Category Archives: WCMY News
IVCC and Ottawa extend Ottawa Center lease
Illinois Valley Community College and Ottawa City Hall have worked out a three-year lease renewal for the Ottawa Center. The college will pay the city $115,000 per year. And it will keep offering some...
May 24, 2020
Rep. Welter says new budget gives up legislature's power and authority to Pritzker
St. Rep. David Welter says the budget that passed the House Saturday didn't get his support because it falls $5 billion short of revenue. The Morris Republican says it also gives an enormous amount of...
May 23, 2020
Storm drops hail and fells trees in Ottawa
Nickel size hail fell in Ottawa at about 2pm Saturday, according to trained weather spotters who reported it to the National Weather Service. Strong winds also knocked down some trees and big branches...
May 23, 2020
Coronavirus case count up to 135 in LaSalle County
LaSalle County is up to 135 residents who've tested positive for the coronavirus. The county's health department Saturday added two people to the running tally. A man in his 60s and a man in his 90s a...
May 23, 2020
Mazon area man fatally hit while checking his mail
A Mazon area man died Saturday afternoon while checking his mail. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says 63-year old John A. Cravens, Jr. was at the mailbox in front of his house on E. Grand Ridge R...
May 23, 2020
Rescue agencies keep watch for man said to have jumped into Illinois River
Numerous rescue agencies have spent much of Saturday looking for a man who's believed to have jumped into the Illinois River. Illinois State Police were told of a man jumping off the Interstate 39 Abr...
May 23, 2020
Sandy Ford bridge inspections May 26 to May 29
The LaSalle County Highway 5 Sandy Ford Bridge over the Vermilion River will be closed from 7am to 4pm, Tuesday through Friday, May 26 to May 29. The LaSalle County Highway Department says it’s ...
May 23, 2020
Boyce Memorial Dr. to be resurfaced
Contractors will resurface part of Boyce Memorial Dr. starting Tuesday, May 26. The work is expected to be done by Monday, June 1. An announcement from Ottawa City Hall says the work will be done from...
May 23, 2020
Eight year old hurt in panhandle crash
An eight year old girl was flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after a two-vehicle crash in the LaSalle County panhandle Friday. Sheriff's deputies say 28-year old Vickey L. Meglich of Strea...
May 23, 2020
Forklift catches fire inside Scoots Auto
A neighbor heard an explosion, saw smoke, and called 911 Friday evening. Streator fire fighters, just down the street from Scoots Auto, got there in in a minute-and-a-half. They had the fire out withi...
May 23, 2020