Category Archives: WCMY News
Commodity board elections for corn and sheep farmers
Two commodity board positions are up for election in this area. The Illinois Department of Agriculture says one is for the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. The district covers four counties including La...
Apr 10, 2021
Coronavirus fatality count reaches 288 in LaSalle County
The number of LaSalle County residents whose deaths are attributed to the coronavirus went up by one Friday. The county's health department says a woman in her 70's is case number 288. New cases have ...
Apr 9, 2021
Man's body found in river by park in Ottawa
Ottawa police and the LaSalle County Coroner's Office are investigating what happened to a man whose body was found in the Illinois River this morning. The man was face down in the water by the east e...
Apr 9, 2021
County Board says 12 departments should share one online purchasing account
The County Board established a business account through Amazon Prime Business. The ordinance was voted on in Thursday's meeting to combine all twelve departments of the county board to use one account...
Apr 9, 2021
Lower bidder buys farm from county because he bid the right way
The County Board sold some property they have owned for over 50 years to a couple with a lower bid. David Bankowski offered a bid for the property and thought he had it until the next day when a highe...
Apr 9, 2021
Glendale Heights man accused of stealing from gambling machines in Ottawa
Damage to several gaming machines and the theft of the money that was in them have led to a burglary charge against a Glendale Heights man. Some other items were also stolen. Ottawa police say 31-year...
Apr 9, 2021
Ottawa man accused of opening credit cards in elderly person's name
An Ottawa man is accused of stealing an elderly person's identity, opening several credit cards in his or her name. Police say the victim reported the fraud on March 18th. An investigation led to 45-y...
Apr 9, 2021
June trial scheduled in Sheridan murder case
It's subject to change, but a June 28 trial date is scheduled for 37-year old Donald Fredres of Sandwich. State's Attorney Todd Martin and Public Defender Ryan Hamer were in court, along with Fredres,...
Apr 9, 2021
Cause not given, damages estimated at $30k for unoccupied building after fire
A two-story wooden building where there was a fire earlier this week in Ottawa used to be a place where fire extinguishers were serviced. The Ottawa Fire Department's report doesn't say what caused th...
Apr 9, 2021
Ottawa Elementary aiming for full day in person learning again April 26th
Ottawa Elementary students may have about two weeks left of half-day in-person learning. The school board tonight set an April 26th full day target. Central School sixth grade teacher Rhonda Hackler d...
Apr 8, 2021