Category Archives: WCMY News
Guilty plea may be in the works for man accused of smothering son
Plea negotiations continue in a murder case against a 24-year old LaSalle man accused of smothering his eight-week old son to death last year. Kenneth Herbst was in court this morning and will be in c...
Oct 2, 2020
Free breast exams for low income La Salle County women who qualify
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women other than skin cancer and is the second leading cause of cancer deaths for women. Most women can s...
Oct 2, 2020
Small airports soon to get easier for moms to breastfeed in
The Friendly Airports for Mothers Improvement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday and is now headed to President Trump to be signed into law. The legislation will ensure that small ...
Oct 2, 2020
Archery deer hunting season opened in Illinois
Archery deer hunting season started yesterday in Illinois. It will last through January 17 with two important interruptions of November 20th to 22nd and December 3rd through 6th for firearm deer hunti...
Oct 2, 2020
Coronavirus statistics for Thursday, October 1
Fatal coronavirus cases across the state climbed by 25 Thursday to 8,696. That's out of 295,440 cases so far. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 2,166 new cases Thursday. The LaSalle Co...
Oct 1, 2020
LaSalle woman and Joliet man killed in crash identified
The LaSalle County Coroner's Office has identified the man and woman killed in the six-vehicle pileup that happened west of Ottawa last week. Forty-seven year old Nicole L. Currier of LaSalle was driv...
Oct 1, 2020
Water main flushing on hold indefinitely in Ottawa
The Ottawa Water Department has put the water main flushing program on hold. It was paused this week with the intention of resuming next week. But an announcement Thursday says it's now on hold until ...
Oct 1, 2020
Ottawa Chamber ribbon cuttings resume to welcome Spry Physical Therapy
Spry Physical Therapy and Geriatric Wellness has been open on LaSalle St. in downtown Ottawa since July. But because of the pandemic, the Chamber of Commerce put off a ribbon cutting until Thursday. O...
Oct 1, 2020
Sens. Duckworth, Durbin say more work's needed after continuing resolution's passage
U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin hopes that after the election, Senators on both sides of the aisle put the government funding process back on track. The federal government has been running on "continuing resolu...
Oct 1, 2020
Pet blessing Saturday at Christ Episcopal Church
You can have your pet blessed this Saturday in Ottawa. The blessing will take place at Christ Episcopal Church, 113 E. Lafayette Street in Ottawa. Joanne Kammerer of Marseilles and a regular attendee ...
Oct 1, 2020