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Galva Community Wide Yard Sales Announced for 2026

City of Galva

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:by Sherry Linscott

Friday, August 28th, 2026 from 8-5pm

Saturday, August 29th. 2026 from 8–5pm

Yard sellers set their own hours and days that they are open, but preferred hours are daily from 8-5pm.

List your yard sale address, hours, and days in the comment section of the linked facebook posting along with select items to be sold. If you don’t list your address’, dates, and hours of the yard sale, your sale won’t be included on the Yard Sale Address List.

You may add photos but limit to 6 only.

Deadline to have your info added to the sheet of yard sales that will be available in the lobby of Galva Post Office or at 704 W. Division St. Galva for pick up will be Wednesday, August 26, the week of the sale at Noon.

For more information, please contact Sherry Linscott on Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C6DhMUKWb/

DATE CHANGE FOR THE SEPTEMBER COUNCIL MEETING

The September council meeting date has changed due to the Labor Day holiday. It will now be held on Tuesday September 8th at 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall located at 311 NW 4th Ave. Thank you!

Spring clean-up week, 2026 is now underway! FOR GALVA RESIDENTS ONLY! All residents are asked to bring items to Galva’s Maintenance Yard (use the driveway located between Preferred Home Health Care and Mary’s Family Dining and Lounge) to be placed in a roll off dumpster.
Items not accepted are shingles, anti-freeze, LP tanks, yard waste, paint, or any hazardous material. Tires will be accepted for a fee depending on their size.
Televisions and electronic components will be accepted for a fee at Eagle Enterprises during their normal business hours. Their number is 932-2936 if you have any questions.
 
The maintenance yard will be open extended hours June 22-25 from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to allow better response to clean up.  June 26 the yard will be open until 3:00 p.m. June 27 the yard will be open from 7:00a.m. to noon.
 
If you have any questions, you can call City Hall 932-2555 from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The June City Council Meeting will be held at the Galva High School Gymnasium on June 1, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The doors will not open before 5:30 p.m. Thank you.

The Kewanee Area Community Choir will be celebrating 250 years of the United States of America with a concert being held Sunday, April 26th, 2026 at 2:00pm at the First United Methodist Church in Galva, and at 5:30 at Galva Congregational Church, and again on Tuesday, April 28th at 5:30 at the Kewanee Senior Citizens Center.

Spring 2026 Poster to Print (2)Download

Lapis Carbon Solutions will host an open house in the Big River Resources conference room located at 1100 SE 2nd Street in Galva, IL 61434. A brief presentation at 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, and 7:00 pm will be followed by a Q&A for the rest of the hour between presentations.

Open House Flyer_FinalDownload

A brand new EV Charging station is now available at the Galva Super 8 located at 301 Commercial St in Galva, IL.

Spring Cemetery Clean up week:

All grave blankets, artificial flowers, potted flowers, and all other plants are requested to be removed from the Galva Cemetery by Sunday, March 29, 2026 if relatives wish to save them.

No more flowers should be placed on the graves until Friday, April 3, 2026. Thank you!

Galva Cemetery Board

It’s that time of year again! The Henry County Soil and Water Conservation District’s spring tree sale is going on right now. The City of Galva is once again offering to pay for half of any tree purchases through this program for Galva residents only. If you are a Galva resident and are interested in purchasing a tree, there are forms available at City Hall, located at 311 NW 4th Ave. If you have any questions, please contact us at 309/932-2555. Deadline to order through the City is March 24, 2026. Thank you!

A Book by local writer and digital art creator, Jordan Murray, will be available to check out at the Galva Library. A heartfelt tribute to the people who built Galva- and to every child discovering where their own story begins. The story follows Anders, a young Swedish boy, as he experiences the push/pull migration from Gavle, Sweden to Galva, Illinois.