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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

With all the controversy surrounding the Parker Project, the developer hosted an informational meeting to talk about the ...