Stephen Keeffer will retire from his last six-year term as Jo Daviess County engineer. “My first term started on March 15, ...

Background: Wife Deb, three children, seven grandchildren, retired educator, Alice T. Virtue pool committee, West Galena ...

A pair of gymnasts from the Southwestern Co-Op competed at the state meet on March 8. Riley Lewerke-Hosch tied her personal ...

I am Jim Stoewer. My wife and I live on a small farm in Scales Mound Schools’ most western district. I am currently employed at Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, in maintenance. I run Stoewer Services ...

I am a lifelong resident of Galena. Elly and I have been married for 56 years. We have three children, eight grandchildren ...

I have lived in Galena for 33 years. I worked for the City of Galena for 24 years, four as the economic development director ...

Honorable mentions are Galena’s Ell Law and Megan Koenigs, and West Carroll’s Caitlyn Stingley and Domynique Lego.

As Houseal Lavigne continues to work on the Galena Comprehensive Plan update, Project Manager Kari Papelbon gave an update on Feb. 25 regarding the progress to the planning commission.

There’s a saying, “You can never go home again.” I’m not sure it’s accurate. I know the intent was to explain how you can’t revisit a moment in time, but ...

During discussions at the Jo Daviess County Executive Committee meeting on March 3, it was recommended that two cemeteries, Miners Chapel Cemetery and County Poor Farm Cemetery, that have been ...

Although I was born and raised in Jo Daviess County, this is the first time I have written a letter to the editor of the Galena Gazette. It is also ...