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Reporter celebrates one year at Gazette
As of August 15, I have officially worked at the Gazette for one year. And my, what a year it has been. For this being my first reporting job out of college, it was nothing like I expected. … more
Small world: They knew way too much about Galena. . .I was curious
I am always amazed at how people are connected. When meeting strangers, it takes just a few questions to find a connection. That’s what I enjoy doing. Last year during RAGBRAI, the … more
Water and soil: Beth Baranski travels the county talking about updated water resource plan
Beth Baranski has a big job ahead of her, a job that few would enjoy. Beth does. She enjoys getting out into all parts of her beloved Jo Daviess County and meeting people. Beth is somewhat like … more
Image of the Illinois Central Railroad depot. Diagonally across the tracks, across Bouthillier Street, is the Chicago Northwestern Railroad depot, indicated by yellow arrow. The Illinois Central tracks run on one side, and the CNWRR tracks on the other, with a pyramid-shaped platform between. It is possible that this is where freight was transferred from narrow gauge to broad gauge. The Illinois Central eventually removed all narrow gauge tracks from the original Galena and Southern Wisconsin Railroad.
Railroad story is a human story
Who could have imagined that narrow gauge railroads were quite the rage, especially in rural areas, for around seven years in the mid-to-late 19th century? Galena itself got caught up in both the … more
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‘Adult’ Gazette staffer has thoughts on the word, ‘adulting’
Murphy Obershaw, Gazette reporter, wrote an interesting article featured in the April 19 paper about adulting. Adulting is a neologism–a newly-coined word. It first popped up … more
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Some stats about Americans and alcohol for Dry January
It’s Dry January. Here are some statistics from the Pew Research Center taken from a July 2023 Gallup survey about American adults and alcohol use. All of the following data are from those 2 … more
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Stunning view: Charles Fach shares photos. . .be careful of those bicyclists this coming Saturday
Over the course of the last several months, Charles Fach has become a frequent contributor of photos to The Gazette. His photos sharing fall colors were on point. This photo of Galena Green at … more
Be afraid, very afraid and control this pest
“Late at night while you’re sleepin’, poison hemlock comes a-creeping, around….” With apologies to the Coasters and Leiber and Stoller A frightening plant has … more
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A new teacher’s first day of school
I was ready for the first day of school. I had student scores from previous years. I had a syllabus, which aligned with the other teacher in my department. I had login information for several … more
Earth works: “Earth” Day
O n a recent trip to Ireland with his daughter, Roger Redington couldn’t help noticing the degraded condition of the soils in the agricultural fields–a condition brought on by hundreds of … more
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Heroes of the donkey rescue are, from left, Deputy Matt Grube, Cooper Williams, Andy Williams, Taylor Aldous.
Stella and Sister enjoy a few moments of freedom
Freedom on the other side of our gate is not freedom at all without our human Lynn. The world “out there” is, in truth, terribly sad and disorienting. Take my word for it! This is … more
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Stella and Sister eating hay while listening to Mahler’s 8th Symphony.
Exploring boundaries between self, nature
Yesterday, I popped a CD of Mahler’s 8th Symphony into my dusty CD player. I opened up my front windows to air out my home with the fresh air of spring. I had my morning tea at a table that … more
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