Category Archives: WCMY News
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
County Board nixes pay increases for elected officials including themselves
Joe SavitchThe LaSalle County Board Chairman, Circuit Clerk, Auditor, Coroner and Recorder of Deeds may not get salary increases when the new terms start in December. The County Board Thursday voted t...
May 08, 2020
Ottawa and Mendota teachers receive Excellence in Education Award
A reading specialist of nearly thirty years is one of the recipients of the Regional Office of Education for LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties' Excellence in Education Awards. Beth Woolley has sp...
May 07, 2020
LaSalle County tax payers may pay first installments up to two months late without penalties
Given the option of paying their property tax first installments late without penalties, will LaSalle County property owners hold out even if they don't have to? The county will find out this summer. ...
May 07, 2020
Seven new coronavirus cases reported in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting seven new COVID-19 cases. The cases range from men and women in their forties through their eighties. The county has had 91 cases so far. Illinois ann...
May 07, 2020
Ottawa Lions Club cancels 2020 carnival
The Ottawa Lions Club would have started advertising soon for its annual carnival in Ottawa. It was scheduled for Father's Day weekend. Carnival Chairman Brian Baldwin says, as has become par for the ...
May 07, 2020
Corona case surge reported at area nursing home
The number of corona virus cases at one nursing home in the area has ballooned. Aperion Care in Marseilles now reports 31 cases among residents and two among staff. The parent company reported just on...
May 07, 2020