Scales Mound News

A 26-year old Scales Mound man is recovering right now after falling about 25-feet off a cliff in Jo Davies county.

GALENA, Ill. -- A rural Scales Mound man was injured after accidently falling more than 20 feet off a cliff in rural Galena early Thursday.

Karen Kelly a Scales Mound, Ill. High School teacher talks to us about her trip to Tokyo, Japan.

Karen Kelly, a Scales Mound High School teacher, participated in the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher Program.

APPLE RIVER, Ill. -- An Apple River, Ill., teen is in serious condition after a rollover accident between Apple River and Scales Mound, Ill., on Sunday morning.

“And he drove a convertible and let [Bill Jr.] drive sometimes.”

Archie Lieberman roamed the world as a photojournalist. But he found fodder for one of his most memorable books on a farm nestled in the rolling hills of Jo Daviess County, a few hours west of his Evanston ... via Chicago Tribune

“I hoped this would change things, but it didn't.”

Archie Lieberman photographed several men on death row in the Cook County Jail, including Paul Crump, who said he kept in such good shape by lifting beds. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

SCALES MOUND, Ill. -- Two Jo Daviess County residents were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Scales Mound on Tuesday. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

The Galena/Jo Daviess County Convention &Visitor's Bureau Board of Directors met on Thursday, Jan. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

The Chicago Sun Times ranked Scales Mound High School in the top 50 Illinois high schools for 2007 based on an analysis of Illinois Standards Achievement and Prairie State Achievement tests data. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald

SCALES MOUND, Ill. -- Two teens were injured last week after the vehicle they were in crashed in Scales Mound. via Dubuque Telegraph Herald