Local Wiki
Dawes County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- County Board meets
- Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM.
- Meeting location
- Dawes County Courthouse, 451 Main Street, Chadron, NE 69337.
- County Clerk / Election Commissioner
- Casey Keim · (308) 432-0100 · clerk@dawescounty.ne.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://dawes-county.com/commissioners
- Chairman, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 3 members elected by district (Districts 1-3). Chairman: Vic Rivera. Vice-Chairman: Jake Stewart, elected annually by the board.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Chadron Public Schools · School District
- Crawford Public Schools · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Upper Niobrara-White NRD · Utility District
Source: Nebraska Natural Resources District (NRD) — State of Nebraska GIS, county resolved via polygon intersection against Census county boundaries
- Chadron (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Crawford · City
- Whitney · Village
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026