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Where Sumner's records are kept. Court and property records for Sumner sit with Bremer County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Iowa.
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As a small town, Sumner relies on Bremer 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.
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The mission of the Bremer County Sheriff's Office is the preservation of public peace and order.
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City of Sumner offices at 105 East First Street, phone 563.578.3242, with a contact form and email for questions. Council agendas and minutes are posted on the city site. Police non-emergency: 563.578.3241.
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Local record guide
What we hold on Sumner, and who keeps its records.
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Sumner, a place of 2,030 people, keeps its own council and town business records. Waverly, the county seat, is where the county offices are. Each Bremer County office is listed on our Bremer County page.
Labor Department file
The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division closed 4 investigations with a Sumner address since fiscal 2005 and recorded $0 in back wages agreed for 0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Construction, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Schemms Enterprise, Inc | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Mayo Family Care LLC | 1 | $0 | 0 |
| Hillcrest HOME, INC. | 1 | $0 | 0 |
Every employer whose address on the record is in Sumner, 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 Iowa wage theft records page ranks the whole state.
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Other places in Bremer County. A town page lists that town's own offices where it has them; Bremer County records are on the county page.