Category Archives: WCMY News
Cong. Kinzinger says he'll vote to support postal service
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says the U.S. Postal Service is a constitutional function of government and should be funded. He's not sure he'll support funding it all the way up to $25 billion though. He and o...
Aug 18, 2020
One quarter at a time, Ottawa High students return for new school year
Ottawa High School Supt. Mike Cushing says fewer than 300 students were in the building for the first day of school Monday. Up to a quarter of students are to be there on a given day Monday through Th...
Aug 18, 2020
Superintendent updates school board on derecho damage at Ottawa High
Last Monday's wind storm caused some damage at Ottawa High School, but students are returning for class this week. Supt. Mike Cushing says a tree service will return on the weekend to deal with big br...
Aug 18, 2020
Peru Mall redevelopment gets city council approval
The Peru City Council voted to approve a plan that would tear down part of the Peru Mall. The plan would replace the mall with an apartment complex and free standing retail stores. The redevelopment w...
Aug 18, 2020
COVID-19 figures for Monday, August 17
Four additional COVID-19 related deaths were reported by the LaSalle County Health Department on Monday. The people listed were a woman in her seventies, two women in their nineties, and a male in his...
Aug 17, 2020
Crops may rebound from derecho damage, but some grain bins are destroyed
The derecho damaged a lot of crops in Iowa. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says grain bins were blown over too. Farmers who still have grain to harvest will have to figure out whe...
Aug 17, 2020
Power companies report full restoration after derecho
ComEd worked into the weekend restoring electric service in LaSalle, Grundy, and Bureau counties. The company had just a few scattered outages in LaSalle County Saturday afternoon. Ameren Illinois fin...
Aug 17, 2020
Cong. Kinzinger asks leaders to speak out against QAnon
Cong. Adam Kinzinger says people who believe conspiracy theories aren’t crazy and don’t have bad intentions. But he’s asking anyone who believes them to investigate them with an open...
Aug 17, 2020
COVID-19 counts for Sunday, August 16
Another LaSalle County resident has died because of COVID-19, according to the LaSalle County Health Department. The woman was in her 70s. That makes 30 deaths attributed to the virus from LaSalle Cou...
Aug 16, 2020
IVCC budget hearing to be September 10
A public hearing is planned for September 10 on Illinois Valley Community College's budget for the upcoming fiscal year. After that, the Board of Trustees will vote on it. The budget looks ahead to $3...
Aug 16, 2020