​YORK COUNTY – The York County Sheriff’s Office is currently participating in the Speeding Prevention Driving Enforcement campaign. 

​YORK – The York County Sheriff’s Department is reminding drivers in the rural areas of the county to exercise caution due to growing corn and visibility issues which come with this time of year.

​YORK COUNTY – Sheriff Paul Vrbka is encouraging senior citizens to utilize a website provided by the United States Department of Justice which specifically provides information to help protect them against scams.

​YORK COUNTY -- YORK COUNTY – The York County Sheriff’s Office and the York Police Department, along with the Nebraska State Patrol, are warning about text message scams.

​YORK – York County Sheriff Sergeant Taylor Samek has been awarded the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Hero Award.
This award is given to individual drug recognition experts for efforts in removing impaired drivers from the road.
Sgt. Samek removed 30 drug-impaired and 14 alcohol-impaired drivers from the roadways in 2024.
This marks his fourth consecutive MADD award. He won this award while having a field trainee in nine of 12 calendar months. 

​YORK – Janelle Vice, corrections supervisor, has been named the York County Sheriff’s employee of the quarter. 

​YORK COUNTY -- The York County Sheriff's Office has announced Criminal Investigator Nolan Janzen successfully completing the department's field training program.
Janzen will serve in the role as criminal Investigator. He came to the sheriff's department with previous law enforcement experience.
"Our field training program is used to teach newly-hired deputies about practices, policies and proper procedures associated with being a deputy at our agency," said YSO Sergeant Taylor Samek. "The program lasts 16 weeks and is taught in addition to the training received from the Nebraska Law Enforcement Training Center."
Sgt. Samek, who serves as the field training coordinator, presented Criminal Investigator Janzen with the department's challenge coin to celebrate this achievement.

YORK COUNTY – From April 18-20, the York County Sheriff’s Office participated in the Drug Impaired Driving Enforcement mobilization through the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office. The focus of the campaign was high visibility traffic enforcement on the roadways throughout York County, specifically looking for drug-impaired drivers. 

​YORK – There are still positions open at the York County Jail – one position for a male correctional officer and another position for a female correctional officer.

​YORK COUNTY – The sheriff’s department recently participated in the “Put The Phone Away Or Pay” campaign, from April 7-14, conducted through the Nebraska Department of Transportation Highway Safety Office.