Category Archives: WCMY News
LaSalle County corona case count tops 100; fifth death reported
The LaSalle County Health Dept. says 102 people from the county have tested positive so far for the COVID-19 coronavirus. The total includes nine people reported added to the count Saturday afternoon....
May 09, 2020
No annual meeting for Corn Belt Energy co-op
Corn Belt Energy isn't having it annual meeting. It was scheduled for Friday, June 19. President and CEO Don Taylor says the co-op's critical business operations are continuing without interruption du...
May 09, 2020
Marseilles nursing home corona virus case count up to 40
The Illinois Department of Public Health says there are 40 corona virus cases at the Aperion Care home in Marseilles. One of them has died. The company and the state are updating their figures at diff...
May 09, 2020
County Board wants to cut fees for some junk drop-offs at landfill
LaSalle County Board members want Landcomp to cut the fee for taking a pickup truck load of junk to the landfill in half. The company currently charges at least $169 per pickup truck load, based on a ...
May 09, 2020
Illinois police say Iowa man not involved in 1992 Tammy Zywicki case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Authorities in Illinois say an Iowa man charged in 1990s serial killings “does not appear to have been involved” in the unsolved 1992 slaying of a college student. T...
May 09, 2020
Corn Belt Energy to issue capital credits as bill credits
Corn Belt Energy has switched from sending checks to its co-op members to giving them bill credits for capital credits. When the co-op has money left over from capital improvements, it's paid back to ...
May 09, 2020
Serena Fire Chief Rodney Reese has died
Rodney Reese is being described as a friend and mentor to everyone he met through the fire service. The retired Serena fire chief had been with the department for 49 years, according to an announcemen...
May 08, 2020
Two more people from LaSalle County die after testing positive for COVID-19
Two more people from LaSalle County who tested positive for COVID-19 have died. The LaSalle County Health Department says one was a woman in her forties and the other was a woman in her sixties. Four ...
May 08, 2020
Marseilles seeking grant for water/sewer expansion to I-80
Marseilles City Hall is asking for a state grant to fund infrastructure construction out to I-80 north of town. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the city has almost annexed its way all the way to the interst...
May 08, 2020
June electronics recycling event still on
The LaSalle County Environmental Services and Land Use Department will have the next scheduled electronics recycling event-as scheduled. The March event was cancelled because of Gov. Pritzker's shutdo...
May 08, 2020