Organizations
Churches
St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church
Father James Weeder
Associate Pastor Father Walter Jong-A-Kiem
Established in 1883
Phone: (402) 693-2235
Service Hours: Sunday 9:00 AM
Government
Village Board
The Village of Dodge has a board of trustees form of government. Five trustees are elected at large for four-year terms.
Village Chairman: Leo E. Blaha
Council Member: Brice Johnson
Council Member: Lynn Mandel
Council Member: Ryan Ruskamp
Council Member: Matt Uher
Health Services
Fire & Rescue and Police
Fire & Rescue
Dial: 911
Police
Emergency: 911 | Non-Emergency: (402) 693-2354
The rescue squad includes 13 volunteer EMTs who respond to 911 medical emergencies with a fully-equipped rescue unit. A second unit is available for non-emergency transports.
A 23-member volunteer department provides fire protection. Dodge and the Dodge Rural Fire District have a mutual aid agreement with Dodge County and other rural communities.
Dodge employs two part-time police officers.
Methodist Fremont Health
Methodist Fremont Health was established in 1940 and became a Methodist Health System affiliate in 2018. Today, the medical center includes 75 inpatient beds – 55 acute care beds and 20 behavioral health beds – and boasts an accredited cancer program. Dunklau Gardens, the attached nursing home facility, offers 80 long-term care beds in large private and semiprivate suites, a dedicated short-term rehabilitation wing with 22 beds, and four spacious hospice suites. Methodist Fremont Health also offers a 24/7 Emergency Department that treats over 17,000 patients per year.
Methodist Health System employs more than 850 full- and part-time staff members at Methodist Fremont Health and Methodist Physicians Clinic locations in Fremont, making it one of the largest employers in the region. That workforce includes an active medical staff of over 100 physicians.
Other Area Hospitals
Other nearby hospitals include St. Francis Memorial Hospital in West Point, 20 miles to the northeast, and Memorial Hospital in Schuyler, 28 miles southwest of Dodge.
Dodge Dental Office
Dr. Chad Ortmeier and his staff provide exceptionally high quality dentistry using state-of-the-art equipment at the Dodge Dental Office. For more information, call (402) 693-2212 or fax at (402) 693-2288.
Housing
Housing Providers
Schnoor Rentals is a privately owned six-unit low-cost housing facility for the elderly built in 1981. The Dodge Community Builders, Inc., is an organization that maintains affordable apartments for the elderly and other individuals and families. Two buildings, one with 10 units and one completed in 1994 with six units are income-based rentals. For information, call (402) 693-2201.
Library
John Rogers Memorial Library
has about 8,300 titles including books for children, young adult and adult, reference, audiobook cassettes and CDs, large print books, magazines, videos and DVDs that can be checked out by patrons. Printed materials not available at the library may be requested through the interlibrary loan program. The library is fully automated and has four computers available for public use. Access to the Internet is available on three computers at no charge. Patrons can also use the photocopier and microfilm reader with microfilm of The Dodge Criterion from 1895 to current issues. The Dodge Criterion newspapers are in bound volumes from 1970 to the current year. Each summer the library sponsors a summer reading program and story time. The library will deliver books to the homebound and can also request items from the Nebraska Library Commission’s Talking Book and Braille Service. Anyone can borrow materials from the library by asking to be added to the patron list. There is no charge to use the library. Hours are Tuesday and Wednesday, 11:30 AM–5 PM; Thursday, 11:30 AM–8 PM and Saturday, 9 AM–12 noon. For more information, call the library at (402) 693-2512 or email at johnrogerslibrary@yahoo.com. Jenny Praest is the library director.
Organizations
Local Organizations
The American Legion, VFW, and their auxiliary groups are at home in the Holsten Memorial Building near the business district. The Dodge Chamber of Commerce promotes local business and community projects. Dodge Booster Club creates enthusiasm and support for high school extracurricular activities. DARC (Dodge Activities and Recreation Committee) has been responsible for many community betterment projects. Other groups include Dodge Baseball Club, 4-H Extension Clubs, and various church organizations.
Local Newspapers
The Dodge Criterion, with 1,300 subscribers, is the local weekly paper. Delivery of several daily newspapers is also available, including the Omaha World-Herald, Norfolk Daily News, and Fremont Tribune.
Utilities
Municipal Water System
The municipal water system in Dodge is supplied by two wells with an average depth of 94 feet. The system has overhead storage and a maximum capacity of 1,387,760 gallons per day. Dodge has a sanitary sewerage system and a storm sewer system. The extended aeration treatment plant has a daily capacity of 160,000 gallons. Privately owned solid waste removal service is mandatory. In 2013, Dodge added an ultraviolet system at the sewer plant.
Electricity
Cuming County Public Power District provides retail electric service to the village. Contact Brian Throener, local manager, for additional information regarding rates and service or call 1-877-572-2463.
Telecommunications
Great Plains Communications serves the Dodge area with digital central office and fiber optic lines. Installation and maintenance personnel are located in Dodge. The company offers a full range of custom calling features as well as local Internet access service. For more information about products and service, call 1-888-343-8013.
A total of 26 channels are available via cable television service.
Skywave is a telecommunications company based out of West Point, NE, United States. They provide both high-speed fiber internet & fixed wireless internet and phone services to area residents and businesses in the multi-county region. They continue to evolve their network, now deploying Fiber-to-the-Premises in West Point, Beemer, Bancroft, Oakland, Snyder, Dodge, and are adding rural areas in the region. Their Fixed-Wireless Internet service is available in the areas of Bancroft, Beemer, West Point, Wisner, Leigh, Clarkson, Howells, Dodge, Snyder, Scribner, and Oakland areas.
Address: 121 S Main St, West Point, NE 68788
Phone: (402) 372-1975
Website: skywaveconnect.com
Hours: Monday–Friday | 9 AM–5 PM, Closed Saturday & Sunday