Category Archives: WCMY News
Next Ottawa High School Hall of Fame induction will be in 2022
The Ottawa Township High School Educational Foundation has canceled their hall of fame selection process and induction ceremony for 2020-2021. The event was cancelled due to circumstances of the coron...
Aug 4, 2020
Coronavirus count update: 21 LaSalle County deaths overall out of 579 cases
LaSalle County reported one additional death due to COVID-19 Tuesday. The county health department says a total of 21 people have died due to the coronavirus. In addition, 22 new cases were also annou...
Aug 4, 2020
No plan to change Oglesby electric rates while study continues
Some people in Oglesby have noticed their electric bills are up. Mayor Dominic Rivara says that's because of more energy use. It's been hot and people are running their air conditioners. What the city...
Aug 4, 2020
Mendota residents warned of possible COVID crackdowns
The Mendota City Clerk's lobby and the Mendota Police Department lobby are closed to walk-in visitors. Mayor David Boelk says he may order most businesses in the city closed. All that's in response to...
Aug 4, 2020
More teeth given to mask rule at county buildings
Anyone going to the LaSalle County courthouses must put on a mask or stay outside. That's in the ordinance the County Board approved Monday afternoon. Attorney Julie Ajster thinks the emergency meetin...
Aug 3, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge with 47 new ones added to LaSalle County's figure Monday
Forty-seven new positive coronavirus test results in one day shatter the record LaSalle County set just last week. The LaSalle County Health Department reported 26 new cases last Thursday and 47 Monda...
Aug 3, 2020
LaSalle County and the townships and cities in it getting $2.4 million for infrastructure
About $2.4 million worth of infrastructure grants are being sent to LaSalle County and the cities and townships in it. An announcement from the governor's office says the county government itself is g...
Aug 3, 2020
Walk to End Alzheimer's to be "everywhere" this year
The Alzheimer's Association will put its "promise garden" in the Jordan Block in Ottawa this year. But the Walk to End Alzheimer's will not have the approximately 500 walkers meeting there. Walk manag...
Aug 3, 2020
Coronavirus recoveries now less than half the known cases so far in LaSalle County
LaSalle County coronavirus cases now number 511 so far. The county health department added a dozen people to its tally Sunday. They range from their teens to their 50s. There have been 249 recoveries ...
Aug 3, 2020
LaSalle County ambulance crew and patient survive fatal crash with car in Woodford County
Three of four people who were riding in a car in Woodford County have died because of a traffic crash involving an ambulance from LaSalle County. Illinois State Police say a 20-year old woman from Gri...
Aug 3, 2020