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The Gazette inserted a correction for the March 19 primary election Republican ballot for the Jo Daviess County Board. One person was missing from the full ballot which was printed in the Feb. 28 … more
The Galena Lions Club Sight and Sound Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to individuals who are residents of Jo Daviess County and are pursuing college level studies in … more
The American Legion Post 193 Galena is seeking a few students between the ages of 15-17 to attend the 2024 Youth Cadet Law Enforcement Academy, June 23-28, at Camp Lincoln Military Academy in … more
Weave your way through the stories of Irish immigrants who came to the lead mine district as early as 1822 and created their own institutions, communities, and festivals with Tracey Roberts and … more
Break out your running shoes for the Shamrock Shimmy on Saturday, March 16, at 11:20 a.m. The Shimmy events include an adult mini -shimmy and leprachaun chase, a mini-shimmy for kids at 11:00 … more
The smallpox was always present, filling the churchyards with corpses, tormenting with constant fears all whom it had stricken, leaving on those whose lives it spared the hideous traces of its power, … more
If you or someone you know is looking into preschool options for fall 2024-25, we invite you to join us for our Galena ARC Preschool Open House and Registration on Wednesday, March 20 from 6-7 p.m. … more
New faces of the Galena Area Chamber of Commerce Many great things are happening at the Chamber. We’ve got a New Board of Directors. Even though we will miss Melissa Kindred, Cindy Foley, … more
The Kiwanis Club of Galena recently gave a $100 donation to Battle Buddy Boxes. The program was started in January 2023, by the American Legion Post 193. Pictured from left are Earl Slayton and … more
At the Feb. 26 Galena City Council meeting, City Attorney Joe Nack gave an update regarding the Parker case. He said that post-trial motions or appeals can be filed within 30 days of the … more
In April (National Poetry Month) one of three finalists will be appointed as Galena’s first poet laureate, making Galena the smallest city in the nation to have a poet laureate. The … more
James Williams Shears’ parents were Matthias and Minerva Shears. They may have come to Galena from Wolcott, Seneca County, New York. A Mathias Shears is enumerated there in the 1820 Federal … more
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