Category Archives: WCMY News
Oglesby water rate hike delayed again
The Oglesby City Council voted on Wednesday to delay a planned water and sewer rate increase until May, 1. Commissioner Jason Curran is cautioning against holding off on raising the rate too long. Cur...
Apr 10, 2020
Oglesby parks closed
Oglesby Commissioner of Parks Jim Cullinan is closing all city parks for the next two weeks and possibly longer. It's to help fight the spread of coronavirus. Cullinan is concerned that if Oglesby's p...
Apr 10, 2020
Fire damages home west of Ottawa
No one was hurt during a fire at a home west of Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Wallace Fire Chief Dave Parrot says there's fire damage in the basement, on the first floor, and in the attic. Several fire ...
Apr 10, 2020
Power poles blow over on windy day
Wind apparently blew over some power poles in the 300 block of E. Marquette St. in Ottawa yesterday afternoon. Two poles landed on a house and wires were hanging low. Ottawa fire fighters were there u...
Apr 10, 2020
Ottawa City Hall takes bids to finish the canal project
Ottawa City Hall is taking bids until April 29 on finishing the Illinois and Michigan Canal project. Mayor Dan Aussem hopes to get it done this summer. He'd also like a few more dollars from donors. H...
Apr 10, 2020
Cannabis dispensary seeing less foot traffic, bigger purchases
Cannabis dispensaries are considered essential in the statewide shutdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19 - including the Verilife Dispensary in Ottawa. Spokesman Jeremy Unruh says, although the disp...
Apr 10, 2020
Health Department reports no new COVID-19 cases; three recoveries
The LaSalle County Health Department reported no new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, but it did report three new recoveries. The county’s total number of people who have had the virus is still...
Apr 9, 2020
City Council taps retired Minooka Chief to run Oglesby Police Department
The Oglesby City Council on Wednesday voted to hire Doug Hayse as interim Chief of Police. Hayse was the former Chief of Police at the Minooka Police Department and served at the Morris Police Departm...
Apr 9, 2020
NCAT suspends regular Ottawa city routes
Bus riders in Ottawa won't have regular bus routes for a while, starting Monday, April 13. An announcement from North Central Area Transit says the city routes will be suspended until further notice. ...
Apr 9, 2020
Small businesses, non-profits, self-employed can ask for payroll protection loans
Small businesses and non-profit organizations can ask for loans from the federal Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program. Illinois Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Directo...
Apr 9, 2020