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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…
Police Ask Community to Keep an Eye Out for Missing Adult with Dementia
UPDATE (11/30/24 at 2:00pm): Martha has been located and safely reunited with her family, according to a statement from the Bellevue Police Department. Thank you to everyone for your help. The Bellevue Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance with locating seventy-six-year-old (76), Martha Yolanda Soto, of Bellevue. Soto reportedly has dementia and walked…
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…
Many Items Left Behind on Election Day
The Sarpy County Election Commission has wallets, IDs, sunglasses and other personal items that were left at the polling sites on Election Day. Missing a personal item? Visit the Election Commission at 1102 E 1st St Suite 1, Papillion, NE 68046. The Commission can be reached at (402) 593-2167.
Bellevue East High School Names Interim Head Girls’ Basketball Coach
Bellevue Public Schools and Bellevue East High School is pleased to announce Eric Lenear as the interim head girls’ basketball coach at Bellevue East this 2024-25 school year. Lenear has been a social studies teacher at Bellevue East since 2022. He is a graduate of Bellevue East High School; he worked as a special education…
Sarpy County Resumes Year-Round Testing of Outdoor Warning Siren System
Sarpy County is resuming year-round testing of its outdoor warning siren system, effective this month. Today, Wednesday, November 6th, test sirens will be heard throughout Bellevue and the rest of Sarpy County at 11:00am. For the past several years, the county has only conducted monthly tests from March through October. The tests are at 11…