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City Wide Yard Sale Oct. 5 and Map

Permits can be purchased at City Hall for $5.00

Permits must be purchased by Friday October 4th at 12:00 PM in order to be placed on the map.
Maps will be available Friday afternoon at Casey’s General Store, Dollar General, and Family Dollar Tree. The map will also be posted online on our website and Facebook page.
Do not forget to shop our local stores and grab a bite to eat at one of our amazing restaurants. Happy shopping!

Residential Clean up will be the week following. October 7th – October 12th. All items must be taken to Jordan Disposal located at 1040 E Front Street. You must bring a current City of Galena Utility Bill and proof of identity. Jordan Disposal will accept items Monday October 7th through Friday October 11th from 7am to 5pm and Saturday October 12th 7am to 1pm.

City Offices will be closed for Labor Day

City offices will be closed on Monday, September 2nd for Labor Day.

City Council meeting will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 6:00 pm in the Galena City Council Chamber located at 211 W 7th.

For Utility emergencies, please contact Cherokee county sheriffs department at 620-783-5065.

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Galena, Cherokee County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 9, 2024

Contact: Jill Bronaugh
Jill.P.Bronaugh@ks.gov

Boil Water Advisory Rescinded for City of Galena, Cherokee County

TOPEKA – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) has rescinded a boil water advisory for the City of Galena public water supply system located in Cherokee County.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 because the city could not maintain the minimum required chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for bacterial contamination. 

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.

Boil Advisory Issued for the City of Galena

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

August 2, 2024

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:

  • Boil water for one minute prior to drinking or food preparation or use bottled water.
  • Dispose of ice cubes and do not use ice from a household automatic icemaker.
  • If your tap water appears dirty, flush the water lines by letting the water run until it clears.
  • Disinfect dishes and other food contact surfaces by immersion for at least one minute in clean tap water that contains one teaspoon of unscented household bleach per gallon of water.
  • Water used for bathing does not generally need to be boiled. Supervision of children is necessary while bathing so that water is not ingested. Persons with cuts or severe rashes may wish to consult their physicians.

The advisory took effect on August 2 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 the city cannot currently maintain the minimum required chlorine residual. Failure to maintain required chlorine residual levels may put the system at risk for 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.

Payment Processing Server Disruption-RESOLVED

Payment Processing Servers are currently disrupted for services provided by the City of Galena 

We hope this message finds you well. We are writing to inform you of an ongoing situation regarding the global IT issue with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Monitoring the Situation

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been several significant outages affecting major technology companies, including CrowdStrike and Microsoft. Unfortunately, AWS is now experiencing an outage that is impacting a large portion of the internet.

Impact on gWorks FrontDesk

As a result of the AWS outage, gWorks Cloud software is currently experiencing an outage, impacting payments made through FrontDesk. AWS has identified the issue and is actively working on a resolution. We are closely monitoring the situation and will provide updates as soon as more information becomes available from AWS.

We apologize for this disruption from AWS and we appreciate your patience and understanding.

 For more information please give us a call. 

City of Galena 

620-783-5265 ext. 1

Retirement Celebration for Police Chief Charles

You are invited to celebrate the Retirement of Police Chief Charles. Chief Charles will be closing out 26 years in law enforcement/corrections career of distinguished service on September 1, 2024. Chief Charles retired from the military after serving 11 years in the Army then another 12 years in the Missouri National Guard.  Chief Charles has held positions as an Inventory Controller for Lozier Corporation, Platoon Sergeant with Labette Woman’s Correctional Camp, and a Jail Administrator of the Cherokee County Jail before becoming the Police Chief for the City of Galena in February of 2016.

“Chief Charles has dedicated a huge part of his life to public service and in my opinion, that is the most commendable attribute any person can carry. It’s been an honor to work alongside Chief, as he is a man of integrity, a team player, and a visionary. Thank you, Chief, for pouring your time and energy into bettering our community.” Mayor Ashley Groves.

“Working for the City of Galena has been an honor. When I was young, my grandfather was a Police Officer here. Seeing him in uniform and hearing stories of how he helped those in the community encouraged me to establish a goal to follow in his footsteps. I appreciate the Mayor, Council, co-workers, and community for their support while serving the city, allowing me to achieve this goal, and be able to retire as chief.” Chief Billy Joe Charles. The city wants to acknowledge Chief Charles’ leadership, celebrate his career, and wish him a well-deserved and fulfilling retirement. In the coming weeks, the city will share details regarding the search process for the next Police Chief. Visit our website and/or Facebook page for more details and updates.

We extend our deepest gratitude to Chief Charles for his dedication and years of service to not only his fellow officers, but the city as a whole. Thank you for your service Chief Charles.

Retirement Celebration will be held Friday, August 2, 2024 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm at the Galena Senior and Event Center located at 720 Wall Street. All are welcome.

City Offices will be closed July 4th

City offices will be closed Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of Independence Day.

Solid waste routes for Thursday will be picked up on Friday along with Friday routes.

For City of Galena Utility emergencies please call Cherokee County Dispatch at 620-783-5065.

Fireworks 2024 UPDATED Times

Dates and times it is authorized to discharge fireworks within the City Limits of Galena, KS

***UPDATED TIME: On Monday, July 1, 2024 the City Council approved to extend the discharge times for Fireworks for the year 2024. Fireworks can now be shot until July 7, 2024 at 10:00pm.

June 27 through July 3, 2024

9:00 a.m. – 10:30 p.m.

July 4, 2024

9:00 a.m. – Midnight

July 5, 2024

9:00 a.m. 10:30 p.m.

BOTTLE ROCKETS PROHIBITED. Bottle rockets and other similar self-propelled firework or fireworks devices consisting of a tube and attached guiding stock or rod shall not be sold or discharged in the city.

DISCHARGE ON STREETS AND PUBLIC PROPERTY PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge, ignite or fire any fireworks upon any public street, alley or avenue or in any park or public place within the city.

THROWING PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw, cast or propel fireworks of any kind in the direction of or into the path of any animal, person or group of persons, or from, in the direction of or into any vehicle of any kind.

Juneteenth Observance

City offices will be closed Wednesday June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth.

Solid Waste routes will be picked up on Thursday June 20, 2024.

For City of Galena Utility emergencies please contact Cherokee County Dispatch at 620-783-5065.