Local Wiki
Howard County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- Second and fourth Tuesday of every month at 8:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- Howard County Courthouse, 612 Indian Street, St. Paul, NE 68873.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Brenda Klanecky · (308) 754-4343 · hcclerk@howardcountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://howardcounty.ne.gov/commissioners
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district (Districts 1-3). Chair: Kathy Hirschman. Vice Chair: Jessie Urbanski, elected annually by the board.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Centura Public Schools · School District
- Elba Public Schools · School District
- St Paul Public Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Central Platte NRD · Utility District
- Lower Loup NRD · Utility District
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries
- Cotesfield · Village
- Cushing · Village
- Dannebrog (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Elba · Village
- Farwell (official website, opens in a new tab) · Village
- Howard City (Boelus) · Village
- St. Paul · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026