Category Archives: WCMY News
Marseilles Fire Department Chief Mick Garrison announced retirement
The Marseilles Fire Department is getting new fire chief. 45 year veteran of the department Mick Garrison has announced his retirement from the position but not from firefighting itself. Garrison says...
Apr 23, 2021
Man who allegedly attacked nurse and jailers has a trial date
A trial date has been set for Brad M. Johnson. The scheduled date is July 12th of this year. He was arrested after a chase from Lasalle-Peru which led to a crash on the west side of Ottawa. He is also...
Apr 23, 2021 Brad Johnson, LaSalle County jail photo
Applications are being taken now for senior citizen property tax assessment freeze
About 10,000 LaSalle County property owners have been sent applications for the Senior Assessment Freeze. Abbie Krafft with the LaSalle County Assessor's Office says that's one of the property tax bre...
Apr 23, 2021
Candidate for Senate Tim Arview doesn't want RINO's
Insurance salesman and Candidate for the Senate Tim Arview believes stomping out the RINO's in Congress. Arview claims Republicans in Name Only have caused a division in the Republican Party. He says ...
Apr 22, 2021
Unemployment held nearly steady for most of the area from February to March
Most local unemployment rates held nearly steady from February to March. The Illinois Department of Employment Security says the LaSalle County rate went from 7.4% to 7.3%. For Putnam County it was 6....
Apr 22, 2021 Kathryn Decker / CC
LaSalle County reaches exactly 10,000 coronavirus recoveries as man in his 40's dies of it
LaSalle County reached exactly 10,000 coronavirus recoveries Thursday. There were still 1,993 active cases, according to the LaSalle County Health Department's figures. And there's been another death ...
Apr 22, 2021
Marseilles to place ordinance on electric and motorized bikes
A new ordinance on electric bikes could be announced in Marseilles soon. The ordinance was brought up at Thursday's city council meeting. Commissioner of Public Health and Safety Gary Lewey say the pe...
Apr 22, 2021
U of I Extension warns gardeners about invasive jumping worms
Be careful about giving anyone your plants. The soil they're in could contain jumping worms. University of Illinois Extension Horticulture Educator Richard Hentschel says unlike the earthworms gardens...
Apr 22, 2021 Jumping Worm picture from University of Illinois
Senate primary candidate Peggy Hubbard wants an end to qualified immunity
Peggy Hubbard, a candidate who is running against Tammy Duckworth claims Duckworth has used Black Lives Matter protests to attack police on their actions. Hubbard, a Navy Veteran and former police off...
Apr 21, 2021
Tip from accused murderer's relative led to body
21 year old Grace Taylor is the victim of the stabbing on West McKinley Road. 29 year old Michael Swift has been charged with murder. State's Attorney Todd Martin says police got a tip. Martin says it...
Apr 21, 2021