Category Archives: WCMY News
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
Ameren nearly done with electrical pole and wire replacement work
An Ameren Illinois project to improve service reliability between Ottawa and Wedron is nearly done. The company started replacing power lines and more than 80 power poles in January. It expects the pr...
May 07, 2020
Ottawa YMCA director believes rec center project will boost business downtown
The people behind the community recreation center plan in Ottawa believe the former Central School track by the Illinois River is a great location for it. Joe Capece, the executive director of the Ott...
May 07, 2020
After a dozen applicants, Ottawa prepares for more Business Stabilization grant requests
A dozen Ottawa businesses applied for the first round of Business Stabilization grants. Mayor Dan Aussem says there'll be a conference call for business owners interested in round two today at 5:30pm....
May 07, 2020
Thirteen new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County
LaSalle County is reporting thirteen new COVID-19 cases. The county health department says the cases range from people in their twenties through their nineties. There now have been 84 cases in the cou...
May 06, 2020