Category Archives: WCMY News
Ottawa High among schools preparing to issue laptops to all students
All Ottawa High School students will be issued laptop computers next school year. If the school is still shut down because of the pandemic, students will be better equipped to learn online. OHS alread...
May 20, 2020
Rivers begin to recede after near records on the Illinois
The local river levels are dropping. The Illinois River reached its third highest crest at LaSalle and its second highest at Morris. At LaSalle, the record is 34.4 in 2013 and the second highest is 33...
May 20, 2020
Shepherd Middle School drive-through graduation set for June
The Ottawa Elementary District board of education set Shepherd Middle School's graduation ceremony on Saturday, June 6. It won't look like a normal graduation ceremony because of the COVID-19 pandemic...
May 19, 2020
Four new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting four new COVID-19 cases. The county's total is 125. The new cases include two women in their forties, a man in his fifties, and a woman in her seventi...
May 19, 2020
Mask making group tops 7,000 with demand still strong
The Illinois Valley Mask Initiative has made more than 7,200 masks. People who know how to sew well are making them for nursing homes, other businesses, and the general public. Kate Reynolds, one of t...
May 19, 2020
Barge dislodged; bridge was already scheduled for inspection
Illinois Department of Transportation Operations Engineer Tom Hufnagel says the Illinois 23 Veterans Memorial Bridge in Ottawa will be inspected next week. The yearly inspection was already on the sch...
May 19, 2020
Peru attorney Julie Ajster's license suspended
The Illinois Supreme Court is suspending Peru attorney Julie Ajster's law license for 30 days starting June 8. The court says she made false statements three times to a judge and gave legal advice to ...
May 19, 2020
Barge bumps bridge in Ottawa
UPDATE AT 7:44AM: A barge came loose from a tow and bumped against one of the supports for Veterans Memorial Bridge in Ottawa at about 3:30 this morning. City officials tell WCMY, ADM noticed it was o...
May 19, 2020
Ottawa's east side closed--sort of--during flood
Although it's the impression a lot of people have, it's not accurate to say Ottawa's east side is completely cut off during high water. Residents are allowed in and out on Main St., and they weren't r...
May 18, 2020
Mendota High School Choir Director retiring after 26-years at school
Lori Schrock is retiring from the post of Choir Director at Mendota High School after 26 years of the teaching there. That's part of 34 years of teaching overall. She has a positive message for studen...
May 18, 2020