Category Archives: WCMY News
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 07, 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 07, 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 07, 2020
Democratic Congressional Candidate to host digital town hall meeting
People can ask questions of LaSalle Democrat Dani Brzozowski Tuesday during a digital town hall meeting. It will be hosted on Facebook Live from 5:30 to 7:30. Brzozowski is running for Congress in the...
Jul 07, 2020
IVCH reaches 1,000 coronavirus tests done
Illinois Valley Community Hospital says it's done more than 1,000 nose swab tests for COVID-19. As of yesterday, 999 of those tests came back negative. Fifteen came back positive. Thirty-eight tests h...
Jul 07, 2020
Illinois Farm Bureau has positive views of new trade agreement
Manufacturers in three countries can import and export goods under the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement. It took effect last Wednesday, replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement. Illinois Farm Bur...
Jul 07, 2020
Monday coronavirus stats: 228 LaSalle County cases with 169 recoveries
The LaSalle County coronavirus case count is up to 228. The county's health department announced Monday afternoon, two men were added to the tally after testing positive. One man is in his 20s and the...
Jul 06, 2020
Conservation police working fireworks cases at local state parks
Conservation police are looking for people who set off fireworks in Starved Rock and Matthiessen state parks over the weekend. Some videos were put on Snapchat and Instagram of the fireworks. Anyone w...
Jul 06, 2020
Fox River bridge in Millington closed
A bridge project is starting in Millington. The LaSalle County Highway Dept. says the County Highway 31 Millington Bridge over the Fox River will be closed while a new pier is built. Detours are being...
Jul 06, 2020
Corona case counts for Sunday, July 5
No new cases and one new recovery were reported in the LaSalle County Health Department's daily coronavirus update Sunday. That brings the recovery count up to 167 and leaves the total case count so f...
Jul 06, 2020