Category Archives: WCMY News
Former fire fighter found not guilty of wife's murder sues over case
Kenneth Cusick of Ottawa says if not for 12 men and women who followed their oath, he might be in prison today serving a life-ending sentence for a murder he didn't commit. Instead, the former fire fi...
Oct 09, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for Friday, October 9
LaSalle County has gone nearly two weeks without a new coronavirus death in the county health department's daily statistics. New cases added to the count Friday number 17 for a total of 1,936. That gr...
Oct 09, 2020
Both people arrested after ten-hour search have December trial dates
Fifty-one year old Nancy Newell of Streator is scheduled for trial in December for charges related to the police search north of Streator last week. Newell is charged with burglary and retail theft. S...
Oct 09, 2020
Ottawa's Shepherd School has a COVID-19 case
A letter sent Friday to parents of Shepherd School kids in Ottawa says that an individual there has tested positive for COVID- 19. The school is closed temporarily to deep clean and to identify and no...
Oct 09, 2020
Marseilles census count is below the state average
It's not too late to be counted in the US census and it means big money to towns in the Illinois Valley. Marseilles Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says: The percentage of Marseilles residents who have taken par...
Oct 09, 2020
Ottawa to do 911 dispatching for Earlville and Leland
Earlville and Leland will soon pay the city of Ottawa for 911 dispatching. Ottawa City Commissioner James Less says Earlville will pay $14,000 a year for it. Leland will pay $8,000. He says Ottawa can...
Oct 09, 2020
Sheriff warns of bail scam done by telephone
Beware of a scammer who might claim that you're wanted but can avoid arrest by paying bail over the telephone. LaSalle County Sheriff Tom Templeton says the scammer is claiming to be from the sheriff'...
Oct 09, 2020
Getting a flu vaccination is as important as ever
Lessening your chances of getting the flu is as simple as getting a flu vaccination. Dr. Paulo Aranas, a board-certified family medicine physician with Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers says: Eve...
Oct 09, 2020
Trial date set for Leroy Persinger
Twenty-nine year old Leroy Persinger of Streator was in court today and heard the Grand Jury approved charges against him as well his trial dates. Persinger and his female companion, Nancy Newell, wer...
Oct 08, 2020
Marijuana farm needs more electricity
A local marijuana-growing business needs more electricity than it's getting. Green Thumb Industries is paying the city of Oglesby $237,000 to have new transformers installed on the part of the power s...
Oct 08, 2020