Musky fever! On Saturday, June 3 Parker Spangler and his grandfather “Pappy” Bob Stroh went fishing for musky on Galena Lake. Parker loves to fish, but had never caught anything but small …
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8/8/23
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ELIZABETH– The 95th annual Wurster Reunion will be held Sunday, August 20, at the First United Methodist Church in Elizabeth.
Please note change of location for this year. A potluck dinner …
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8/8/23
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10 Years Ago
August 7, 2013
The city of Galena has stepped back into the limelight as a city that no one can forget. Conde Nast Traveler recently published the results of their annual …
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8/8/23
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Perhaps there’s some truth to the old adage that out of unfortunate circumstances, some good results may come.
Taking you back in time to the 1870s…Elihu Washburne, who had been a …
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by Steve Repp, Galena Public Library
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8/1/23
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10 Years Ago
July 31, 2013
Ben Moyer is very pleased with his new wheels. In fact, he’s spending as much time as he can on his brand new Freedom Concept adaptive tricycle, made …
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8/1/23
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ELIZABETH–4-H members from all over the county participated in the 2023 Jo Daviess County 4-H Fair on Monday, July 17 through Wednesday, July 19.
Participants exhibited in a variety of …
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8/1/23
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8/1/23
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APPLE RIVER/SCALES MOUND–Take a break from the summer heat and enjoy the beautiful singing of John and Sandy Butler at Apple River UMC on Tuesday, August 8 at 1:30 p.m., or Scales Mound UMC on …
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8/1/23
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A story from the Galena Daily Gazette of October 4, 1901….
A man who had the reputation of always being in debt, sat one day in the barber shop waiting to be shaved.
He was lathered, …
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by Steve Repp, Galena Public Library
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8/1/23
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