Category Archives: WCMY News
Free wireless hotspots available around state
Ottawa St. Rep. Lance Yednock is reminding people that there are several Wi-Fi hotspots where people can connect to the internet from their cars. With e-learning in full swing, the hotspots provide re...
May 4, 2020
Three new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County; IDPH showing cases in Ottawa, Marseilles, Sheridan, and Mendota zip codes
The LaSalle County Health Department is announcing three new COVID-19 cases. The cases include a woman in her forties and two men in their sixties. The county's confirmed case is now at 69, with 30 re...
May 4, 2020
Former OHS athletic director and head football coach Tim Jobst has died
Former Ottawa High School Athletic Director Tim Jobst died Saturday at age 69. He was in wrestling, track, and football when he was in high school. After he graduated from OHS in 1969, Jobst went on t...
May 4, 2020
How the state decides to reopen one park but not another
Only some state parks are open again. Illinois Department of Natural Resources Director Colleen Callahan says there are a number of things being considered when the department decides which ones can r...
May 4, 2020
Returning to state waters to fish? You probably need a license.
People returning to fish in state-owned waters need to have current fishing licenses. They cost about $15.50 for the ones that are good until next March 31st. Conservation Police Sgt. Phil Wire says y...
May 4, 2020
Parking rule enforcement to resume in Ottawa
Parking rules will be enforced again in Ottawa starting Wednesday. Some businesses are allowed to reopen with curbside service. Police Chief Brent Roalson says it's important to make sure there's park...
May 4, 2020
Three arrested after high speed chase ends near Utica
One of three people arrested after a high speed chase from the Quad Cities to Utica is wanted in Wisconsin on charges of dealing cocaine and resisting a police officer. Eighteen year old Jamal D. Nels...
May 4, 2020
Correction: Only one dead in Grundy County Crash
After saying that a Grundy County traffic crash Late Sunday night resulted in two deaths, Illinois State Police now confirmed that only one person died. 43-year-old Brandon E. Heard of River Grove was...
May 4, 2020
Grundy County crash is fatal for tractor trailer truck driver
A tractor trailer truck driver from River Grove died in a traffic crash on Interstate 80 east of Morris last night. Grundy County Coroner John Callahan says 43-year old Brandon E. Heard was driving a ...
May 4, 2020
Mediacom pandemic help programs being extended
Mediacom is extending some programs to help people have internet access during the coronavirus pandemic through the end of June. Programs provide low-cost internet to lower income families and reduced...
May 3, 2020