Clay County Sheriff's Office - Nebraska

08/14/2026

Over the course of this time period, our deputies worked 35 hours of overtime resulting in 68 traffic stops and 13 citations related to speed.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Nebraska Speeding Prevention Enforcement campaign from July 27 through August 9.

Our office was awarded $3,012.50 in overtime grant funding from our partners at the Nebraska Department of Transportation - Highway Safety, allowing deputies to conduct additional patrols focused on enforcing speed limits throughout Clay County.

Speeding reduces reaction time and increases the severity of crashes. Please slow down, buckle up, and help keep our roadways safe for everyone.

08/03/2026

Press Release
Emergency Aircraft Landing in Harvard Waterfowl Production Area

07/23/2026

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office will be participating in the Nebraska Speeding Prevention Enforcement campaign from July 27 through August 9.

Our office was awarded $3,012.50 in overtime grant funding from our partners at the Nebraska Department of Transportation - Highway Safety, allowing deputies to conduct additional patrols focused on enforcing speed limits throughout Clay County.

Speeding reduces reaction time and increases the severity of crashes. Please slow down, buckle up, and help keep our roadways safe for everyone.

04/13/2026

PRESS RELEASE
April 13th, 2026

04/13/2026

UPDATE:
The situation has been resolved.

🚨 Harvard 🚨
There is an active law enforcement situation. Please avoid the area of North Clay Ave, north of 11th Street/ Road 320.

04/10/2026

We are pleased to announce that Chief Deputy Kreighton Baxter has been appointed to the Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team (DADRT).
The Nebraska Domestic Abuse Death Review Team, which is coordinated through the Nebraska Attorney General's Office, is a multidisciplinary group that reviews domestic abuse related deaths across the state. The team works to identify patterns, improve agency responses, and develop recommendations aimed at preventing future tragedies and enhancing victim safety.
Our office is extremely proud and honored to bring the valuable rural community experience to this statewide effort.

04/05/2026

This is a SCAM!!! Do not scan the QR code.

03/31/2026

🚨🚨🔥👨‍🚒 Ok folks, just as a reminder. There is ZERO Tolerance for open burning of trash, yard debris, etc until April 10th when the Executive Order, put in place by the State of Nebraska, is set to expire. You will receive a fine for intentional burning at any point during the Statewide burn ban.

We have assisted with 2 calls tonight of illegal burning. We know the wind died down, but it is gonna wreak havoc tomorrow. Regardless, if you do not have a legal burn permit, in which you cannot obtain currently, you are illegally burning. Please help us help you and our communities by sharing this word with those that may not have social media.

03/21/2026

We’ve received several inquiries into the police presence in Harvard earlier this afternoon. While we cannot comment on the details of the case, we can assure the community that there was not and is not an active threat to the public. This was a multiagency investigation involving the Tri-Cities Drug Enforcement Team (Trident) that we are not lead on, but were asked to assist with.

03/17/2026

⚠️FAIRFIELD⚠️
Tomorrow, March 18th 2026, members of the Central Nebraska Special Response Team will be in town for training. You will notice a large police presence from several agencies, mainly on the south west side of town. THIS IS A TRAINING EXERCISE ONLY.