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Dylan Jackson Class 10 Racer Charges down the slalom course, prepared to move the slalom gate out of his way. Dylan placed 10th out of 35 racing in his age group, age class 10.
Frigid temperatures affect residents in Jo Daviess County
From several inches of snow to below-zero temperatures, Jo Daviess County can’t catch a break. Following the snowfall from a couple weeks ago, last week, temperatures were in the negatives … more
Arrow Solar now has three co-owners: (from left) Greg Hart, Aaron Abt and Joe Mattingley.
Arrow Solar announces new CEO and program
The sun is shining on Arrow Solar as it welcomes its new CEO and continues to grow. Joe Mattingley recently became a co-owner of Arrow with Aaron Abt and Greg Hart. In addition to being a … more
Health board deals with shared kitchens and temporary permits
A new shared kitchen space is opening in Elizabeth and with that comes lots of questions for The Jo Daviess County Board of Health to answer at their Wednesday, Sept. 7 meeting. Shared kitchens … more
Blue signs, like this one located in South Bend, Ind., tell people what number to call in case there is an emergency on the tracks.
Citizens advised to stay off of train tracks
GALENA–Illinois is seeing an uptick of a dangerous trend. Special Agent Jeffrey Price from Canadian National’s North American police division said that there has been an uptick in … more
Zoning board approves requests after six public hearings
The Galena Zoning Board of Appeals held six public hearings during its meeting on Aug. 9 and approved all of the requests. Only one or two people spoke in favor of each request and no one spoke … more
It seems like more and more people these days start preparing for Christmas early with stores setting out Christmas decorations before Halloween and streaming services already releasing holiday content. This year, it seems like even the weather is following this trend. While the people of Galena prepared for Halloween, they were greeted by snow on the morning of Oct. 31. Left: The snow stuck to some grass and structures in town but didn’t really stick on the ground besides that. This snowfall comes after a few flakes fell on the morning of Oct. 29. Right: Snow was able to accumulate on a few structures like these stairs.
Happy Halloween? Galena sees first snowfalls of the season
It seems like more and more people these days start preparing for Christmas early with stores setting out Christmas decorations before Halloween and streaming services already releasing holiday … more
This rendering from Straka Johnson Architects, P.C. shows where the proposed school will be.
Superintendent shares facts about referendum
The Galena High School (GHS) renovation project referendum was a big topic of conversation at the Galena Unit School District #120 Board of Education meeting on Jan. 16. Superintendent Tim … more
It takes a lot of preparation and skills to set up timing equipment and courses for the Classic as demonstrated by long time Special Olympics supporter and Chestnut employee as he adjusts the wireless timing system on .The Bunny run for Level 1 racers.
Midwest Classic Ski Invitational
For the second year in row, the Chicago Park District hosted the Midwest Classic Ski Invitational at Chestnut Mountain Resort. Held Feb. 20 through Feb. 22, the invitational featured alpine racing … more
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This receipt was recently mailed to the Gazette office by Patsy Geiger from Hanover. The receipt, dated Dec. 31, 1897, is for payment of a 1-year subscription to the Galena Weekly Gazette in the amount of $1.50. The receipt is made out to Mr. G. Francke who Geiger said was a relative of her husband, Nelson Geiger.
1999: Happy Joe’s destroyed by fire
Ten Years Ago April 30, 2014 Standing for 80 years, the Hanover bridge will be replaced. The original bridge in Hanover over the Apple River was built in 1848. With the construction of the … more
South Dodge Street, north from Gear Street, receives a well-earned new coat of asphalt on Monday, Nov. 21. West Street from U.S. 20 to Gear Street was also paved.
Dodge Street paving continues
The Jo Daviess County Board holds August meeting
GALENA–The Jo Daviess County Board held their August meeting on Tuesday, August 8, at 7 p.m. in the County Boardroom in the Jo Daviess County Courthouse. In the meeting, the board approved … more
Jo Daviess County residents were busy removing snow from their cars, streets and sidewalks on Thursday, Dec. 22. Here, Billie Nolan sweeps snow from her car along Franklin Street.
Winter’s fury descends
GALENA–Brrrr, it’s cold! Galena faced its first major winter storm of the season with snow starting Wednesday evening, Dec. 21. Snow continued into the night with an overnight low of … more
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