Category Archives: WCMY News
Return to in-person learning a month off for Ottawa Elementary
Ottawa Elementary schools will not go back to in-person learning next week. The school board decided last night to extend remote learning another month with a target return date of January 11. Supt. C...
Dec 1, 2020
County Board's new fiscal year resolutions: pay more into pensions and self-insurance
In the new fiscal year that starts today for LaSalle County government, the county will try to pay an extra $1.5 million into retirement funds. And it will put $300,000 more into the insurance trust f...
Dec 1, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for LaSalle County now up to 131 fatal cases
Coronavirus fatalities in LaSalle County now number 131. A man in his 50's and a man in his 90's were added to the county's tally Monday. There are 2,662 active and probable cases in the county, as of...
Nov 30, 2020
Lawmakers want more answers after veterans home coronavirus outbreak
St. Sen. Sue Rezin is calling for more hearings into what went wrong to cause the coronavirus outbreak at the veterans home in LaSalle. At least 106 residents and more than 96 staff members tested pos...
Nov 30, 2020
County Clerk needs another lawyer in election dispute
By noon tomorrow, a Grundy County judge hopes to know who will represent the LaSalle County Clerk's Office in a court case over the election. The State's Attorney's Office would normally do it, but St...
Nov 30, 2020
Infant co-sleeping deaths few in LaSalle County but are still preventable
Infant co-sleeping deaths have been a bigger threat than usual in Peoria County this year. The coroner's office there reports 18 deaths so far in 2020. It's more than in 2018 and 2019 combined. LaSall...
Nov 30, 2020
Coronavirus fatality count up to 129 in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department says the fatal coronavirus case count grew to 129 over the weekend. Two men in their 80s died of it. There are 2,629 current coronavirus cases as of Sunday. That's...
Nov 30, 2020
Ottawa fire fighters check out smoke in police and fire building
Ottawa fire fighters checked out the other side of the police and fire station Saturday morning when a smoky haze made its way through the basement. An air compressor belt burned out. The fire departm...
Nov 30, 2020
Rotary collects 200 toys, 64 books
The Ottawa Sunrise Rotary club collected 200 toys and 64 books Saturday. The toy float that would have been in the Festival of Lights parade was parked for four hours on Jackson St. by Washington Park...
Nov 30, 2020
Decision time nears for Thanksgiving leftovers
It's almost time to get rid of Thanksgiving leftovers. Jenny Barrie with the LaSalle County Health Department says don't keep something too long and risk food poisoning. If it's been stored properly i...
Nov 29, 2020