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WCMY News airs Monday through Friday at 6am, 6:30am, 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am, 11am, 12pm, 4pm, & 5pm. On Saturdays, listen at 6am, 7am, 8am, and 12pm. And on Sundays, the news airs at 7am, 8am, and 12pm. Obituaries are included during the 7, noon, and 4 o'clock newscasts. Not all sports reports air during regular newscasts. For sports, listen Monday through Friday at 6:50, 7:45, 8:15, 12:15, 4:15, and 5:10. On Saturday, listen at 7:20, 8:15, and 12:15. And on Sunday, listen at 7:10, 8:10, and 12:10.

If you aren't listening to WCMY News, you might be missing a lot that's going on in the community. Here are just some of the local news stories WCMY covered the week of

August 24 to 30, 2008:

Ottawa High School freshman killed in traffic wreck
Senator Obama accepts Democratic presidential race nomination
Blagojevich, Madigan hug at DNC
Congressional candidate Halvorson reports from DNC
LaSalle County Democratic Party chairman likes Obama veep pick Biden
IVCC enrollment unusually high at nearly 4,000 at start of semester
Unemployment sort of stabilizes for summer
OHS senior's Eagle Scout project is collection for troops in Iraq
Busy holiday weekend expected at Starved Rock State Park
Illini State Park among those closing for budget balancing
Illinois 71 by Starved Rock reopens
Basement flooding bout was one year ago; city still solving problems
Blagojevich may run for 3rd term as governor

August 17 to 23, 2008:

Tractor rollover claims Mendota man's life
New school year enrollment down slightly at Marquette
Chicago Urban League sues state over school funding
State Senator Emil Jones to retire
Norris Drive resurfacing starting
Former Starved Rock Lodge marketer pleads guilty to theft and must repay former employer $42k+
Burglar(s) get $50k+ in merchandise from Ottawa Sears
School boards putting budgets on file
Campaign trails: Sauerberg touts nuclear power, Ozinga visits Easter Seals
Senator Obama to announce running mate in Springfield
Lincoln-Douglas debate centennial time capsule opened
Lincoln-Douglas sesquicentennial events to include debate reenactment
State having trouble finding winter road salt suppliers
Senator Durbin meets with Amtrak official about funding
Roadside safety check to happen this weekend
Marseilles City Council putting hydroelectric referendum on ballot

August 10 to 16, 2008:

Senator Durbin tours St. Margaret's Hospital, proposed Veterans Administration site
Senator Durbin meets with business leaders in Ottawa
Lt. Gov. Quinn in Ottawa for Illinois River Coordinating Council meeting
Forest preserve referendum to be on fall ballot
Concealed guns advisory referendum to be on ballot too
Cool summer continues with overnight lows in the 50s
Riorden Pool hours changing with school starting
Dog mauls one owner; other owner facing court threat agrees to euthanize it
Final treatment going on Ottawa's recycled asphalt streets
New fire fighters on Ottawa department
Only veterinarian in county's stray program threatens to pull out
Inquest held for pilot killed in Newark area plane crash last month; cause still a mystery
Another pleads guilty in Operation Lean In, Lock 'em Up drug ring case
Some state officials freeze pay, hiring to deal with budget crisis

August 3 to 9, 2008:

Governor calls special legislative session for next week
Hearing on Pontiac prison closure rescheduled due to legislature's special session
Inmate moves from Pontiac to Thoms may benefit Iowa
Illinois Comptroller pushing for governor to sign ethics bill
Ottawa council votes 3-1 for building space needs study
Mendota Sweetcorn Festival this weekend
LaSalle County Zoning Board of Appeals recommends more wind turbine approvals
LaSalle County Democrats opening fall 2008 campaign headquarters
Ottawa street program multi-faceted this year: asphalt recycling, new asphalt, bricks
Public gives mixed reaction to shorter Riverfest
Riverfest Parade longest in six years with 130 entries
Ottawa police form Child Abduction Response Team
Marseilles mayor, two council members argue about payments for Freedom Run "volunteers"
Mackowiak fitness hearing delayed; psychiatrists weren't told about current medication
Ameren crews are on the job, but would like a break from storm repairs
Illinois Treasurer to publish lists of locals who can claim forgotten money

July 30 to August 2, 2008:

Ottawa Riverfest: Welcomeburger's new location
Back to School Shopping With a Cop applications due
Invenergy tests first of 65 wind turbine generators
Sheriff's staff present budget requests to committee
Grand Bear Lodge investigating fumes that sickened guests
Ameren offers tips for coming hot weather
West side tree falls, takes down power line
Congressional candidate Ozinga calls for extending energy production tax credits
WCMY to be site for next Brush With History mural
Mural artist talks about city's communications history
Accused rapist Sparlin balks at plea offer, fires his lawyer
Governor may compromise for capital bill
Jailers dealing with offensive writing on inmate outfits after judge's disdain
Ottawa High School Hall of Fame nomination deadline extended
Mediacom adding more HD channels
County deer hunting passes delayed due to state permit delay

July 23 to 29, 2008:

Asphalt pavement recycling underway in Ottawa
Accused murderer Mackowiak mental fitness hearing coming up
Kids set garbage can fire outside Jefferson School
Ottawa High School Board accepts new sign bids
Lunch price changes at some area schools
Waltham School projects to start
Storms cause scattered power outages, downed limbs
Funding restored for Sheridan prison, Buffalo Rock State Park projects
Bridge work starting on LaSalle-DeKalb county line
State Police say no shortcomings by jail staff after inmate suicide
Jailers upset judge; inmates given uniforms with foul language on them before court appearances
Motorcyclist killed in wreck after Freedom Run was drunk
Unemployment up all over state