Bellevue Chamber Gala a Game Changer
The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce hosted the ‘Game Changer’ Gala last night at the Beardmore Event Center. Over 200 people attended, including many local business owners and nonprofit leadership. “The name Game Changer holds a couple of different meanings for us,” Bellevue Chamber President and CEO Diane Bruce said. “Business owners know that things happen,…
New Bellevue Public Library Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony
After nearly fifty years of living on Lincoln Road, the Bellevue Public Library has moved to Longo Drive, just east of the intersection of Cornhusker Road and Fort Crook Road South. Hundreds of people showed up today for the official ribbon-cutting and open house for the new library. “Love the light!” was a phrase heard…
2024 Best of Bellevue ‘Spirit of Bellevue’ Winners Recognized
The people have spoken, the results are in, and the 2024 recipients of the Best of Bellevue awards have been announced. A complete list of winners and contest rules is posted on the Best of Bellevue website. More than twenty businesses, organizations, and individuals were voted “Best of” this year for the first time, including Five…
Get to Know Your 2024 Bellevue Board of Education Candidates
In Sarpy County, early voter ballots will be mailed out beginning September 30th. To help you get to know the candidates before you vote, we asked the six individuals running for Bellevue Public Schools Board of Education three questions. Each candidate was asked the same questions, and their answers are provided below. On the ballot,…
New Feature of Bellevue Times App and News Site Highlights Construction Projects Around Town
Today, the Bellevue Times launched a new feature to our App and Digital New Site. The question we get asked the most is, “Hey, what are they building over there?” To help share the various construction projects around the city of Bellevue, we have started a new page that is easily accessible on the PUBLIC…
Community Invited to Ribbon Cutting of BPS Kumor Career Center
The Bellevue Public Schools Board of Education and Superintendent Dr. Jeff Rippe would like to invite the community to the grand opening, dedication, and open house for the Frank Kumor Career Center. The open house will be held on October 10, 2024, from 4:30-6:30 pm, with the dedication ceremony starting at 5:00 pm. The Frank Kumor Career…
Bellevue Little Theater Opens 56th Season with Young Frankenstein
Bellevue Little Theatre, 203 W. Mission in Olde Towne Bellevue, will open its 56th season with the musical ‘Young Frankenstein’ on Friday, Sept. 13, closing on Sunday, Sept. 29. Performances will begin at 7:30pm on Friday and Saturday evenings and 2pm on Sunday. On opening night ‘Friday the 13th’ the BLT will offer free wine…
Work Begins on Cornhusker Creek near 36th and Cornhusker Road
At a July council meeting, the Bellevue City Council approved the rezoning and development of a new mixed-use subdivision northwest of 36th and Cornhusker Road. The new development will sit on approximately 59 acres of what was formerly zoned agricultural land. Proposed access to the development would be via an extension Tamarac Drive, west of…
This Month in Bellevue History… August 1974, 1984, and 1994
These were just a few of the stories happening this month in Bellevue, Nebraska – 30 years, 40 years, and 50 years ago. Editor’s Note: For August 1984 we originally published a story about construction finishing on Leonard Lawrence Elementary school, but that was an error. The school opened in 1984. We replaced this errant…
Police Investigate Wednesday Morning Shooting in Bellevue
On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at 9:40 a.m., officers responded to the Family Dollar Store, located at 25th Street and Chandler Road, in Bellevue, regarding a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, an officer located a 29-year-old male victim, with a gunshot wound to his leg. He was transported to a metro area hospital for…