Nebraska, Colfax County
Where Howells's records are kept. Court and property records for Howells sit with Colfax County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Nebraska.
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As a small town, Howells relies on Colfax County for its court cases, deeds and other public records. The cards below are the county and state offices that keep them. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
Secretary of State business search for the status of corporations and other entities, trade names, trademarks and service marks registered in the state, with good standing certificates. Business services: 402-471-4079.
Open official site Nebraska Secretary of State Corporate and Business SearchCounty court
The U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska handles federal civil and criminal cases statewide, with case files found through PACER. Nebraska state court cases are held by the Nebraska Judicial Branch.
Open official site Nebraska Federal CasesProperty records
The Nebraska Department of Revenue Property Assessment Division issues assessment rules, valuation guides and protest forms and oversees the homestead exemption. Parcel records are kept by each county assessor.
Open official site Nebraska Property RecordsState records
State Treasurer's Unclaimed Property Division: search unclaimed bank accounts, wages, insurance benefits, deposits and safe deposit box contents by name, file and track claims, and report property as a holder.
Open official site Nebraska Unclaimed Property DivisionVital records
Request birth and death certificates, marriage records and divorce filings in Nebraska.
Open official site Nebraska Vital RecordsPolice & jail
smesserlie@colfaxne.com, Crime Stoppers, Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Nebraska.
Open official site Colfax County Sheriff's OfficeEverything else, organized
Local record guide
What we hold on Howells, and who keeps its records.
Local profile
Howells in ZIP code 68641 keeps its own council and town business records. Schuyler, the county seat, is where the county offices are. See our Colfax County page for every county office.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 1 investigation with a Howells address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $77 in back wages agreed for 2 workers. Snapshot of April 22, 2026; a case here is a finding by the Division, not a court judgment, and the city is the one written on the employer's record.
| Employer | Cases | Back wages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill's Food Mart | 1 | $77 | 2 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Howells, by back wages agreed; 0 employers have a page of their own and open from the table, the rest show their whole record in this row. The Nebraska wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
Same county
Other places in Colfax County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Colfax County records are on the county page.