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 ...

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Hi everyone, my name is Arlee Stodden and I would greatly appreciate your support as I seek reelection for the Galena School Board. I am a lifelong resident, born and raised on a family farm. I ...

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

The décor isn’t finished, nor is the plumbing. But that could change at any moment as Joy Heller and her crew are fast at work at their new coffee shop, The Wired Rabbit, in downtown Galena.

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 I’m almost certain you can go home and feel ...

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

I have an affinity for sensory (sometimes referred to as fidget) toys, and so does my 22-year-old son. I started out buying them for him mainly because he loves the ...

Leah Kroeger and Jason James, of Scales Mound, announce the birth of their son, Declan David James, born March 2, 2025, at 10:05 a.m. at Southwest Health, Platteville, Wis., weighing ...