Each year around the second week in December, 24 Hour Care delivers Christmas gifts to our patients who are veterans. This year we thought it would be a good idea to incorporate local schools to …
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by Nicole Karberg, Elizabeth
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12/27/22
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On behalf of Midwest Medical Center Auxiliary, I want the community to know the help the Galena Elks Lodge has given us. Our auxiliary has had numerous fundraising events at the Elks and the members …
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by Connie Wienen, Galena
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2/21/23
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As I am beginning to enter into that age range when I look back on the “good old days” and everything about today’s culture is getting worse, I think it is only fair to point it out …
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by Craig Brown, Galena
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12/27/22
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The Galena Food Pantry thanks Galena Walmart for all the generous donations received of meat, baked goods and fresh produce each food pantry distribution day twice each month.
Walmart’s …
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by Celeste Mancini, Galena
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2/21/23
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I hope those people who support local rail service are the ones who are carjacked by Chicago gang members. Don’t these supporters understand that one-way rail service is ideal for gang members …
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by Douglass Allin, Scales Mound
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5/24/22
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Earlier this month the Gazette featured a story about space issues at our library on Bench Street. Although the story stated that the library board of trustees has been looking into solutions, not …
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By Rick Pariser
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2/21/23
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My garden has a body and soul, just like me. It relies on earth’s sun, shade, and rain, just like me.
It needs continuous maintenance, perseverance to grow, a step at a time, just like me.
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by Charlotte Kennedy, Galena
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8/15/23
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What is a library?
It’s a place where “everyone” can go, welcomed there, to read, to learn, to grow.. . .or just to contemplate in a quiet place away from the world’s …
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by Glenda Sullivan, Rockford
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5/24/22
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness month. Prostate cancer is the number one diagnosed cancer in men having roughly twice the incidence of the number two cancer, lung cancer.
After two …
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by Ralph Losey, MD, Galena
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8/15/23
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We would like to nominate Joe Balazs for making U.S. 20 look great by picking up all the garbage and debris!
Has someone gone out of their way to help you? If so, please send your Good Guy …
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by the Tim Berning family farm, Galena
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5/2/23
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I would like to nominate Orlando Bones, a service technician for Mediacom, for the Good Guy Award. Recently I had an issue with my television set. When I left my house late morning on a Friday and …
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by Jae Hezlep, Galena
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5/2/23
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For the last decade as a Congresswoman, I represented Galena and all of Jo Daviess County, along with many of the surrounding Illinois counties. The Gazette covered my comings and goings for that …
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by Cheri Bustos, Galena
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5/2/23
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