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High School Varsity Sports – Winter 2024 Preview: Bellevue West
Bellevue West 2024 Winter Varsity Sports Preview for boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ wrestling, bowling, and swimming/diving as provided by the coaches. Boys Basketball Season Outlook: We have a very young team this season with not a lot of varsity level experience coming back from our State Championship team last season. We have 1…
High School Varsity Sports – Winter 2024 Preview: Bellevue East
Bellevue East 2024 Winter Varsity Sports Preview for boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ wrestling, bowling, and swimming/diving as provided by the coaches. Boys Basketball Season Outlook: I am very excited about the group that we have this season. They are all great kids who are buying into the fun, yet competitive, culture that…
City Shares Update on Fort Crook Road Closure
The city of Bellevue provided some information on the closure of the southbound portion of Fort Crook Road South near Capehart Road. “The south-bound bridge is scheduled for bi-annual inspections by the State,” City Administrator Jim Ristow shared. “At this year’s inspection, they discovered the bridge dropped approximately seven to fifteen inches. The concrete support…
Bellevue Library Foundation Participates in Matching Program
The Bellevue Library Foundation (BLF) is participating in the 2024 Midlands Community Foundation(MCF) Matching Charitable Program. This is the major fund-raising activity for the Library Foundationwhich supports the library’s programs and services that benefit all ages. Under the Match Program, MCF will provide matching funds for NEW contributions made to existing andnewly created charitable funds…
Annual Holiday Heroes Shop with a Cop Tradition Continues
December 2, 2024 – Bellevue, Neb. Today from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, local families will join officers and firefighters for the Bellevue Police and Fire Department’s Holiday Heroes ‘Shop with a Cop’ Program. This heartwarming event allows children to shop for Christmas gifts alongside dedicated First Responders, who are generously volunteering their time to…
Thanksgiving Church begins $8 Million Expansion
Thanksgiving Church announced an $8 million expansion to its facilities near 36th and Highway 370 at a ground-breaking ceremony on November 24th. Lead Pastor David Witkop said church leadership is excited about the new community center, which will replace the existing lobby. “It will be close to 5x our original lobby space and allow us…
Election Commision to Recount City Council Ward 1 Votes on December 4
A ballot recount for Bellevue City Council Ward 1 begins next Wednesday at the Sarpy County Election Commission. Out of nearly 4,000 votes cast in the Ward 1 election, less than 20 votes separate incumbent councilman Thomas Burns and his challenger, Herb Evers, a retired Bellevue Police captain. According to Sapry County Election Commission Emily…
In the Market for a Squirrel Table? New General Store Has You Covered
Eagle-eyed drivers have undoubtedly noticed the group of alpacas in the yard on 36th Street, a few blocks south of Highway 370. What may have gone unnoticed, however, is a new self-serve general store open for business near the alpacas and the turnoff marked Sawmill Lane. The house, the alpacas, the sawmill business behind the…
Southbound Ft Crook Road Closed at Capehart Road Due to Maintenance
The City of Bellevue has been advised to close the southbound lanes of the bridge south of Capehart Road on Ft Crook Road to address needed maintenance issues, effective immediately. Southbound traffic on Fort Crook Rd will be diverted at the Capehart Road exit towards the Kennedy Freeway and the eastbound traffic on Capehart Road…
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…