Category Archives: WCMY News
West side Ottawa residents begin probation for meth dealing
Two Ottawa people arrested in August pleaded guilty Thursday to dealing methamphetamine. Thirty-two year old Elizabeth N. Rodriguez and 28-year old Enrique Vidal Santana-Diaz lived in a home in the 15...
May 02, 2021
Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance to return to Ottawa
After a year of being "on hold" Ottawa will be hosting the Illinois Grape Growers and Vintners Alliance for an event called "Ottawa Uncorked" The event will take place the weekend of June 5th and 6th....
May 02, 2021
Regional Office of Education annual awards to be online again
To honor the area's teachers this year, the LaSalle-Marshall-Putnam Regional Office of Education will put on a program on its YouTube channel this week. It'll be shown at 5pm Thursday, May 6 on ROE 35...
May 02, 2021
New scholarship at IVCC is for future human resources managers
Students going into human resources management can try for a new scholarship at Illinois Valley Community College. The Illinois Valley Society for Human Resource Management is putting $1,000 into the ...
May 01, 2021
Rezin bill answers complaints about unused donations to veterans homes
St. Sen. Sue Rezin says when people donate to the state-run veterans homes, they deserve to know where the donations go. The Morris Republican says concerns came up in December about where donations g...
May 01, 2021
Republican Party hopes fifth time will be the charm in election dispute
The LaSalle County Republican Party's court case over state's attorney's race results stayed alive Friday. But it might not have long. Party Chairman Larry Smith is allowed to prepare a fifth version ...
Apr 30, 2021
Veterans home COVID-19 report lawmaker reaction roundup
Reacting to the state report on the coronavirus outbreak that claimed 36 lives at the LaSalle veterans home, St. Rep. Tom Demmer says there was a leadership failure. The Dixon Republican says it took ...
Apr 30, 2021
Ottawa Tree Board plants tree for Arbor Day
A new Bald Cyprus tree has been put into Fox River Park. Ottawa Tree Board President Brent Barron says how this event has been happening. He says the tree board has been planting trees for the last 23...
Apr 30, 2021 Jim, the Photographer / CC
LaSalle County reaches 297 deaths blamed on coronavirus
One coronavirus related death reported Friday makes 297 from LaSalle County. The county's health department says the victim was a woman in her 80's. With 37 new cases and 11 recoveries added to the ta...
Apr 30, 2021
Brad M. Johnson was denied a large bond reduction
Brad M Johnson today asked and was denied at 90% bond reduction. Johnson's bond is set at 500,000 dollars and he wanted it set at 50,000 dollars because a public defender says he can post 5,000 dollar...
Apr 30, 2021