Howard County Information
The state of Nebraska features Howard County. Back in 2021, there were 6,531 total inhabitants. The current county seat is St. Paul.
It was founded in 1871.
It was named after Civil War General Oliver Otis Howard. He was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.
Howard County is part of the Grand Island, NE Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Howard County Arrest Records
In Howard County, arrest records are also kept on each crime within the jurisdictional area.
Crimes are separated into two main categorizations in Howard County. Violent crime and property crime are the classes in question. Property crimes can include things such as burglary, vehicle theft, and larceny. Robbery, aggravated assault, murder, and forcible rape make up the four main violent crime categorizations. Howard County had 1 violent and 2 property crimes back in 2021. Howard County Sheriff’s Office can be contacted at:
Howard County Sheriff’s Office
Sheriff: Tom Busch
612 Indian Street # 13
St Paul, NE 68873
Hours: Monday - Friday
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Phone: (308) 754-5433
Fax: (308) 754-5436
Email: hcso@howardcountyso.org
Howard County Criminal Records
Members of the public living in Howard County can also search online for offenders in the area. Using a tool, an individual must simply enter the zip code of their home or an address they would like to use as their focal point. All offenders within those coordinates will then be revealed to the Howard County resident. People may also use the tool to search for specific offenders. These include any incarcerated or non-compliant offenders in Howard County.
Howard County records their criminal activity in the form of criminal records. These records cover murders, rapes, burglaries, arson, motor vehicle theft, assaults, and crimes of a sexual nature. In Howard County and across the whole state of Nebraska, the police are required to keep an up-to-date list of all records of criminals. Citizens of Howard County can use the search tool in order to get access to the records in question. Any individual on release or in jail can be searched for using the tool. Howard County sex offender register is updated constantly. Each offender living, working, attending school, or imprisoned in the Howard County area must be on this list. This register is accessible by the public in Howard County.
Howard County Court Records
In Howard County, the courthouse oversees all criminal, family, and civil cases. The court clerk is in charge of maintaining all records within Howard County. The Court of Appeals has the power to oversee any lower court case in which one party appeals in Nebraska. These lower courts often refer to one of the 93 superior or trial courts found across Nebraska’s 93 counties, including Howard County. Howard County court records can be obtained at:
Howard County Courthouse
Court Clerk: Lisa Johnson
612 Indian Street #6
P.O. Box 47
St Paul, NE 68873
Phone: (308) 754-4192
Fax: (308) 754-4727
NOTE - Mail, email, or fax can all be used to send records to requesters in Howard County. In contrast, all official records can only be directed via mail-in Howard County.
Howard County Public Records
Every Howard County resident, and Nebraska resident for that matter, has vital records kept on them. These documents record a person's most pivotal life events. These records can contain anything from births and deaths to marriages and divorces. Counties such as Howard County help to collect these records. These counties, such as Howard County, are usually put in charge of gathering files and sending copies to the state government.
Nebraska requires all county clerks to collect marriage records. These records are saved at the Nebraska Vital Records Office. Birth certificates, death certificates, divorce decrees, marriage licenses, divorce certificates, and marriage certificates make up the major vital records. In the state of Nebraska, every one of these vital records is located together in one central registry, including those from Howard County. These records can then be used for statistical analysis.
Howard County citizens can access and copy all public records. Howard County residents have the right to access these records since Nebraska passed the Nebraska Public Records Law in 1961. The most recent amendment to this law came in the year 2013. Residents can get copies of public records at:
Howard County Clerk’s Office
Clerk: Brenda Klanecky
612 Indian Street
St. Paul, NE 68873
Phone: (308) 754-4343
Fax: (308) 754-4266
Email: hcclerk@howardcountyne.gov
NOTE - If an individual wants to obtain records face-to-face, they must follow various rules in Howard County. Howard County requesters must purchase records between 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Photo ID is needed to get records in Howard County. Both driver's licenses and state IDs would suffice. In Howard County, a requester must also put their request in writing.
