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City Government:

The Gordon Police department is located at 311 1/2 North Oak Street with officer hours of Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm and Saturdays 8:00 am to 12:00 pm. Phone - 308-282-0308, after hours emergency assistance may be obtained by dialing 911, or contacting the Sheridan County Sheriff's Office at 308-327-2161.

The Gordon City Libraryoffers a current, popular collection of fiction and non-fiction for all ages, 300 volumes of large print books and books-on-tape. The reference area provides useful, up-to-date resources. A lounge area is provided for reading and relaxation. The library offers an inter-library loan service through which patrons can obtain titles not held locally. Programming for children includes a summer reading program and preschoolers' story hour once a month through the school year. The library offers computer access with free Internet access available to the public. The Gordon City Library is located at 101 West 5th Street, phone: 308 282-1198

Library Director, Maria Kling

Local Utilities:

Natural Gas

 Source Gas, P. O. Box 637, Alliance, NE, 69301 Phone 1-800-563-0012

ACE, Public Agency for Community Energy, 1111 O St., Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68508-3614 Phone 1-800-454-4759

Electric

Nebraska Public Power District, 110 W 2nd Street, Gordon, NE, 308-282-1480

Water & Sewer

 City of Gordon, 311 N Oak St., Box 310, Gordon, NE, 308-282-0837

Garbage

 S.W.A.N.N., P.O. Box 47, Chadron, NE, 800-425-4245

Cable Television

Great Plains Communications, P.O. Box 110, Chadron, NE, 1-800-287-0791

Telephone

Great Plains Communications, 888-343-8013

Propane

Beguin Propane, West U.S. Highway 20, Gordon, NE 69343, Phone 308-360-3579
Westco, 309 W Orin St., Gordon, NE Phone 308-282-1725

Heating/Fuel

Hix Oil Co, 106 E 6th St., Gordon, NE, 308-282-0161

Westco, 100 N Main St., Gordon, NE, 308-282-1032

Health Care:

Gordon's medical community is large enough to provide high quality care and small enough to be personal.

Located in Gordon, Nebraska, Gordon Memorial Hospital is a progressive, Critical Access Hospital.  With 25 acute care beds, 24-hour CT, X-ray, Lab, and ER services, we are proud to serve our community.  Our service area includes most of Sheridan County and part of Cherry County in Nebraska, and portions of southwestern South Dakota. The hospital also operates the rural  Gordon Clinic, and Rushville clinic, along with numerous specialized clinics.
Gordon has three board-certified physicians, two physician assistants, and one nurse practitioner supported by a full range of laboratory, radiology, therapeutic, pharmaceutical, surgical, intensive care and emergency services through its close association with the hospital and surgeons. The Clinic provides regular visits to the Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home and the Parkview Lodge Nursing Home in Rushville, 15 miles away. (Both state-accredited facilities.) For service call 308-282-1442.

The Gordon Countryside Care Nursing Home is owned and operated by the Gordon Memorial Hospital. The facility has 46 nursing facility beds, 4 residential rooms and one apartment. Services include adult day care, respite care and whirlpool bath service. Van service is available to the community for a fee. For more information call 308-282-0806.

Northeast Panhandle Substance Abuse Center (NEPSAC) is a six bed in-patient partial care alcohol and drug services facility. NEPSAC offers outpatient services and referrals for alcohol and drug problems and offers Women's AA meetings on Monday, other AA meetings Tuesdays and Fridays and Narcotics Addiction meetings on Thursdays. For more information call 308-282-1101. The Gordon Hospital is also host to a monthly Veterans Administration Health Clinic, managed and staffed by the Black Hills VA Medical Center.

Gordon Head Start

Located at the Episcopal Jubilee Center at 116 Lariat Street. This program is designed for income eligible and handicapped children three through four years of age. Head start strives to build an environment that helps each child gain ethnic pride and a positive self concept, and enhances individual strengths and social relationships. Health, education, social services, mental health and nutrition services are provided to head start children and their families. The program follows the local schools schedule. For more information call 308 282-1719

Gordon Elementary School

The elementary school is located on the corner of 500 West Second Street. Our school is accredited by the Nebraska State Department of Education and the North Central Association of College and Secondary Schools. The school is organized around the self contained classrooms, using resource personnel to assist the classroom teacher according to the students needs. In addition to the basic academic curriculum, special education, remedial reading and speech therapy are available. Electives include vocal and instrumental music, the "D.A.R.E." and "Just Say No" programs. The school has an excellent library and  hot lunches are served daily. For more information call 308 282-0216

Gordon-Rushville - Senior High School

The school is located at 810 North Oak Street. The school is accredited by the Nebraska State Department of Education and the North Central Association of Colleges and secondary schools.  The school is organized departmentally by subject area, using a seven period schedule. High school graduation calls for 200 credit hours, involving required study of English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education and Health. Numerous electives are available for satisfying these requirements. Students may enroll in the gifted program, special education and speech therapy, as well as classes in the field of Technology, Speech, and Instrument  and Vocal music, Spanish, Business, Vocational Agriculture, Art and Computers. Among the extra - curricular activities are Knowledge - Master, National Academic Olympiad, Drama, Cheerleaders, Drug Awareness, boy and girls inter scholastic Sports, National Honor Society and Journalism. There are forty plus full/part time instructors, teachers aides, administrators and support staff at all levels. College bound seniors may apply for a variety of scholarships, many of them provided by organizations or individuals of the Gordon community. 

For more information call 308 282-1323

Adult Education

Classes are available in conjunction with the Western Nebraska Community Colleges, Chadron State College, University of Nebraska, and the Batesland Center of Oglala Community College.

Sandhills Land and Property Management

Real Estate Sales, Property Management 218 N Main - 308 282-0715 

Associated Brokers of Chadron

Real Estate Sales, Appraisals, Property Management Rt. 1 Box 117, Gordon - 308 282-1234

Gordon Villa/ Housing Authority

Elderly and Family housing 109 N Cornell - 308 282-0202 or 308-432-3340

Keller's Court

Gene Robinett, Box 42, Gordon, NE, 308-282-1633

Tomahawk Trailer Court

Viola Webb, RR1 Box 81, Gordon, NE, 308-282-2176

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