Local Wiki
Otoe County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- Every other Tuesday at 8:30 AM.
- Meeting location
- District Courtroom (Room 208), Otoe County Courthouse, 1021 Central Avenue, Nebraska City, NE 68410.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Jenny Bassinger · (402) 873-9505 · jbassinger@otoecountyne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://otoecountyne.gov/agendas/
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected by district (Districts 1-5). Chairman: Jerad Sornson (District 3). Vice-Chairman: Rick Freshman (District 2), 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.
Cities (2)
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
Villages (8)
- Burr
- Douglas
- Dunbar
- Lorton
- Otoe
- Palmyra
- Talmage
- Unadilla (official website, opens in a new tab)
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
School districts (3)
- Nebraska City Public Schools
- Palmyra District O R 1
- Syracuse-Dunbar-Avoca Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Water & utility districts (2)
- Lower Platte South NRD
- Nemaha NRD
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries