Category Archives: WCMY News
Youth Service Bureau of Illinois Valley - Informative Meeting for Prospective Foster Parents
Informative Meeting for Prospective Foster Parents: Discover the Rewarding World of Foster Care Ottawa - [November 8, 2023] - Are you interested in making a positive impact on the lives of children in...
Nov 08, 2023
Axe handle weilding man called no threat to Kimes Elementary
Streator Police were called to Kimes Elementary at 1207 Reading Street this (Wednesday) morning about 7:50 am. about a possible intruder wielding an axe handle. Police said by 8:15 a.m. the 30-year-ol...
Nov 08, 2023 Shortly after midnight, Oct. 10, Streator Police Officers responded to a simulcast (radio) call in the 200 block of Pleasant Ave. about a residential burglary that had just occurred.
A wild car chase this morning from Ottawa to Morris
A scene out of an action movie happened for real in downtown Ottawa at about 10 am this morning. Ottawa police gave chase to a black Ford Focus with two occupants down Columbus Street where it took a ...
Nov 08, 2023
Ottawa Police blotter for Tuesday
On Tuesday, 42-year-old Clinton R Munson of Naplate was charged with possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, and obstructing a police officer. That all took place near Naplate in the 1...
Nov 08, 2023
Press Release: From IVCC's Relations Office
Illinois Valley Community College along with the LaSalle, Marshall, & Putnam County Regional Office of Education has announced that the application for the American Rescue Plan Act Scholarship for...
Nov 08, 2023
WCMY Full News Report for 11/8/23
The Ottawa City Council didn't mention much about the Peltier Factory cleanup at their normal council meeting last night. When asked about it after the meeting ended, Mayor Hasty brushed it aside sayi...
Nov 08, 2023
Nuclear legislation being proposed to the Illinois house
Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin provided a status update on her efforts to end the state's moratorium on building new nuclear reactors: "As a result of ongoing negotiations wit...
Nov 07, 2023
Ottawa police blotter
29-year-old Hugo Serrato, a homeless person, was arrested at 1120 Canal Street on Monday for violating an order of protection. Serrato was given a notice to appear. 48-year-old Richard Sibert o...
Nov 07, 2023
Peltier cleanup site
The Ottawa City Council didn't mention much about the Peltier Factory cleanup at their normal council meeting tonight. When asked about it after the meeting ended, Mayor Hasty brushed it aside saying ...
Nov 07, 2023
WCMY Full news Report for 11/7/23
Sunday at 8:21 pm, the driver of a 2004 Lexxus sedan lost control of their vehicle on Cemetery Road just west of Tabler Road east of Morris. The car struck a tree on the passenger side which resulted ...
Nov 07, 2023