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Office: Greeley County Emergency Management – contact via Unified Greeley County, Tribune, KS.
Sheriff: Greeley County Sheriff’s Office – 208 East Harper, Tribune, KS 67879 | Mailing: PO Box 690 | (620) 376-4233 | Fax (620) 376-2418 | Email: [email protected]; Sheriff Jessica McDaniel-Brown. Handles law enforcement, fire and rescue, EMS, and 911 dispatch for Tribune, Horace, and the surrounding county.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911. Greeley County observes Mountain Time (a notable exception among most Kansas counties, which run Central).
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: K-96 and US-40 serve Tribune, the county seat, in far western Kansas at the Colorado border.
Notes: Greeley County was established March 20, 1873, the last county created in Kansas. It is named for Horace Greeley, the New York Tribune editor famous for the motto “Go West, young man,” which encouraged the westward settlement that ultimately populated this very county. Since January 1, 2009, Greeley County and the City of Tribune have operated as a unified government – Greeley County was the first Kansas county to consolidate its schools and road department, and it also maintains unified fire and police departments.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Greeley County Courthouse – 616 2nd Street, Tribune, KS (built 1973-75, Modern style). The original 1889-90 courthouse, designed by William T. Heaps, now houses the Horace Greeley Museum and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Notes: With a 2020 population of just 1,284, Greeley County is genuinely Kansas’s least populous county, and as of 2018 was tied for the state’s least densely populated. Its motto, “Life As It Should Be,” reflects this deliberately rural, close-knit identity. The county is a designated State of Kansas Rural Opportunity Zone, offering state income tax credits, student loan repayment incentives, and free land programs to attract new residents.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Greeley County Veterans Affairs – confirm current contact via greeleycountyks.gov.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Tribune Public Library (Tribune) – confirm current address/phone via the county library system.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: The Horace Greeley Museum (in the original 1889-90 courthouse) is the county’s premier heritage attraction.
Notes: Being genuinely the least populous county in Kansas, combined with its “Go West, young man” namesake, makes Greeley County one of the more distinctive small-town identities covered in this project.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Greeley County Appraiser’s Office – confirm current contact via greeleycountyks.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
⚠️ No confirmed dedicated Greeley County animal shelter was found in current sourcing. The City of Tribune, (620) 376-4278, handles dog tags/licensing; residents should also contact the Greeley County Sheriff’s Office, (620) 376-4233, for animal control matters.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Greeley County Road & Landfill – confirm current contact via greeleycountyks.gov. Tribune Recycling Center open limited hours weekly.
NOTES: Greeley County is the second county in the sixth Kansas Round 3 batch, under the A+ sourced standard established for this project. Being genuinely the least populous county in Kansas, combined with its “Go West, young man” namesake, makes Greeley County one of the more distinctive small-town identities covered in this project. ⚠️ Animal services could not be fully confirmed and are flagged for follow-up rather than smoothed over. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Greeley County County
Greeley County is one of Kansas’s least populous counties – an Arikaree River and High Plains aquifer farming community where Tribune serves fewer than 1,300 residents near the Colorado border in the flat shortgrass prairie of far western Kansas, where the Ogallala Aquifer’s depletion defines the region’s agricultural future.
Tribune (the county seat, population ~700) is Greeley County’s governmental hub on US 96, a far-western Kansas community near Colorado whose irrigated farming economy and courthouse anchor its identity in one of the state’s most remote corners.
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Greeley County Appraiser at 208 Harper Street, Tribune, KS 67879, phone 620-376-4256. KS assessed at 11.5% of appraised value.
Courts & Legal
Greeley County District Court at 208 Harper Street, Tribune, KS 67879, phone 620-376-4256, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections)
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4256
DISTRICT COURT CLERK (Court Records, Marriage Licenses)
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4783
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4256
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Greeley County District Court (probate/estate case files – see Probate section above).
The Horace Greeley Museum, housed in the Old Greeley County Courthouse (1889-1890), is a confirmed dedicated local resource – the county’s only historical society.
Local societies
Greeley County Historical Society (Horace Greeley Museum, Tribune) confirmed as a dedicated local resource.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Greeley County District Court, 25th Judicial District 616 2nd Street, P.O. Box 516, Tribune, KS 67879 (620) 272-3652
Greeley County was founded March 20, 1873, named for newspaperman Horace Greeley. It is Kansas’s least populous county. Its seat, Tribune, was named after the New York Tribune.
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Kansas has NOT adopted the Uniform Probate Code, maintaining its own statutory framework under the Kansas Probate Code (K.S.A. Chapter 59). Kansas offers several tracks depending on estate size and complexity:
Small Estate Affidavit – for estates where the total value of probate property, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $75,000 (raised from $40,000 effective July 1, 2023), available under K.S.A. 59-1507b. This transfers personal property only. If the decedent left a will, it must still be filed with the probate court even though it isn’t being formally probated.
Simplified Administration – under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act (K.S.A. 59-3201 et seq.), the most common route for straightforward estates.
Formal Probate – supervised or unsupervised administration through the District Court for larger or more complex estates.
A will must be filed for probate within 6 months of death, or it may not be admitted, forcing the estate into intestate distribution.
Step 2: filing for formal probate
File a Petition for Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor (if there’s a will) or a Petition for Administration (if intestate) with the Greeley County District Court.
The court admits the will (if any) and appoints the personal representative.
Notice to creditors is published per court order; creditors have a defined window to file claims.
The personal representative inventories assets, pays valid debts and expenses, and – under unsupervised administration – acts with reduced court check-ins.
Without a surviving spouse or children, Kansas intestate succession law (K.S.A. 59-501 et seq.) determines which blood relatives inherit.
After debts are paid, the personal representative distributes assets and files a final accounting; the court closes the estate upon approval.
What it costs
Court costs may be remitted for small estates under recent statutory changes.
Executor/administrator and attorney fees are generally reasonable-fee based rather than a fixed statutory percentage.
Typical timelines: Small Estate Affidavit can proceed relatively quickly; formal probate commonly takes several months to over a year.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-2251
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK (Records, Elections)
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4256
ELECTIONS (County Clerk)
614 Commerce Dr., Tribune, KS 67879
(620) 376-4256
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
Greeley County Health Dept
(620) 376-4959
KS DCF — Southwest Region
(620) 624-3406
KS Medicaid (KanCare)
(800) 792-4884
Greeley County Health Services
(620) 376-4221
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Greeley County Health Department – confirm current contact via greeleycountyks.gov.
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County Facts
County Seat: Tribune
Population: 1,200
Area: 778 sq mi
Established: 1888
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