to Veterans returns to the area this weekend
It's been two years since the TBM Avengers put on a Salute to Veterans at Illinois Valley Airport in Peru. The event returns tomorrow night and Saturday, and it costs nothing to get in. TBM Avengers R...
May 13, 2021
Marseilles Fire Department has a new fire chief
David Parrot is the new fire chief of the Marseilles Fire Department. Parrott says although he has been a fire fighter for several years it wasn't his first job. He also says the Wallace Fire Departme...
May 12, 2021 S.C. Air National Guard
Eagle Scout project would turn picnic table tops into game boards
A Streator Woodland junior's Eagle Scout project is to make picnic tables at Streator's City Park look better. Jimmy Brinkmeyer says he won't just paint them. He'll turn them into game boards. Players...
May 12, 2021 Life Scout Jimmy Brinkmeyer plans to beautify Streator's City Park for his Eagle Scout project.
Acting inspector general questioned about who wasn't spoken to in veterans home COVID investigation
When the Illinois Department of Human Services of the Inspector General put together its report on the deadly coronavirus outbreak at the LaSalle veterans home, it didn't hear from the home's former d...
May 11, 2021
Non-profit helping at the "Ottawa Uncorked" event says one wine is great to produce in Illinois
The Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance is setting their sights on bringing the 10th annual wine weekend event called "Ottawa Uncorked" back this year. The event is planning to take place on ...
May 11, 2021
Ottawa Elementary School Board to announce next week who will fill open seats
It will be another week until the Ottawa Elementary School Board announces who they've picked to be on the board. They discussed about the applicants at Monday's board meeting when they went into exec...
May 11, 2021