Category Archives: WCMY News
Illinois about half done with Census
People at a little more than half of Illinois addresses have answered calls to fill in the U.S. Census form. Until this week, the options have been to do it online or by telephone. Illinois Department...
Apr 15, 2020
Recently formed foundation helping students get through pandemic
The Regional Office of Education for LaSalle, Marshall, and Putnam Counties recently established the Educate 35 foundation to benefit students in the district. Regional Supt. Chris Dvorak says one goa...
Apr 15, 2020
Truck driver rescued after being trapped in truck
A truck driver involved in a wreck near Mendota yesterday was flown to a trauma center. The Mendota Fire Department says the truck went off Interstate 39. It ended up in a ditch with the tank trailer ...
Apr 15, 2020
Unusually late due date for some Ottawa water bills
South side Ottawa residents' water bills are due today. They would have been due ten days ago, but there was a glitch in the billing system. That caused the bills for that part of the city to go out l...
Apr 15, 2020
Ottawa honors telecommunicators
During a special meeting Tuesday, the Ottawa City Council honored the people who take calls at 911 centers. Jacqueline Boyer and Emily Rubio received certificates at City Hall for their work as teleco...
Apr 14, 2020
One new COVID-19 case in LaSalle County announced; another recovery
LaSalle County Health Officials say a man in his fifties is the 23rd confirmed case in the county. Meanwhile eight people with the virus have recovered. The state announced 1,222 new cases Tuesday and...
Apr 14, 2020
OSF Healthcare has house call program for corona virus patients
Health care workers from OSF Healthcare are making house calls during the pandemic. Dr. Cliff Martin says the Pandemic Healthcare Worker Program is for people who are sick with the corona virus, but n...
Apr 14, 2020
Cannabis company hiring despite pandemic
Despite the economic downturn, PhramaCann - the company that operates the Verilife cannabis dispensary in Ottawa - is still hiring. Spokesman Jeremy Unruh says it can be harder for the company to hire...
Apr 14, 2020
Covia Corp. idling Unimin mine in Utica
The Covia Corporation says in the face of dwindling revenues right now, it has to reduce costs, so it's idling the Utica Unimin mine. It's also idling a facility in Kermit, Texas and reducing staff at...
Apr 14, 2020
Ottawa considers budget with possibility of tax revenue cuts due to shutdowns
Ottawa's city council could adopt a $47 million budget next week for the new fiscal year that starts May 1. The $47 million in spending is matched with a little over $43 million in revenue. The $3.8 m...
Apr 14, 2020