Ottawa man arrested for criminal sexual abuse

A sex abuse charge for a man from Ottawa.  Police yesterday arrested Matthew Cavanaugh of Ottawa on a La Salle County warrant for criminal sexual abuse.  The investigation was done by the Peru Police Department.  The abuse is said to have happened in late February. 

 Cavanaugh was taken to the La Salle County Jail.

Ottawa High Adding Girls Soccer

Girl’s soccer players at Ottawa High School will soon have a team to call their own.

The Ottawa High School board this morning gave the go ahead to start a Girl’s Varsity Soccer team in the spring semester of next year.  Right now, over a dozen girls play with the boys on a co-ed team.  However interested players and their parents packed a board meeting earlier this month saying the numbers are in place to start a girl’s only team.

Superintendent Matt Winchester says cuts will be made in other sports to pay for the new team.  He says no extra money will be budgeted for girl’s soccer.