Galena News

Oil prices drifted below $79 a barrel Tuesday in Asia as a storm threatening oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico weakened and investors eyed a volatile dollar.

GALENA, Ill. -- Grace Episcopal Church will host a lecture on Saturday, Nov. 14, by Christopher Irvine, author and vice dean in charge of music and liturgy at Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, England.

GALENA, Ill. -- First comes the tagging, then comes the evaluation. On a mild, early November morning in Fish Trap Lake, a Mississippi River backwater, Mike Steuck delicately installs a radio transmitter through the dorsal fin of a white crappie.

GALENA, Ill. -- Attorneys checked off one more item from the long list leading to the final battle determining California dairyman A.J. Bos' right to operate a large-scale facility near Nora.

GALENA, Ill. -- Griffith Lippert almost didn't say it. "I was going to walk away from the whole thing," the Elizabeth man said.

The Galena Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the fourth annual Illinois Legislative Breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov.

Rountree Gallery, 385 E. Main St., has openings in two fall art classes: * Saturday, Nov.

Cost is $25, which includes dinner and entertainment. For more information, call 815-990-8957 or 815-777-0090, or visit www.paranormal- research-of-illinois.com. GALENA, Ill.

Benchmark crude for December delivery was down 35 cents to $77.11 a barrel at midday Singapore time in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

As I was walking to the Student Union on Oct. 19, I was looking forward to an up-and-coming family band of four siblings from Illinois, The Jypsi's, I couldn't help but wonder, what image would this country/folk band have? I had an idea of course, but as soon as I met the band it completely dissolved afterward.

GALENA, Ill. -- A discussion eight months in the making has finally worked its way into open court.

Free admission. Maps are available at the Old Train Depot Visitor Information Center in Galena, or visit www.twentydirtyhands.com. Call 815-777-0644. 10th annual Hills & Dales Halloween Harvest Saturday, Kennedy Mall 5 to 7 p.m. Children will enjoy collecting oodles of goodies while trick-or-treating from pumpkin patch to pumpkin patch, a costume ...

This year, the Lawlor family of Galena, Illinois , will be holding a celebration of the release of Galena Cellars Vineyard and Winery Nouveau Wine with their 25th Annual Nouveau Wine Festival.

DIXON – The Dixon Water Department will flush hydrants next week, weather permitting.

Friday October 16, 2009 A vehicle rolls off U.S. 20 and wraps around a tree, leaving an injured Dubuque couple pinned inside overnight.

GALENA – Hello Galena, an artists co-op that sells only local art and gifts, is holding its annual Holiday Art Fair Oct.

Ray Kumor, of Elizabeth, Ill., performs Saturday with the band The Legends during the Galena Country Fair at Grant Park in Galena, Ill.

Two lavish chocolate buffets paired with a glass of bubbly and topped with live music will have some folks asking themselves "is this heaven?" No, it's the Spirits of the Galena History Museum's annual "Chocolate, Champagne and Candlelight" event on Saturday, November 7, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the DeSoto House Hotel, 230 S. Main St., in historic ...

Your kids are home for winter break or a long 4 day weekend. What do you do? A family getaway would be nice, but you don't want to travel too far.

ELIZABETH, Ill. -- A 54-year-old Dubuque man faces eight different charges after authorities say he attempted to flee from law enforcement during a traffic stop, lost control of his vehicle, and smashed into vehicles parked on a car lot.