Bellevue City Councilman Bob Stinson passed away on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Stinson was a well-respected and admired public servant, having worked for the Parks Department before becoming a Bellevue Police Officer. He also volunteered as a Bellevue Firefighter for many years and, most recently, was completing his first four-year term as Bellevue City Councilman…
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…
Located just a few blocks away from one of the busiest intersections in all of Sarpy County, Dan’s Custom Sawmill & Lumber is a local business many have probably driven by hundreds of times without realizing it. Part of the reason may be because the business is located on the backside of their property. Another…
By Mila Cisneros, AFIMSC Public Affairs After over a year of construction, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center-led project to replace aging runway infrastructure at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, is making steady progress and on track to have aircraft flying out of the installation by the fall of 2022. AFCEC launched phase one of the…
Bellevue East wrestler Garrett Grice just completed one of the most accomplished wrestling careers in Nebraska high school history. Last weekend, he became a four-time state champion – a feat only a small handful of wrestlers in the country ever come close to achieving. A lot has been written about Grice over the last four…
When people think of Bellevue, salsa dancing isn’t something that usually comes to mind. Bellevue resident Diane Barry is working to change that. Barry, along with her fellow dance instructors Candy Alexander, Gloria Moreno, and Joel Aguilar, recently started offering salsa, mambo, and bachata lessons at the Nebraska Salsa Scene Dance Studio on Galvin Road….
In 2019 – the last year not affected by COVID-19 shutdowns – over 12,000 retail stores in America closed their doors. Over the past 35 years, the number of closures has exceeded 250,000. However, during that same time, one retail shop in Bellevue has managed to keep the doors open and its customers happy. Ground…
The city of Bellevue and Bellevue University are working together to bring collegiate-level softball and soccer fields to Haworth Park. What started over 18 months ago as conversations about the university using existing ballfields gradually developed into the building of a new softball field, a new soccer field, lights, bleachers, and a facility between the…
On March 14th, the Bellevue Police Department is proudly hosting a one-day thought-provoking and empowering conference ‘Breaking Down Barriers – Women’s Conference’. Throughout history, women have been underrepresented in the realm of law enforcement – remaining at 12-13% since the mid-1980s. Even more disparate is the percentage of women in law enforcement leadership positions –…
Less than half of one percent of all students receive a perfect ACT score. In 2020, approximately 1.67 million students took the ACT, and less than 6,000 earned the top composite score of 36. Add the name of Bellevue East High School senior Seth Pennell to the list. Pennel, son of Daniel and Carolyn Pennell,…
