Category Archives: WCMY News
Murder charges approved in Sheridan shooting
A Sandwich man is scheduled to be in court this Friday to enter his plea in the murder case against him. A grand jury approved charges this week against 37-year old Donald Fredres. The charges are mur...
Apr 07, 2021
Traffic halted on I-80 eastbound east of Seneca
Traffic is halted east of Seneca on Interstate 80 because of a traffic crash five miles east of the eastbound onramps at Seneca. A listener says a Fedex truck and a tractor trailer truck were involved...
Apr 07, 2021
Election results: changes on some school boards
As of right now in the election for area school districts the Ottawa School Board's apparent winners are Larry Bartman, Karen Fisher, current Vice President George Shanley, and current President Donal...
Apr 06, 2021
Election results: some townships
Ottawa Township voters selected Jackie Timm for supervisor. Gregg Olson won the South Ottawa Township Supervisor race. The South Ottawa Township trustee winners are Mary Wiesbrock, Matt Skelly, Scott ...
Apr 06, 2021
City election results including: Earlville and Peru to change mayors
Mark Actis has a close win over incumbent Earlville mayor Michael Hall. Kay Hines is the leader over two others in the Grand Ridge mayoral race. Utica mayor David Stewart is the big winner for reelect...
Apr 06, 2021
Greg Dodd is Ottawa police and fire Telecommunicator of the Year
The Ottawa City Council recognized the 911 telecommunicators tonight including the Telecommunicator of the Year announced by Commissioner James Less. And that honor goes to Greg Dodd. The telecommunic...
Apr 06, 2021
Oglesby hires firm to repaint water treatment plant reservoir
The Oglesby City Council on Tuesday approved a proposal from the Putnam County Painting Company to recoat the Water Treatment Plant reservoir. The sandblasting company from Mark, IL will be hired to r...
Apr 06, 2021
Oglesby changes automatic electric rate increase date to winter, cuts small commercial rate
The Oglesby City Council has approved moving the annual electric rate adjustment from June 1st to January 1st at Monday's meeting. This means that the new date will do two things that help Oglesby res...
Apr 06, 2021
Slow turnout reported for election
Consolidated elections aren't the big draw that presidential and governor races are. Election judges Ottawa Radio spoke to Tuesday morning talked about how they pass the time with just two or three vo...
Apr 06, 2021
Appellate court asked to throw out involuntary manslaughter choking case
Instead of asking a judge to reconsider his last rulings in an involuntary manslaughter case, an Iowa man's lawyers are asking an appellate court to just toss out the case. Forty-six year old Mason Sh...
Apr 06, 2021