Category Archives: WCMY News
Midwestern meat packer shutdowns backing things up on the farms
Meat packing facilities have shut down in many places, prompting Pres. Trump to order them to stay open during the pandemic. That may be easier said than done though with employees sick from the coron...
Apr 29, 2020
LaSalle County Board committees to resume meeting
LaSalle County Board committee meetings resume next Monday. A full County Board meeting is planned for Thursday next week. Board Chairman Jim Olson says all meetings will be shown to the public on You...
Apr 29, 2020
State's Attorney contenders weigh in on stay-at-home lawsuit
Republican LaSalle County State's Attorney Karen Donnelly says a Clay County Judge's ruling that one Southern Illinois State. Rep. is exempt from the governor's stay-at-home order only applies to that...
Apr 28, 2020
LaSalle County up to 50 COVID-19 cases
The LaSalle County Health Department now says there have been 50 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the county. The new cases are a man in his twenties and a man in his eighties. 21 people have recovered. He...
Apr 28, 2020
Local corona virus statistics: more men than women, people in their 40s most affected
People in their 40s are getting more corona virus cases in LaSalle County than any other age group. And more men are being diagnosed with it than women. The LaSalle County Health Department says of th...
Apr 28, 2020
Local mask makers supplying for the public now
With rules for wearing masks in public places taking effect in Illinois this Friday, a lot of people are scrambling to get some. The Illinois Valley Mask Initiative has begun producing home-made masks...
Apr 28, 2020
Sen. Rezin among lawmakers wanting to return to the Capitol
There are some lawmakers who think the chance to change the way Illinois legislative boundaries are drawn before that's done again will be a casualty of the corona virus. St. Sen. Sue Rezin wants the ...
Apr 28, 2020
Ottawa police ask for tips about missing man
A 71-year old Ottawa man has been missing since Thursday night. Ottawa police say that's when Thomas E. Thompson was seen walking north in the 1000 block of LaSalle St. Thompson walks with a cane, sta...
Apr 28, 2020
U.S. 52 bridge near Serena to be closed for seven months
A bridge west of Serena will be closed this Friday for a seven-month project. The Illinois Department of Transportation says the U.S. 52 bridge over Indian Creek will get a bridge deck replacement. A ...
Apr 28, 2020
Ottawa grade school district admins get new contract
Three Ottawa Elementary District administrators have new contracts. Last week, the board of education approved contracts for Lincoln Elementary Principal Melanie Conley, Central School Dean of Student...
Apr 27, 2020