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Masks optional for East Dubuque

EAST DUBUQUE–Superintendent TJ Potts shared with the East Dubuque School Board his plans for the return to school for 2021-22 at the Monday, July 26 board meeting. Potts sent a survey to … more

by Brandon Behlke

bbehlke@galgazette.com | 8/3/21

Benton prepares for return to school

BENTON, Wis.–As schools prepare to return for the 2021-22 school year, many questions have been raised by students, parents and community members about what in-person learning will look like … more

by Brandon Behlke

bbehlke@galgazette.com | 8/3/21

Vaccine clinic set for Aug. 5

GALENA–The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Department of Public Health Vaccination Programs are planning to hold a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Recreation Park, 1721 … more

8/3/21

Galena School Board talks masks

GALENA–For the time being, members of the Galena School Board seem to be in agreement that masks will be recommended but not required for students and staff during the 2021-22 school year, … more

by Hillary Dickerson

hdickerson@galgazette.com | 7/26/21

Masks optional in Stockton School District

STOCKTON–The Stockton School Board talked plans for the upcoming school year and beyond during its meeting on Monday, July 19. As many school districts are still in flux with their return to … more

by Brandon Behlke

bbehlke@galgazette.com | 7/26/21

To mask or not to mask, that is the question

SCALES MOUND–The Monday, July 19 Scales Mound School Board meeting, during which the return to school plan and masks were topics of conversation, was Dr. Marybeth DeLaMar’s first as … more

by Brandon Behlke

bbehlke@galgazette.com | 7/26/21

For the first time in months, 0 cases

JO DAVIESS COUNTY–For the first time in months, the Jo Daviess County Health Department reported zero cases of COVID-19 in the county. As of Monday, June 14, no people were quarantined or in … more

6/14/21

Board of health talks reimbursement

GALENA–Continuing a discussion that began at an earlier Jo Daviess County Board of Health meeting, the board spent time at its Wednesday, June 9 meeting talking about reimbursing Midwest … more

by Brandon Behlke

bbehlke@galgazette.com | 6/14/21

Jo Daviess County Health Department provides COVID-19 update

GALENA–The Jo Daviess County Health Department reports that as of Thursday, June 17, there has been one confirmed case of COVID-19 since this past Monday. There are two people in … more

6/1/21

National recognition: The New York Times highlights vaccination success in the county

Jo Daviess County received some unexpected but welcome attention from The New York Times on May 15, as did Dane County, Wis., where Madison is located, in Badgerland. Both counties, it seems are … more

by P. Carter Newton

cnewton@galgazette.com | 5/25/21

Cases down, vaccinations up in JDC

GALENA–The Jo Daviess County Board of Health received a positive report from director of clinical services Lori Stangl at its Wednesday, May 5 meeting. Stangl reported there had only been … more

5/10/21

CDC stats are better: You need to be careful when looking at vaccination statistics

We’ve touched om this subject before and want to take another stab at it, because the vaccination statistics put forth by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) are not accurate, … more

by P. Carter Newton

cnewton@galgazette.com | 4/20/21