Category Archives: WCMY News
Farmers dealing with low commodity prices
Farmers are still in the fields and barns despite the coronavirus pandemic. LaSalle County Farm Bureau President David Isermann says the challenge has not been producing the goods. He says a drop in d...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
Ottawa Times report says two LaSalle County employees tested positive for coronavirus
An Ottawa Times newspaper report says two LaSalle County Employees tested positive for coronavirus. One is said to work at the county jail. Another is said to work at the juvenile detention center. Co...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
Third corona recovery reported in LaSalle County; two new cases on tally
A third LaSalle County person with the corona virus has recovered. The LaSalle County Health Department says a woman in her 30s who was sick with it two weeks ago has recovered. The announcement Tuesd...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
Predicting the pandemic's peak: OSF doctor estimates two weeks
An OSF Healthcare doctor says the corona virus peak in Illinois could be two weeks away. Dr. Cliff Martin says it's a little hard to know, because people coming into contact with the virus right now w...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
Ottawa chooses Ameren's residential electric rates this year
After Ottawa City Hall shopped around for residential electric rates this year, it decided to stick with Ameren. Since voters approved an electric aggregation or bulk-buying electric rate program eigh...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
State publishes corona case count by zip code with map
A new map that shows confirmed corona virus cases by zip code shows it's more likely to have been confirmed in your community if it's closer to the edge of LaSalle County than in the middle. That does...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
Some base sewer rates in Marseilles dropping
The Marseilles City Council is lowering the base rate for people who use the city's sewer system, but not city water. Mayor Jim Hollenbeck says the rate is dropping from $100 to $75. Hollenbeck though...
WCMY News Apr 07, 2020
County's corona virus case count reaches 13
Two men in their 40s are the latest cases of the corona virus confirmed in LaSalle County. The LaSalle County Health Department says both men are in isolation. They bring the county's total confirmed ...
WCMY News Apr 06, 2020
Big demand for for internet service for homebound students
With so many children learning at home these days, internet companies are getting a lot of requests for high-speed service installations. Mediacom offers something for those who otherwise might not be...
WCMY News Apr 06, 2020
Reddick Mansion restoration continues
Reddick Mansion restoration work continues. Reddick Mansion Association President Lorraine McCallister says most of the upper level windows have been redone with vintage glass still in them. Lower lev...
WCMY News Apr 06, 2020
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