10 years ago
June 13, 2012
Bill Longmore will be taking the reins as the campus pastor for the Galena campus of Crossroads Community Church, filling the shoes of Todd Brewer, who left the …
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6/14/22
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SCALES MOUND–Larry, George and Jim Anderson had a trip of a lifetime on Monday, May 23 as they took part in the Honor Flight of Dubuque’s trip to Washington, DC.
“It was a …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/7/22
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10 years ago
June 6, 2012
The Jo Daviess County Relay for Life turned in $67,000 to the American Cancer Society on Friday, June 1. The event was moved to the Elizabeth Community Building …
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6/7/22
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HAZEL GREEN, Wis.–Earlier this spring, a group of 38 paramedics and firefighters from the Hazel Green Fire Department, Hazel Green Area Rescue Squad and Benton First Responders gathered in …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/7/22
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WARREN–Privates Joseph T. Wickler and Glenn L. Copeland fought and died in the Great War–World War I. The Warren American Legion Post is named for them: Wickler-Copeland Post 464. The …
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by Mike Jones
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6/7/22
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ELIZABETH–Apple River Fort director Elizabeth Papp has brought to light information on a forgotten early pioneer that called Apple River Fort home.
Dr. Thomas Killion lived a life that is …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/7/22
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ELIZABETH–When Claire Bersbach was elected as Guilford Township Clerk in 2009, one of her goals was for the Township to have a website.
She began to type from the original hand-written …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/7/22
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GALENA–The fireplaces at Galena Public Library are getting a facelift through the work of Third Coast Restorations.
Children’s librarian Rachel Lenstra said that many years ago a …
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by Brandon Behlke
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6/7/22
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GALENA–It was a one-in-a-million find for Galena resident Jim Sproule as he was directed by an antique dealer to a Civil War-era pistol while Sproule was looking for Galena pottery. The pistol …
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by Brandon Behlke
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5/31/22
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GALENA–Next week, a Galena landmark will cease to exist and be just a memory in the minds of those who saw the beacon nearly every day.
The Galena water tower on Franklin Street has been …
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by Brandon Behlke
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5/31/22
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Herman Fickbohm and Joseph Hissem, two Galena lads, were separated by world wars just a generation apart. Fickbohm was Catholic; Hissem, Presbyterian. One labored with skilled hands; the other …
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by Mike Jones
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5/31/22
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