Category Archives: WCMY News
Soil and Water Conservation District chooses Farm Family of the Year
An Earlville area family is the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District's Farm Family of the Year. The district says Carl Zimmerman's family was chosen because of his dedication to soil co...
Mar 27, 2021
Derecho damage repaired by Ottawa canal toll house
The canal boat next to the toll house on the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa has its cabin back. Ottawa Canal Association President Arnie Bandstra says seven months after a tornado and derecho r...
Mar 27, 2021
Ottawa canal project nearly done
There's already some water in the Illinois and Michigan Canal in Ottawa. Ottawa Canal Association President Arnie Bandstra expects the rest of the re-watering job to be done in two weeks. A ribbon cut...
Mar 27, 2021
Sandy Ford Bridge replacement work starts soon
LaSalle County Highway 5, also known as Sandy Ford Rd., will be closed at the bridge over the Vermilion River for several months starting Monday. The LaSalle County Highway Department says the closure...
Mar 26, 2021
Congress may get involved in small business succession plans
Democratic Quad Cities area Congresswoman Cheri Bustos says too many business owners don't prepare for a certain part of their futures. She says when people retire or die, their businesses just close....
Mar 26, 2021
County coronavirus fatality count reaches 286.
A man in his 70's is the latest person from LaSalle County whose death is attributed to the coronavirus. He’s the 286th case. The county's health department says there have been 11,278 cases so ...
Mar 26, 2021
Ameren supporting bill calling for more electric car charging stations
If things go as car companies and some environmental advocates envision, filling up the car with gas won't be something most Americans do anymore in about 20 years. The task when the car runs low on f...
Mar 26, 2021
LaSalle County State's Attorney hires civil attorneys to represent county
LaSalle County State's Attorney Todd Martin has hired a Peru law firm to represent the county in civil court matters. He says Pat Herrmann and Jim McPhedran will be the lawyers handling civil cases fo...
Mar 25, 2021
County may need to raise probation officer pay to keep the job filled
For what's being offered now, LaSalle County Director of Court Services Pat Sweeney says hardly anyone wants to be a part time probation officer. He asked the County Board Law and Justice Committee fo...
Mar 25, 2021
Looking for Lincoln coming this summer to LaSalle and Livingston counties
The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau's plan is to have people crossing LaSalle and Livingston counties this summer-Looking for Lincoln. President and CEO Bob Navarro says Abraham Linco...
Mar 25, 2021