Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Two new LaSalle County coronavirus cases; one new recovery
LaSalle County has two more COVID-19 cases according to the LaSalle County Health Department on Monday. The two cases are a man and woman in their twenties. There have been 121 cases in the county and...
May 18, 2020
Most Ottawa City Rec summer events are cancelled
Swimming, softball, and other Ottawa City Recreation summer activities are cancelled. Director Mark Astle says he hates doing that, but it's too hard to plan anything right now without knowing what re...
May 18, 2020
Local Republicans oppose penalties facing businesses that reopen
Republican State Representative David Welter of Morris is calling criminal penalties imposed by Gov. Pritzker for small businesses that reopen during the stay at home order outrageous and wrong. He sa...
May 18, 2020
Ottawa man identified as Ill. 23 traffic crash victim
A 35-year old Ottawa man is the person who died in a traffic crash Saturday morning north of Grand Ridge. LaSalle County Coroner William Wujek says Michael Richard Brockhum, Jr. was in the pickup truc...
May 18, 2020
No new virus cases in LaSalle County Sunday
So far, 119 people have been reported sickened by and tested positive for the coronavirus in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department added two people and took one off of the count Saturda...
May 18, 2020
Ottawa Elementary district buys 1,005 iPads for e-learning
The Ottawa Grade School district is buying 1,000 iPad tablets. The board last week voted to spend nearly $400,000 on the new devices. Supt. Cleve Threadgill says it's for the district's one to one ini...
May 18, 2020
Brief tornado touchdown reported near Millington
The National Weather Service says a tornado touched down briefly about two miles northwest of Millington Sunday afternoon. Using social media posts and weather radar information, NWS believes the torn...
May 17, 2020
Sunday fires in Ottawa, Streator
Ottawa fire fighters put out a house fire in the 400 block of E. Main St. Sunday afternoon. The fire department says everyone got out of the house. No one was hurt. The fire was put out quickly with t...
May 17, 2020