Category Archives: WCMY News
Many questions still remain about returning to school in the fall
The Ottawa Grade School Board has more questions than answers after guidelines for returning to in-person instruction were released a few weeks ago. Supt. Cleve Threadgill told the board of education ...
Jul 8, 2020
Daughter of man found dead in LaSalle in 2018 says he was lynched; LaSalle Police Department confident death was suicide
An investigation into the death of a 40-year-old black man from Riverdale in 2018 near the 101 Supper Club in LaSalle ruled it a suicide by hanging. William Young’s daughter thinks her father wa...
Jul 8, 2020
980 new COVID-19 cases announced in Illinois; three in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department added three new COVID-19 cases to its count on Wednesday. The county has had 237 cases and 175 recoveries. Five new recoveries were announced Wednesday. Illinois i...
Jul 8, 2020
Peru Library Summer Reading Challenge open to everyone
Although the Peru Public Library is open to in-person browsing and borrowing again, most programs are still canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Director Charm Ruhnke says the summer reading cha...
Jul 8, 2020
LaSalle County asking for $60 million in case over addictive pain killers
LaSalle County State's Attorney Karen Donnelly says the county is asking for $60 million in the opioid drug lawsuit. That would cover damages that have happened since 2003 and that are expected throug...
Jul 8, 2020
Ottawa public works employees to return to previous scheduling after grievance settlement
Ottawa Public Works employees will return to the shift scheduling they had before the new year started. New hires in the department will also get one year probationary periods instead of just six mont...
Jul 8, 2020
State reports 587 new COVID-19 cases; LaSalle County adds six
The Illinois Department of Public Health added 587 new coronavirus cases to its count on Tuesday. There were 37 new deaths across the state. The LaSalle County Health Department added six new cases Tu...
Jul 7, 2020
Ottawa blood drive is booked up a week beforehand, but more drives are coming
It may be from the church's help network getting the word out and it may be from people being very willing to help anyway, but all 38 blood donation slots at an Ottawa blood drive next week are full. ...
Jul 7, 2020 WCMY file picture of a blood drive in Ottawa in 2018
Congressional Candidate giving federal government an "F" for pandemic response
LaSalle Democrat Dani Brzozowski isn't grading the federal response to the COVID-19 pandemic very highly. Brzozowski thinks the federal government should be doing more by way of legislation to help fa...
Jul 7, 2020
Spring Valley man charged with firing gun at house in Peru
The bullets didn't hit anyone, but one man was hurt while running away after shots were fired at a house in Peru Monday night. Police Chief Doug Bernabei says things could have been much worse, becaus...
Jul 7, 2020