Galena News

COLUMBUS, Kan. - Though still in an early stage, a Cherokee County program has so far kept 58 pounds of prescription drugs out of water systems.

A Jasper County jury found that the owner of a Joplin salvage business was not financially responsible for the death of a man who was crushed by a storage box.

Three Galena residents are facing drug charges in Cherokee County District Court.

A Jasper County jury began hearing testimony Tuesday in the trial of a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by family members of a man who was killed when a large storage box toppled onto him two years ago in Galena, Kan.

Evidence is thrown out in the case against a local tobacco wholesaler and his business partners.

The Galena, Kansas fire department was in Riverton on Tuesday with their new trailer designed to teach kids fire safety.

By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com LAMAR, Mo. - Search warrants served by sheriff's deputies this week on two homes near Liberal led to the seizure of several suspected stolen items and two meth labs, and the arrest of seven people.

A federal judge has tossed out key evidence in the case against a Kansas tobacco wholesaler and his business associates who are accused of trying to avoid paying $25 million in cigarette taxes to Oklahoma and Indian tribes.U.S. District Judge Monti Belot ruled Thursday that a Kansas Highway Patrol officer had no reason to suspect that the driver of ...

GALENA, Kan. - Property owners in Galena will see a reduced property tax bill next year from the city.

If you're in northeastern Oklahoma or southeast Kansas this weekend, you have an opportunity to check out the music of The Road Crew , a country group that dedicated an entire album to Route 66 a few years ago.

GALENA, Kan. a ' Investigators have ruled the death of a 19-year-old Coffeyville, Kan., woman a homicide, according to KOAM-TV. The television station based in Pittsburg, Kan., says the Tri-State Major Case Squad has been asked to assist in the investigation.

GALENA, Kan. - The Kansas Bureau of Investigation and Coffeyville Police Department on Wednesday joined the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department in investigating the death of a young Coffeyville woman.

Globe/Roger Nomer Home Depot volunteer Stacy Skinner paints a changing table for the childrens' room at the Galena Police Department on Friday.

The new medical office buildings in Galena, Kansas are quickly rising on the east side of the city.

No cause of alarm. Galena Mayor Dale Oglesby on Tuesday night warned the City Council that a mining void below the surface of Short Street represented a serious public threat via the potential for a cave-in. Exploratory excavation on Wednesday determined otherwise.

Fire departments from Galena and Baxter Springs responded to a house fire Sunday night in Riverton.

Fire departments from Galena and Baxter Springs responded to a house fire Sunday night in Riverton.

A Galena man is facing charges including first-degree murder in connection with a July 16 vehicle crash that resulted in the deaths of a Pittsburg woman and her daughter.

Authorities on Sunday morning recovered the body of Christopher Robertson, 28, of Tillman, S.C., from Spring River at Riverton, said Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves.

Authorities on Sunday morning recovered the body of Christopher Robertson, 28, of Tillman, S.C., from Spring River at Riverton, said Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves.