Category Archives: WCMY News
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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2021
Home's upper floors damaged in fire in Ottawa
Fire damaged the upper floor and attic of a two-story wooden home in Ottawa this afternoon. No injuries have been reported. The house is in a lot just east of Walgreens. Fire trucks and ambulances wer...
Apr 5, 2021
With shutoffs resuming, water company shows how to get help
Illinois American Water is urging its customers with a past due balance to access the company's financial assistance program H2O or Help to Others. The program, along with payment plans is available t...
Apr 5, 2021
Yorkville woman killed in crash near Leonore
The person who died in a traffic crash north of Leonore Sunday was a 56-year old woman from Yorkville. Coroner Rich Ploch says Kathleen M. Staunton was on County Highway 44. No other vehicles were inv...
Apr 5, 2021