Clerks Offices Closed Today 1/22/2024
The City Clerk and Court Clerks offices will be closed today due to inclement weather. We encourage everyone to stay home today as road conditions are very poor. Thank you for your understanding.
The City Clerk and Court Clerks offices will be closed today due to inclement weather. We encourage everyone to stay home today as road conditions are very poor. Thank you for your understanding.
Due to illness the City Clerks office will close today, Tuesday January 16th, 2024 at 12:00pm. For utility emergencies please call 620-783-5065.
Update as of 8:45 am. Trash Routes are postponed for today. We will resume Mondays trash route on Wednesday. We will keep everyone updated on dates for trash service pick up. Thank you for your patience.
Due to the extreme cold temperatures there will be a delay in trash pick up. We will be starting today, Tuesday January 16th with Mondays route. Tuesdays and Wednesdays route will be picked up on Wednesday, January 17th. Stay safe everyone.
City offices will be closed Monday, January 15th in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Mondays solid waste routes will run on Tuesday January 16th. For utility emergencies please call 620-783-5065.
City Council meeting will be Tuesday January 16th at 6:00pm.
This Thanksgiving Holiday, make sure to buckle up, Kansans. If you don’t make occupant protection a habit now start a new tradition!
Beginning Saturday, November 18th through Sunday, Nov 26th, 2023 The Galena Police Department will join many other law enforcement agencies across the state, including the Kansas Highway Patrol, in the Kansas *THANKGIVING SAFE ARRIVAL traffic enforcement campaign. Although all Kansas Traffic Laws will be enforced, this extra provision will be actively enforcing our occupant protection laws.
The Galena Police Department will also provide education that serves as a reminder that BUCKLING UP SAVES LIVES.
Don’t be a turkey, buckle up, every trip, every time. Your friends and family are counting on you.
Our offices will be Closed Friday November 10th, 2023 in observance of Veteran’s Day.
Friday’s Solid Waste (Trash) route will be collected on Monday, November 13th, 2023. Monday’s Solid Waste (Trash) route will run normally.
Boil Water Advisory Issued for a Portion of the City of Galena, Cherokee County
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for a portion of the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. This advisory applies to customers in the Empire Neighborhood North of Eveningstar Road.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
The advisory took effect on August 5 and will remain in effect until the conditions that placed the system at risk of bacterial contamination are resolved. KDHE officials issued the advisory because of a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system. Failure to maintain adequate pressure may result in a loss of chlorine residuals and bacterial contamination.
Regardless of whether the public water supplier or Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) announced a boil water advisory, only KDHE can issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
For consumer questions, please contact the water system at 620-783-5265, or KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage: kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption
Restaurants and other food establishments that have questions about the impact of the boil water advisory on their business can contact the Kansas Department of Agriculture’s food safety & lodging program at kda.fsl@ks.gov or call 785-564-6767.
For Immediate Release
July 3, 2023
For more information, contact:
Matthew Lara
785-296-1317
Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for the City of Galena, Cherokee County
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County. The advisory was issued on June 30, 2023 due to a line break resulting in a loss of pressure in the system.
Public water suppliers in Kansas take all measures necessary to notify customers quickly after a system failure or shutdown. Regardless of whether it’s the supplier or KDHE that announces a boil water advisory, KDHE will issue the rescind order following testing at a certified laboratory.
Laboratory testing samples collected from the City of Galena indicate no evidence of bacteriological contamination and all other conditions that placed the system at risk of contamination are deemed by KDHE officials to be resolved.
For consumer questions, please contact the water system at: 620-783-5265 or you may call KDHE at 785-296-5514. For consumer information please visit KDHE’s PWS Consumer Information webpage: kdhe.ks.gov/waterdisruption.
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For Immediate Release
June 30, 2023
For more information, contact:
Matthew Lara
matthew.lara@ks.gov
Boil Water Advisory Issued for the City of Galena, Cherokee County
TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has issued a boil water advisory for
the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County.
Customers should observe the following precautions until further notice:
The City of Galena has a major water leak in the area of 11th Street. This leak is having an inpact throughout the City. Please be patient while the City Crew works hard to repair this issue.