Category Archives: WCMY News
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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 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 09, 2020
Ethanol plant converts to hand sanitizer
A lot of the hand sanitizer being used in Illinois lately is being made at the Marquis ethanol plant in Hennepin. Company COO Jason Marquis says with demand for ethanol down, demand for hand sanitizer...
Apr 09, 2020
LaSalle County drug and mental health courts get green light from state
LaSalle County's drug and mental health court programs have been approved by the state. State's Attorney Karen Donnelly says the two programs focus on treatment and not time in jail. Low-level offende...
Apr 08, 2020
Starved Rock Country Community Foundation chosen for pandemic relief funds
The Starved Rock Country Community Foundation is one of the grant recipients for the Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund. Foundation President Pamela Beckett hopes to have more information about the selec...
Apr 08, 2020