LINCOLN - Sarpy County Clerk Deb Houghtaling was honored by the Nebraska Association of County Officials as the County Official of the Year during the state association's annual conference in Kearney on December 14-16, 2011.

Houghtaling was selected from a field of nominees, according to NACO Executive Director Larry Dix.

Deb Houghtaling is an outstanding public official who has dedicated herself to serving not only the residents of Sarpy County, but also the state of Nebraska. She is a highly respected county clerk who serves as an excellent example to others, Dix said.

Houghtaling has been Sarpy County Clerk since 1987. During her career, she has served on numerous government and community boards.

LINCOLN - Wayne County Sheriff LeRoy Janssen was elected 2012 President of the Nebraska Association of County Officials during the organization's 117th annual state conference conducted in Kearney, Nebraska on December 14-16, 2011. Formerly vice-president, Janssen was a unanimous selection of the 750 county officials who participated in the event.

Janssen has been a Wayne County Sheriff since 1983.

County officials also elected Hayes County Commissioner Leon Kolbet as NACO Vice President and Johnson County Commissioner Terry Keebler as NACO Secretary-Treasurer for 2012.

We are starting to gather statistics on when people are doing the searches.  NTO hit 6,402,900 property lookups on 5/01/2012.

Over 25% of the searches are taking place outside of 8 to 5.  See the bottom of the page for a detailed chart of what time of day people are looking up their tax information.

If your county is interested in putting your taxes on online, please call Joe Power at 402-434-5685.