“Trust us,” they said. “We wouldn’t do anything to hurt Galena," they said.
That doesn’t mean that they are helping Galena. The city council’s dealings with …
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by Douglas Mahan, Galena
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5/3/22
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Throughout the rural areas of Jo Daviess County, Jo-Carroll Energy, is building out fiber broadband services to unserved and underserved homes, businesses, and farms.
This build out will allow …
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by Richard Dittmar, Elizabeth
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10/3/23
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“I would never do anything to hurt Galena.”
This statement was used multiple times at the Galena City Council meeting on April 25. I try to not doubt someone’s sincerity, and I …
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by Robert Mahan, Galena
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5/3/22
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Lynn Warner wrote a wonderful article on Emilie Marchand. Emilie is my 4th great grandmother.
The monument dedication was attended by the descendants of three of Emilie’s children. Dale …
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by Bob Krohmer, Dubuque
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10/3/23
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The city already made two huge mistakes allowing marijuana and tattoo parlors!! Since when do they fit a town of 1840s?
My husband, John Connor, worked so hard for the Galena Historic …
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by Janet Connor, Galena
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5/3/22
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At the April 25 city council meeting and more specifically the public hearing on the proposed near east-side resort, two city council members, in arguing their votes to approve annexation, said that …
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Bill Grosshans, Galena
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5/3/22
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At the April 25 Galena City Council meeting, a large crowd of about 130 people gathered in the council chambers, mainly to discuss the proposed Parker project. At one point a show of hands revealed …
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by Darlene Farrey, Galena
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5/3/22
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At the Galena City Council meeting on April 25, Alderperson Bernstein asked about the commercial outdoor entertainment that would be allowed “by right” at four proposed Parker development …
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by Wendy Clark, Galena
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5/3/22
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Along with many others, I attended the Galena City Council meeting on April 25. A long line of Park the Parker residents took to the podium, along with a Rockford lawyer representing their interests …
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by Cathy Evans, Galena
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5/3/22
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Living outside of the Galena city limits, I don’t have a say in the city council’s decision making. It seems that this is true for the residents of Galena. Last night after two hours of …
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by William Shepard, Galena
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5/3/22
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Full disclosure: I was an elected member of the Galena Public Library Board of Trustees from 1999-2003, the last two years as president of the board. I was appointed to fill a vacant seat in July …
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by Gloria Junge, Galena
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3/14/23
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I was dismayed to learn that our incumbent Ward 4 Alderman Robert Hahn chose to not attend the March 6 candidate forum organized by the League of Women Voters. The forum gave voters a chance to learn …
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by Wendy Clark, Galena
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3/14/23
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