Category Archives: WCMY News
Pandemic stops LaSalle County 4H Show and Junior Fair
Too hard to hold an event that draws thousands of people each night during pandemic restrictions, the LaSalle County Junior Fair will not happen this year. Junior Fair Board President Chuck Walter say...
Jun 12, 2020
Another bump in involuntary manslaughter case as prosecutors opt out
The LaSalle County State’s Attorney’s Office Thursday got out of a case in which an Iowa man is accused of using excessive force by putting an Ottawa man in a choke hold that ended fatally...
Jun 11, 2020
LaSalle County coronavirus recoveries now right under two-thirds
Thirteen more people from LaSalle County have recovered from the coronavirus. The county health department says that brings the total to 116. It's just below two-thirds of the total number of cases so...
Jun 11, 2020
More than 500 take free online courses through IVCC
Illinois Valley Community College has been offering free online courses since March. Director of Continuing Education and Business Services Jennifer Scheri says as of this week, 526 students have sign...
Jun 11, 2020
Free, drive-thru coronavirus test offered in LaSalle County by appointment
The LaSalle County Health Department is taking registration for free COVID-19 testing. It'll be done next Wednesday, June 17 from 9am to 1pm in a drive-through line at the Emergency Management Agency ...
Jun 11, 2020
Ottawa woman jailed with $1 million bond for alleged drug delivery
A charge of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance with a $1 million bond amount was served on an Ottawa woman last night. LaSalle county deputies say 21-year old Claudia D. Smith was named in a ...
Jun 11, 2020
Corona case count update: 171 LaSalle County cases including 103 recoveries
A woman in her 30s and a boy are the latest LaSalle County coronavirus cases. They bring the total case count so far to 171. The LaSalle County Health Department reported one more recovery Wednesday. ...
Jun 10, 2020
Illinois River locks and dams to close for up to four months
Five locks and dams on the Illinois River will be closed for almost four months starting in the first week of July. There was some preliminary work on some of the locks last year. Mechanical work will...
Jun 10, 2020
No charges to be filed in case of man who jumped from bridge
State Police say no charges will be filed against a LaSalle man who jumped from the Interstate 39 Abraham Lincoln Bridge last month. A witness told State Police the man jumped off the bridge into the ...
Jun 10, 2020
No charges to be filed against man who jumped from bridge and went home
State Police say no charges will be filed against a LaSalle man who jumped from the Interstate 39 Abraham Lincoln Bridge last month. A witness told State Police the man jumped off the bridge into the ...
Jun 10, 2020