Category Archives: WCMY News
Nicor Gas offers help for small business owners with past due bills
Nicor Gas is offering special payment arrangements to small business owners who can't pay their gas bills at their businesses. An eligible business can arrange for nine monthly installments to bring t...
Dec 19, 2020
Sen. Durbin, Cong. Kinzinger want Trump to speak out about cyber attack
Sen. Dick Durbin says he can't understand why Pres. Trump hasn't spoken out forcefully about a cyber attack on the U.S. The Illinois Democrat believes the attack on numerous U.S. government agencies a...
Dec 18, 2020
Another day of six fatal coronavirus cases in LaSalle County
As of Friday, there are 2,947 active and probable coronavirus cases in LaSalle County. The county's health department reported six more fatal cases. The total is now 198. The latest LaSalle County res...
Dec 18, 2020
State's highest court looks for new local judge
The Illinois Supreme Court is taking applications from lawyers interested in being judges in this area. Judge Gene Daugherity accepted an appointment to the Third District Appellate Court. That leaves...
Dec 18, 2020
City-wide wireless internet considered for Ottawa
The recently installed downtown Ottawa wireless internet could go city-wide. The city hired a company to put it in to transmit Christmas music. Mayor Dan Aussem says the company thinks it's feasible t...
Dec 18, 2020
Sen. Durbin expecting coronavirus stimulus bill soon
Sen. Dick Durbin said Thursday, it would be impressive if a bill he and nine other Senators came up with over the last three-and-a-half weeks comes up for a vote quickly. He says five Democrats and fi...
Dec 17, 2020
Coronavirus casualties in LaSalle County tally 192 deaths
Six coronavirus deaths reported by the LaSalle County Health Department Thursday bring the total so far to 192. Four of the latest to succumb were women in their 90s. A man and woman in their 70s also...
Dec 17, 2020
Seneca High board names next superintendent and principal
When Supt. Jim Carlson and Prin. Marty Voiles retire at the end of the school year, Dan Stecken will become Seneca High School's superintendent and Mike Coughlin the principal. The school board approv...
Dec 17, 2020
Marseilles police officer honored for life saving CPR
Marseilles Police Officer James Buckingham was awarded at the City Council meeting last night for saving a man's life. Chief Brian Faber says Buckingham did CPR on a man whose heart had stopped. And t...
Dec 17, 2020
Fatal coronavirus cases climb to 185 in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department reported 105 new coronavirus cases Wednesday and 99 recoveries. That brings the total case count so far to 7,677 and the total number of recoveries to 4,692. That'...
Dec 17, 2020