Category Archives: WCMY News
Co-owners retiring, S & S Travel closing after 38 years
A travel booking company that's been in business in Ottawa for 38 years is closing this week. S and S Travel co-owner Sandy Robinson is going into semi-retirement. She planned to retire at the end of ...
Jul 28, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus count Monday: 418 cases, 235 recoveries
LaSalle County added five new coronavirus cases to its tally Monday. The county health department says the total is at 418. Four new recoveries were also announced for a total of 235. Among the cases ...
Jul 28, 2020
Third drug arrest made after special investigation in Peru
A series of drug dealing arrests that began Friday continues. Peru police went to 23-year old Richard K. Basques' home on Water St. Monday morning and served a warrant. Bond is set at $750,000 on char...
Jul 27, 2020
Drive-thru coronavirus testing resumes in LaSalle County
Drive-thru coronavirus testing is an option again in LaSalle County. The county health department had suspended the program about ten days ago. It said the lab that did the tests couldn't handle the d...
Jul 27, 2020
Illinois 251 and Interstate 80 to have highway closures this week
Illinois 251 at U.S. 6 in Peru will be closed from time to time starting today while a contractor repairs a damaged bridge beam. More extensive repairs will be done starting next Tuesday (August 4), r...
Jul 27, 2020
New cases outnumber recoveries, drop LaSalle County coronavirus recovery rate to 56%
LaSalle County's coronavirus recovery rate is slipping downward as the number of new cases outpaces the number of people who have beaten the virus. The LaSalle County Health Department reported Sunday...
Jul 27, 2020
Illinois American Water late fee and shutoff suspension to end
Illinois American Water customers will see late fees applied to their bill again soon. The August water use that customers get bills for in September will show them. This comes after the Illinois Comm...
Jul 27, 2020
Rep. Yednock alerts businesses to new deadline for Paycheck Protection Program
St. Rep. Lance Yednock (D-Ottawa) is encouraging small business owners to take advantage of the extended Paycheck Protection Program deadline. The Illinois House member says the program has the means ...
Jul 26, 2020
Coronavirus cases surge by 21 in LaSalle County
Coronavirus case numbers went up by 21 in LaSalle County in the statistics given Saturday. The LaSalle County Health Department says there have been 409 cases so far, after including another revision ...
Jul 25, 2020
Crowd at Walsh Park celebrates Unity in the Community
A common message at Saturday's Unity in the Community event at Ottawa's Walsh Park is that race relations could be better if people would get to know each other and talk about the problem. A lot of pe...
Jul 25, 2020