Category Archives: WCMY News
Derecho recovery: Ottawa closes east side, provides extra yard waste dumpsters
Ottawa's east side is closed to non-residents. The only way in and out is Canal Rd. due to Main St. being blocked. Ottawa residents can put tree limbs on the berm for the city to pick up. Yard waste d...
Aug 11, 2020
Derecho's hardest hit area was LaSalle County by power outages
By the number of power outages, this area was the hardest hit in Illinois by the derecho. Craig Gilson is the Senior Director of Division Operations South for Ameren Illinois. He says damage is so wid...
Aug 11, 2020
Power outage food safety may mean throwing a lot out
The extended power outages mean a lot of food is going to waste. Jenny Barrie, a health educator with the LaSalle County Health Department, says food that should have been refrigerated but warmed up f...
Aug 11, 2020
Wind storm was as sudden as it was ferocious
The wind storm that went through LaSalle County Monday afternoon was as sudden as it was ferocious. People told WCMY things seemed normal right up until the blast of air took down trees and power line...
Aug 11, 2020
Congressional candidate says coronavirus relief package shouldn't be unaffordable
Congressional candidate Dani Brzozowski says she sees a great divide between the two sides of the aisle on COVID relief. The LaSalle Democrat doesn't believe the cost of a meaningful relief package wo...
Aug 10, 2020
LaSalle County at 785 coronavirus cases so far
The LaSalle County Health Department reported 18 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday. The total number of cases is at 785. Mendota leads the county in cases with 171, followed by Ottawa with 119 and Strea...
Aug 10, 2020
Mayor Aussem explains pub picture, family corona exposure
A picture going around shows Ottawa Mayor Dan Aussem and City Engineer Tom Duttlinger in an Ottawa pub without masks on. Aussem says they went for lunch on July 31. Aussem says he went in and out with...
Aug 10, 2020
Habitat for Humanity ready to dedicate south side Ottawa home
The new Habitat for Humanity home on Ottawa's south side is ready to be dedicated. Executive Director Sally Van Cura says Valerie McAvoy and her daughters will live there. After ten months of voluntee...
Aug 10, 2020
Rental assistance pandemic relief available through Starved Rock Country Community Foundation
If you are behind on rent, there could be some relief coming your way. The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance program starting toda...
Aug 10, 2020
Sunday COVID-19 count for LaSalle County: 767 cases so far
Twenty-four new COVID-19 cases were counted in LaSalle County Sunday. The local health department's total is now at 767 cases so far. The new cases reported yesterday ranged from under age 13 to in th...
Aug 10, 2020