Category Archives: WCMY News
Streator Salvation Army ready to help people
The Streator Salvation Army is open and available to help people in need. Director Judy Booze thinks there's confusion because the resale shop is currently closed. She says if people need help with re...
Apr 23, 2020
Lawmaker collecting masks to give to anyone who needs them
St. Rep. David Welter is collecting breath masks to give to whoever needs them. The Morris Republican is inviting people to drop them off at his office at 1715 N. Division St. in Morris from ten to no...
Apr 23, 2020
Six new LaSalle County COVID-19 cases announced Wednesday
The LaSalle County Health Department on Wednesday announced six new coronavirus cases. The cases are a woman in her sixties, a man in his twenties, a man in his forties, two men in their fifties, and ...
Apr 22, 2020
April is National Donate Life Month to encourage organ and tissue donation
April is Donate Life Month, to encourage people to become organ and tissue donors. Kevin Cmunt (SMUNT) from the Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network says one person's body can provide up to eig...
Apr 22, 2020
NCAT to deliver for Meals on Wheels
North Central Area Transit buses will deliver 270 meals to people's homes throughout LaSalle County three times a week. Ottawa City Commissioner Wayne Eichelkraut says it's to help the Voluntary Actio...
Apr 22, 2020
Shepherd Middle School eighth grade graduation still on
Eighth grade graduation for Shepherd Middle School students is still on. Ottawa Elementary School Supt. Cleve Threadgill says the question is when. The ceremony is normally the last week in May right ...
Apr 21, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in LaSalle County
The LaSalle County Health Department is reporting the county's 33rd coronavirus case. It announced on Tuesday that the case is a man in his seventies who is in isolation. Meanwhile Illinois announced ...
Apr 21, 2020
No Memorial Day events in Ottawa this year
The wreath laying on Ottawa's Main St., parade on Columbus St., and ceremony in Washington Park won't happen this Memorial Day. The holiday is more than a month away. But Ottawa Memorial Association P...
Apr 21, 2020
Ottawa High to let teachers retrieve their things
Teachers will be able to return to Ottawa High School, starting tomorrow. Supt. Mike Cushing says a third of the district's 100 teachers will be allowed in Wednesday, a third on Thursday, and a third ...
Apr 21, 2020
Another fire at historic Ottawa home, this time outside
There's been another fire at the Cora J. Pope home in Ottawa. The fire over the weekend was in a trailer loaded with plaster and lathe waste from the remodeling going on at the home. A fire inside the...
Apr 21, 2020