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This Month in Bellevue History… August 1974, 1984, and 1994

Bellevue Times — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 22:05:44 +0000

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...

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Haworth Park Floods as River Levels Continue to Rise

Bellevue Times — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:31:39 +0000

Missouri River Levels continued to rise as Haworth Park found itself deeper underwater as the day progressed. Bellevue Mayor Rusty Hike said that the 2019 flood confirmed that the work that was just beginning on the levees at that time was critical. “The levy improvements were ironically scheduled to start at about the same time...

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This Month in Bellevue History – July 1993, 1983, and 1973

Bellevue Times — Wed, 19 Jul 2023 18:11:15 +0000

These were just a few of the stories happening in Bellevue, Nebraska – 30 years, 40 years, and 50 years in our past.

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“Wouldn’t it be awesome if we planted a new forest in Nebraska?”

Bellevue Times — Wed, 25 May 2022 12:43:13 +0000

Wouldn’t it be awesome if we planted a new forest in Nebraska? This question, asked in the middle of a conversation between landscapers, was the beginning of what would become a new nonprofit group: the American Reforestation Initiative. One of those landscapers was Bellevue native Alan Weiss. Weiss owns Papio Valley Nursery, located east of 48th Street...

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