Bellevue
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…
Bellevue Library Closing Today; New Location Ribbon Cutting Set for October 1
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…
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…
High School Fall Varsity Sports Preview: Gross Catholic High School
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…
High School Fall Varsity Sports Preview: Bellevue East
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…
High School Fall Varsity Sports Preview: Bellevue West
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…
Bellevue Public Schools Finishes First Full Week with Students as Two Teachers Share What Led them to BPS
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…
Arrows to Aerospace 2024 Parade Set for Saturday
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…