Local Wiki
Merrick County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Supervisors Room, Merrick County Courthouse, 1510 18th Street, Central City, NE 68826.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Trish Strobel · (308) 946-2881 · trish.strobel@merrickcountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://merrickcounty.ne.gov/board-of-supervisors
- Chairman, Board of Supervisors
- Board of Supervisors (township organization), 7 members elected by district (Districts 1-7). Chairwoman: Carolyn Kucera. Vice-Chairman: Ed Dexter, chosen 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.
- Central City Public Schools · School District
- Palmer 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
- Central City (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Chapman · Village
- Clarks · Village
- Palmer · Village
- Silver Creek · Village
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