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Author: Tracy Roberts

Lawn Care Services

The City of Galena is now seeking motivated licensed and insured mowing service companies or individuals for the purpose of mowing and maintaining high weed notice yards in the City of Galena. All companies must be licensed with the City of Galena and have general liability coverage. Certificate of Insurance is required. All yards will need to be mowed within 7 days of assignment. Yards will pay $40.00 per 2500 square foot. Yards will be assigned 5 at a time. Must be willing to start immediately. For more information please contact the City Clerks office at 620-783-5265 ext. 1. Business license application forms can be found here on our website under documents.

Code Enforcement Officer

The City of Galena, KS is looking for professional, self-motivated, community oriented, individuals to apply for Code Enforcement Officer positions. The Code Enforcement Officer performs a variety of technical duties in support of the City’s local code enforcement program; monitors and enforces a variety of applicable ordinances, codes, and regulations related to zoning, land use, nuisance housing, building codes, health and safety,  water waste, and other matters of public concern; The officer will also serves as a resource and provides information on City regulations to property owners, residents, businesses, the general public, and other City departments.

TYPE:  Full Time

SALARY:  Depending on Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: 

Applicants must have high school diploma or GED, 21 years of age, valid driver’s license, U.S. citizen and no Felony convictions. Applicants must successfully complete a preliminary background check  KLETC preferred but not required. Have ability to communicate well in person, over the phone and the radio with public and other Law Enforcement employees.  Applicants recommended for hire will be required to successfully complete a post offer drug screen, written, psychological, and physical exams.

OBTAINING AN APPLICATION: 

Apply at the City Clerk’s Office, 211 W 7th Street, Galena, KS or print an Application Form, Addendum to Employment Application, Authorization to Release Information from the City Web Site: www.galenaks.gov and/or mail resume to:  City of Galena, c/o Human Resource Dept., 210 Turner Drive, Galena, KS 66739 or email resume to police@galenaks.gov. 

 The City of Galena is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Suspect In Custody Following Tuesday Night Shooting Death of Riverton Man

Just before 9:00pm on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, emergency personnel were dispatched to a shooting in the 800 block of Columbus Street in Galena.


Cherokee County Emergency Medical Personnel attempted to revive the victim but were unsuccessful.


Levi Porter, age 27, of Riverton, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cherokee County Deputy Coroner.


Billy Barker, 49, of Galena, was arrested at the scene and transported to the Cherokee County Jail on allegations of 2nd Degree Murder.

Formal charges have not yet been filed.


The investigation is ongoing and being conducted by the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office and Galena Police Department.

Billy Barker

A little Easter Fun!

Houses at RANDOM have been chosen for an egging! Eggs have been hidden in your yard and finding them shouldn’t be to hard. Check out the local parks and businesses for some added treats to find.

Please do not go into someone else’s yard. If your house was not randomly chosen take a trip to a public area (park, local business, school, etc.) and get your hunt on. Over 2000 eggs have been distributed across the entire city.

Thank you to our sponsors: City of Galena, Galena Parks N Rec, Rose Construction, Dairy Queen, Sonic, Beautiful Chaos, and JBirds!

EPA PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is seeking public input to update the EPA cleanup level for lead contamination in soils at residential properties across the Cherokee County National Priorities List (NPL) Superfund Site. EPA is proposing to lower the residential cleanup level at affected residential properties to align sitewide cleanup levels with a more stringent threshold of 400 parts per million (ppm) for lead in soil. This is down from the prior 800 ppm action level (and 500 ppm cleanup level) used during past EPA residential yard cleanups in Cherokee County. For more information, please see the attached EPA Public Notice and Fact Sheet (with links to the online versions, below).

  • Public comments on the Proposed Explanation of Significant Differences will be accepted for 30 days from Jan. 28 through Feb. 28, 2023. On Jan. 28, the ESD and supporting documents will be published online for public review at the weblink included below. Site information is available to the public at web repositories; please visit EPA’s Site Profile page (click on Site Documents & Data, then on Administrative Records): www.epa.gov/superfund/cherokeecounty (Click Here to view the ESD and the Administrative Record File.)
  • Send written comments to: Elizabeth Kramer, Community Involvement Coordinator, Office of Public Affairs (ORA/OPA), EPA Region 7, 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, KS 66219; or by email at r7-tsmd@epa.gov. EPA also established a voicemail box for accepting oral comments at 913-551-8755. Direct questions about the Proposed ESD and requests for site information to: Elizabeth Kramer, phone: 913-551-7186; or Todd Campbell, Remedial Project Manager, phone: 913-551-7115; they can also be reached toll-free at 1-800-223-0425 or by email at r7-tsmd@epa.gov.

LINKS: For More Information, see EPA’s Fact Sheet and Public Notice online, at:

  1. Public Notice: https://www.epa.gov/ks/cherokee-county-national-priorities-list-npl-superfund-site-cherokee-county-kansas
  2. Fact Sheet: https://www.epa.gov/ks/cherokee-county-national-priorities-list-npl-superfund-site-cherokee-county-kansas-fact-sheet-1
2023-01-EPA-Fact-Sheet-Cherokee-County-Proposed-ESD-Final-1-PageDownload
2023-01-28-EPA-ESD-Cherokee-County-SUPR-Public-Comment-Period-Public-Notice-FINAL-1-page-PDFDownload

Trash Service Delay

There will be a trash service delay until further notice. We are currently experiencing equipment complications due to the extreme cold temperatures. Trash service is currently running but at a slower pace.

Dumpsters will be emptied as soon as we have the equipment fully restored.