October 31, 2022 – Bellevue, NE The closed former Leopard Lanes Bowling Center located at 601 Chateau Drive in Bellevue has been purchased by a local area businessman and will re-open after renovations, which will begin immediately. Steve Kucirek – Omaha native, US Navy Veteran, and local Bellevue businessman has purchased the building and property…
New Athletics Facility Will Also Open Up Space on Main Campus to Accommodate University Growth Bellevue University has announced plans to construct a new 72,000-plus square foot, multimillion dollar Athletics Field House just west of the University’s main campus, on Harvell Circle off of Herman Drive. A groundbreaking ceremony for the Field House will be…
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The end is in sight! After boarding more than 19,000 bus trips and racking up 1.2 million miles across I-80, Offutt Air Force Base’s new $168.9 million runway is scheduled to reopen Sept. 30, 2022. The 55th Wing and its mission partners have been operating their flying mission…
Bobbi Jo Lathan is a 1966 graduate of Bellevue High School. In the more than fifty years since her graduation, she has traveled all over the country and pursued several careers including high school teacher, actress on both stage and screen, and published author of several cookbooks. Like many students at Bellevue High during that…
Forensic anthropologists at Offutt Air Force Base have recently identified the remains of a missing World War II pilot who earned the Medal of Honor for his role in a spectacular 1943 raid on German oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania. DNA samples from relatives of Lt. Col. Addison Baker matched bones buried for decades at…
By 55th Wing Public Affairs The 55th Wing is closing in on its final planning stages for its A-Staff stand-up with Initial Operational Capability scheduled for Oct. 1, 2022. As part of its overall Combat Air Forces transformation, Air Combat Command directed all its wings to stand up an A-Staff in February 2022. “I couldn’t…
The saying “It’s been a long time coming” doesn’t seem to quite do it justice. Many residents in the community remember calls for Olde Towne revitalization for more than 20 years. The wait may soon be over. In a press conference on Thursday, Bellevue Mayor Rusty Hike, Bellevue Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Michelle…
If things go according to the plans presented to the Bellevue Planning Commission and Bellevue City Council, most of the former Fontenelle Hills Golf Course will be rezoned as ‘RE’ (Residential Estates) and sold off in nine separate lots. Three different entities currently own different sections of the course. Hawkins & Strom Holdings, Bellevue Vue…
One of the bigger stories in the Bellevue community this year has been the impending move of the Bellevue Public Library to a new location on Longo Drive. The library staff and the city of Bellevue plan to start the transition to the new building this fall. City Administrator Jim Ristow said they are currently…
Bellevue, Nebraska – July 5, 2022 – Press Release from the Bellevue Police Department Public safety is the top priority of the Bellevue Police Department. While we firmly believe in the value of traditional strategies of policing, such as proactive patrol, increasing tools at our disposal for officers enhances our ability to solve crimes and…
