Category Archives: WCMY News
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 04, 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 04, 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 03, 2020
Park closures could help their ecosystems
While some state parks stay closed, some of the living things in them may benefit from people not being around. Conservation Police Sgt. John Williamson says sometimes mushrooms do better without peop...
May 03, 2020
LaSalle veterans home has corona virus case
The Illinois Dept. of Public Health reported Saturday there is one corona virus case at the veterans home in LaSalle. The department says additional testing is underway there. The patient is a residen...
May 02, 2020
Twelve new COVID-19 cases in LaSalle County; four recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department announced twelve new COVID-19 cases Saturday. Cases include seven men and five women with ages ranging from their twenties to their eighties. The county's total co...
May 02, 2020
Ottawa Community Garden open again
Ottawa is continuing its community garden program located by Garden's Gate on Dayton Road. Stephanie Stacy with Ottawa is Blooming says all you have to do is fill out an application. Ten by ten and te...
May 02, 2020
IVCC commencement going online
Illinois Valley Community College will hold its commencement online at 1:30 on Saturday, May 16. The ceremony will feature pictures of around 110 students expected to participate. Former Board of Trus...
May 02, 2020
Two new COVID-19 cases; four recoveries
LaSalle County is reporting two new coronavirus cases. The cases are a man in his seventies and a woman in her twenties. There are now 55 confirmed cases in the county. The Health Department on Friday...
May 01, 2020
YMCA and OSF commit to community recreation center project
There's a big step forward on a long-awaited Ottawa YMCA building project. The Y and OSF Healthcare have announced a partnership to get it done. Caitlyn Parker with OSF says the hospital system and th...
May 01, 2020