SHERIFF UNGER:
I would like to welcome you to the Stanton County Sheriff’s web site and hope you will find any information you are looking for. I would like to thank you for your interest in this office and hope we can serve your needs as we try to serve the needs of all the citizens and visitors of Stanton County.

Mike Unger
Stanton County Sheriff

Sheriff Mike Unger has been serving in law enforcement since 1981 when he began his law enforcement career in the U.S. Army Military Police Corp serving in West Germany. Highlights include receiving an Army Commendation Medal for saving the life of a 12 year old accident victim and fighting the terrorist acts of the infamous Bader-Meinhof group. After his honorable discharge from the military, Mike continued his law enforcement career in his hometown of Norfolk, Nebraska, where he received several letters of commendation for his actions. He later served the Schuyler and Stanton Police Departments, before finding his home with the Stanton County Sheriff’s office in 1987 as a Deputy Sheriff. After several years he was promoted to Chief Deputy Sheriff by then Sheriff Norman Lehman and upon Lehman’s retirement in 1993, Mike was appointed as the new Stanton County Sheriff. Since that time the Sheriff’s office has grown in size due to contracting law enforcement services in Stanton and the increasing work load throughout the entire county.

Sheriff Unger is currently a volunteer Co-Captain on the Stanton Rescue unit and has twice been recognized for life saving efforts as an EMT. Sheriff Unger has a college degree in Criminal Justice and has over 2000 hours of continuing education credits with the emphasis of his training in Death and Crime Scene Investigation. Sheriff Unger has also been teaching the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program in the Stanton County Schools since 1993 and has graduated over 700 6th graders from the drug prevention class.

Mike is married to Kris and he has three daughters; Sara, Samantha and Rebecca and two step-children; Whitney and Nick. Sheriff Unger has successfully been re-elected as Sheriff since 1993 and looks forward to continuing his service as the Stanton County Sheriff.