Category Archives: WCMY News
Local mask makers supplying for the public now
With rules for wearing masks in public places taking effect in Illinois this Friday, a lot of people are scrambling to get some. The Illinois Valley Mask Initiative has begun producing home-made masks...
Apr 28, 2020
Sen. Rezin among lawmakers wanting to return to the Capitol
There are some lawmakers who think the chance to change the way Illinois legislative boundaries are drawn before that's done again will be a casualty of the corona virus. St. Sen. Sue Rezin wants the ...
Apr 28, 2020
Ottawa police ask for tips about missing man
A 71-year old Ottawa man has been missing since Thursday night. Ottawa police say that's when Thomas E. Thompson was seen walking north in the 1000 block of LaSalle St. Thompson walks with a cane, sta...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. 52 bridge near Serena to be closed for seven months
A bridge west of Serena will be closed this Friday for a seven-month project. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the U.S. 52 bridge over Indian Creek will get a bridge deck replacement. A ...
Apr 28, 2020
Ottawa grade school district admins get new contract
Three Ottawa Elementary District administrators have new contracts. Last week, the board of education approved contracts for Lincoln Elementary Principal Melanie Conley, Central School Dean of Student...
Apr 27, 2020
Four new COVID-19 cases and three new recoveries in LaSalle County announced
The LaSalle County Health Department says there are four more confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. The cases are a man in his thirties, two men in their fifties, and a woman in her twenties. The co...
Apr 27, 2020
Restraining order issued against stay-at-home order extension in response to lawmaker's lawsuit
A Clay County Judge has issued a temporary restraining order against the extension of Gov. JB Pritzker's stay-at-home order to fight COVID-19. The modified order is set to go into effect Friday. The j...
Apr 27, 2020
Fishers take advantage of Sunday's weather at Ottawa's partially reopened parks
People returned to Ottawa's parks over the weekend. They'd been entirely closed because of the governor's stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of the corona virus. But the open spaces, including ...
Apr 27, 2020
Local political parties pick their leaders
Larry Smith, of Somonauk was elected to head the LaSalle County Republicans. Smith wants to make his party appealing for Democrats who may be on the fence about deciding who to support. Reelected Demo...
Apr 27, 2020
Gardening 'therapeutic' says Garden's Gate owner
Gardening is an activity to enjoy at home during these times of social distancing. WCMY 1430 Stacy B 042620 Garden's Gate owner Stephanie Stacy says conditions are already good for growing certain foo...
Apr 26, 2020