Category Archives: WCMY News
Health department corrects coronavirus fatality count
Recoveries outnumbered new cases and the LaSalle County Health Department lowered its fatal coronavirus case count Monday. The number of current cases has gone below 3,000, but not by much. It's at 2,...
Dec 14, 2020
Prison time for Ottawa man who crashed stolen vehicle twice
An Ottawa man is going to prison for a four-year term after pleading guilty to possession of a stolen vehicle. Twenty-two year old Lamont C. Adams had also faced charges of damaging government propert...
Dec 14, 2020
Charges dropped in embezzling case due to defendant's death
The LaSalle County State's Attorney's Office has dropped the charges against a funeral home director accused of embezzling money, because he died last month. Fifty-two year old William "BJ" Elias had ...
Dec 14, 2020
Ottawa woman among Illinois electors choosing Biden and Harris
Christine Benson of Ottawa is one of 20 Illinoisans who voted for president and vice president Monday. The electors chosen six weeks ago met in their state capitals to cast their ballots for president...
Dec 14, 2020
Nicor Gas offers weatherization kits to prevent high bills
Nicor Gas is offering its customers two free weatherization kits. Spokesperson Jennifer Golz says the popular one this time of year contains weather stripping for windows and an item that blocks cool ...
Dec 14, 2020
Two more COVID fatalities reported in LaSalle County over the weekend
The LaSalle County Health Department reported two more COVID-19 fatalities over the weekend. A man in his 70s and a woman in her 80s died, bringing the fatal case count to 175. The county has 3,025 cu...
Dec 14, 2020
Galesburg man dies after crash northeast of Seneca
A 35-year old Galesburg man lost his life in a traffic crash northeast of Seneca. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says Clarence A. Collier was driving on U.S. 6 near W. Bluff Rd. when his vehicle ...
Dec 14, 2020
LaSalle County to get COVID-19 vaccines soon
Following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for COVID-19, the LaSalle County Health Department is expecting its first shipment of the shots during t...
Dec 12, 2020
County Board hears pitch on energy efficiency program for building owners
The LaSalle County Board learned more about the Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy program, or C-PACE. Board Chairman Don Jensen says there's nothing about it to vote on yet. He wanted new boar...
Dec 12, 2020
Military pilot dies in crash in Michigan; was from Congressman's unit
A Wisconsin Air National Guard pilot killed in an F-16 jet crash in Michigan has been identified. He was 37-year old Capt. Durwood "Hawk" Jones of Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was in the Wisconsin Air ...
Dec 12, 2020