The eighth-seeded Warren Warriors matched the top-seeded Pecatonica Indians in the first half but their upset bid fell short ...

The Galena city finance director will officially take over as interim city administrator on March 1 following approval by the Galena City Council at its Feb. 24 meeting.

Did you say vagina? This feels like a naughty word, Chelsea Middendorf said, but that’s what makes the play, “The Vagina Monologues,” so effective. The play seeks to break the ...

The Galena Pirates’ season ended after falling short against the Rockford Lutheran Crusaders, 58-45, in the sectional semifinals, Feb. 25, in Sterling.

In his letter to the editor Thomas A. Schmidt wrote about the Jo Daviess County and their letter to the editor of Feb. 11.

Republican President Richard Nixon established the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) with the approval of Congress in 1970. In 1974, Republican President Gerald Ford signed into law the Safe Drink ...

Raymond Tesmer, postmaster of Galena, has worked for the post office for 32 years, three in Galena. He said there are challenges with safety, ice, snow, driving and cold weather ...

The River Ridge/Scales Mound Wildcats lost to the Pecatonica Indians 56-39 in the sectional semifinals, Feb. 25, in Sterling.

After receiving bids for the Galena High School renovation/expansion project, 15 were accepted at the Galena Unit School District Board of Education meeting on Feb. 18, while 24 are being ...

If I am a redhead, am I Irish? Apparently not. In fact, red hair is said to have originated in Central Asia. It is found in only 2-6% of the ...

My name is Nikki Frank. I was born and raised in Galena, graduated from Galena High School in 1998, Northern Illinois University in 2002 (B.A. in Political Science) and the ...

I grew up on a dairy farm near Warren. My mother’s family (Hartwig) has been in the Galena area since the 1850s. I graduated from Warren High School and attended ...