The Bellevue Public Library is closing today, Friday, August 30 at 6pm to move to our new location at 2206 Longo Drive, Suite 100. A big part of the move will involve transferring a collection of over 140,000 books, CDs, DVDs, periodicals, etc., to the new library and making sure that they are in the…
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…
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…
Gross Catholic High School Fall Varsity Sports Preview for football, softball, volleyball, cross country, boys tennis, and girls golf as provided by the coaches. Football Season Outlook: We are excited for another season. This next 2-year cycle, we will be competing at the C1 level due to our enrollment. We are excited to see some new…
Bellevue East Fall Varsity Sports Summaries for football, softball, volleyball, cross country, boys tennis, and girls golf as provided by the coaches. Football Season Outlook: We have had some really good success the last two seasons, going 4-5 and 5-4. This is our first winning record in 14 seasons and the most two-season win total in…
Bellevue West Fall Varsity Sports Previews for football, softball, volleyball, cross country, boys tennis, and girls golf as provided by the coaches. Football Season Outlook: The 2024 Thunderbirds will feature many new faces as they work to improve on last year’s 7-4 quarter-final loss campaign. Although nine consecutive years of winning a playoff game has been…
As the first full week of classes for Bellevue Public Schools came to an end today, it also marked the first full week with students for 79 new BPS teachers this year. According to Amanda Oliver, Director of Communication for Bellevue Public Schools, roughly half of the new teachers joined the district with previous teaching…
The 53rd Annual Arrows to Aerospace Celebration begins this week and culminates with a parade and various family events at Washington Park on Saturday. Once again, the Bellevue-Offutt Kiwanis Club is organizing all of the events. They have coordinated the Arrows to Aerospace parade and celebration for the past 36 years. The parade starts this…
As the new school year begins in Bellevue, Bellevue Public Schools is implementing a plan regarding cell phones and non-district electronic devices in the classroom. Each year a district survey is sent to the entire Bellevue Public Schools staff to find out what their thoughts are on how the district is doing – what is…
Mayor Rusty Hike and the City of Bellevue’s Public Works Department have announced that the City of Bellevue will be conducting Curbside Tree Debris Pickup starting on Monday, August 12, 2024, for Bellevue residents that may not be able to utilize the City’s drop-off locations. The City of Bellevue is blessed with many trees of…
