Dorchester Times

Hey, kids! The Easter Bunny will soon be dropping by Dorchester. It is definitely time to practice your egg hunting skills. The Dorchester E...

After decades of residents requesting a municipal swimming pool, it appears the Village of Dorchester is ready to dive in.  According to a ...

DHS Journalism Student Take Home Awards: Dorchester High School students recently competed in the Journalism Education Association Winter Hi...

Karen Kay (Hagelstein) Sysel, age 76, of rural Dorchester, passed away peacefully on March 22, 2026, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln. S...

Nowadays, the rivers and creeks of Saline County are used mostly for irrigation and fishing.  But in days gone by, mills located on Turkey ...

Drought Returns To Saline County: Deadly wildfires are plaguing western and parts of central Nebraska, fueled by worsening drought. The Morr...

The Dorchester High School's 2026 alumni basketball tourney will be held this week, March 20 and 21.    According an email sent to the T...

    Village Spending Sees 216% Jump: The Village of Dorchester budget for the current 2025-26 fiscal year, approved last fall by the villag...

Ring in spring with a tasty steak or burger at the Dorchester Community Hall and Legion Hall on Saturday, March 21.   In the process,...

Pickleball Comes to Dorchester: Pickleball is sweeping the nation. It's a paddle sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton, and...

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, an earthquake hitting 4.1 on the Richter Scale struck around 1 p.m. today, March 1, in Webster Cou...

  Dorchester's real estate market remains strong. This despite the fact that easy, cheap money  -- following years of federal money prin...

Dorchester Girls Head to Sub-Districts: (UPDATE, 2/20 - The DHS girls basketball season is over after a 65-33 loss to Falls City Sacred Hear...

UPDATE - Feb. 13: We've been informed that the state's general filing deadlines for candidates don't apply to the village board ...

The Saline County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating two separate thefts from residences in Dorchester and is asking for the co...

For those too young to remember, Crete once had its own FM radio station broadcasting from near the intersection of 12th and Main. It play...