Category Archives: WCMY News
LIHEAP companion program can buy a new furnace for a low income home
A companion program to the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program pays for a new furnace. Tri-County Opportunities Council LIHEAP Director Tammy Saenz says the furnace replacement program is to buy...
Sep 22, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Tuesday, September 22: LaSalle County reaches 56 fatal cases
A man in his 70s is the latest from LaSalle County to die of the coronavirus. The LaSalle County Health Department says the number of fatal cases now numbers 56. Six more recoveries were announced Tue...
Sep 22, 2020
Free coronavirus testing offered in Mendota
You can find out for free in four to seven days if you have the COVID-19 virus. Testing is this Saturday, September 26th and Sunday, September 27th from 9am to 5pm at the Mendota Civic Center. You can...
Sep 22, 2020
St. Rep. Yednock says rejecting an unbalanced budget isn't easy when people need help
Last week, Illinois House candidate Travis Breeden said he was being wrongly described as being against affordable health care. A Democratic Party of Illinois mailer describes the Utica Republican as ...
Sep 22, 2020
Streator Salvation Army kettles are ready for a coin shortage
Streator Salvation Army Service Center Director Judy Booze doesn't think there's a coin shortage in the area yet. But she's ready. Each of the Streator area's red kettles has a digital reader to take ...
Sep 22, 2020
Judge rejects new tests on old evidence in Starved Rock murder case
Story by Michael McKenna Judge Michael C. Jansz rejected a request by Chester Weger Monday to retest evidence from 60 years ago with modern technology. Weger's lawyer, Celeste Stack, is hoping the res...
Sep 21, 2020
State Police send rail crossing safety messages
Story by Michael McKenna Illinois State Police are getting the word out that together we can save lives at railroad crossings. Because of the ongoing pandemic, that means doing so virtually this year....
Sep 21, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Monday, September 21
The state of Illinois is up to 275,735 coronavirus cases so far, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Figures announced Monday say there were 1,477 new cases counted. There were also...
Sep 21, 2020
Roxy Theater holds on through pandemic
Story by Michael McKenna According to owner Mark McSparin, the pandemic is no longer complicating the process of getting movies into theaters like the Roxy in downtown Ottawa. Phase one of planned rem...
Sep 21, 2020
COVID-19 statistics for Sunday, September 20
LaSalle County Health Department figures Sunday say there have been 1,615 coronavirus cases so far. There were 20 new cases added to the count. There were also 18 recoveries, bringing that total to 1,...
Sep 21, 2020