Bellevue Public Schools Awarded $2 million DoDEA Grant for Project Shape UP
Bellevue Public Schools is excited to announce that the district has been awarded a $2,000,000 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) competitive grant for Project SHAPE UP. Project SHAPE UP aims to improve overall physical activity, health, and well-being for K-12 students at military-connected schools by providing staff training, equipment, and supplies for school health…
Many Items Left Behind on Election Day
The Sarpy County Election Commission has wallets, IDs, sunglasses and other personal items that were left at the polling sites on Election Day. Missing a personal item? Visit the Election Commission at 1102 E 1st St Suite 1, Papillion, NE 68046. The Commission can be reached at (402) 593-2167.
Bellevue East High School Names Interim Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
Bellevue Public Schools and Bellevue East High School is pleased to announce Eric Lenear as the interim head girls’ basketball coach at Bellevue East this 2024-25 school year. Lenear has been a social studies teacher at Bellevue East since 2022. He is a graduate of Bellevue East High School; he worked as a special education…
Sarpy County Resumes Year-Round Testing of Outdoor Warning Siren System
Sarpy County is resuming year-round testing of its outdoor warning siren system, effective this month. Today, Wednesday, November 6th, test sirens will be heard throughout Bellevue and the rest of Sarpy County at 11:00am. For the past several years, the county has only conducted monthly tests from March through October. The tests are at 11…
Bellevue November 2024 Election Results
Yesterday was Election Day in America. Some of the election results that impact Bellevue can be found below, including several ballot initiatives. The results are from data gathered from the Sarpy County election website and national polls. The winners are in bold. Please note that extremely close election results may still be in the process…
Nebraska’s Official Veterans Day Parade this Saturday
Hosted by the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce & Community Bellevue, Neb. – The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce & Community will host Nebraska’s OfficialVeterans Day Parade on Saturday, November 9, 2024, in Olde Towne Bellevue at 10:00 a.m. The Veterans Day Parade is a long-standing tradition for Bellevue. It celebrates and honors past andcurrent veterans who…
Roll Back the Clocks: Daylight Saving Time Reminder
Welcome to November in Nebraska! As the days grow shorter and the temperature drops, Americans across the nation prepare for a tradition that has been a part of their lives for over a century – Daylight Saving Time (DST). On November 3, 2024, most of the United States will “fall back” one hour, turning the…
Public Meeting Scheduled for 48th and Capehart Intersection Improvement
Press Release from Sarpy County Residents are invited to a public meeting on November 7 to learn more about the future intersection improvements at 48th Street and Capehart Road in southeast Sarpy County. The project will widen the existing Capehart Road to a four-lane divided urban roadway at the intersection of 48th Street. 48th will…
Restoration of Historic Log Cabin Completed
Sarpy County Museum Press Release Thanks to a grant awarded by the local Quester Corp of Discovery Corp #1504 to the Sarpy County Historical Museum, restoration work on the historic log cabin on Hancock Street in Olde Bellevue, Nebraska owned by the Sarpy County Historical Museum has been completed before winter weather sets into our…
Bellevue woman’s unspoken heroism during World War II may soon become a full-length film
Jean Watters, a native of Britain, was part of a secret corps that worked to decipher coded messages used by Hitler’s army by Paul Hammel, Nebraska Examiner For years, Jean Watters kept secret her critical role in helping defeat Hitler in World War II. Watters, who was born in Suffolk, England, worried that she’d slip…