Category Archives: WCMY News
COVID-19 statistics for Monday, October 5
People in their 50s up to their 100s are the latest coronavirus fatalities the Illinois Department of Public Health counted. The figure of 14 added Monday brings the total to 8,805. The state is now a...
Oct 05, 2020
Two Lincoln schools in LaSalle County affected by coronavirus
Lincoln School in Mendota has a COVID-19 case. A letter from Mendota Elementary says the district is working with the LaSalle County Health Department to identify people who may have been in close con...
Oct 05, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger says Democrats' coronavirus relief bill includes other spending
The coronavirus relief bill that passed the U.S. House last week didn't get any Republican support. The bill provides some stimulus payments, rent relief, and money for schools and child care. Cong. A...
Oct 05, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Sunday, October 4
LaSalle County is up to 1,836 coronavirus cases so far with 1,306 recoveries and 57 fatalities. The health department's numbers Sunday say there were 16 new cases and 17 more recoveries. The recovery ...
Oct 05, 2020
Ottawa Chamber director reports well on nine months in the post
A pandemic closing so many businesses down might have been a hard time for anyone to become a new director at an established Chamber of Commerce. But Jeff Hettrick, who's been the director in Ottawa s...
Oct 05, 2020
LaSalle County Health Department offers high-dose flu shots for ages 65 and up
The high-dose influenza vaccine for people age 65 and up is available at the LaSalle County Health Department. The department is offering the high-dose clinic this Tuesday afternoon, October 6 by appo...
Oct 03, 2020
State tops 300k cases in COVID-19 statistics for Saturday, October 3
Coronavirus cases in Illinois went up by 2,442 in Saturday’s report to 300,088 total so far. It doesn’t say how many cases are still active or how many people have recovered. Thirty-one fa...
Oct 03, 2020
Seneca man charged with sexually assaulting elderly woman
A 23-year old Seneca man is charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault for allegedly sexually assaulting a 72-year old woman in her home. The LaSalle County Sheriff's Deparment says that happened...
Oct 03, 2020
Lincoln School letter tells of COVID-19 case
Parents of Lincoln school kids in Ottawa are being told there's a COVID-19 case at the school. The letter issued Friday says everyone who may have been in close contact with the person who has it has ...
Oct 03, 2020
Telephones are back to normal at OPD
Telephones are working normally at the Ottawa police station again. They were out for about 20 minutes overnight. 911 calls weren't affected, but anyone calling for non-emergency reasons was asked to ...
Oct 03, 2020