sarpy county
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…
BPS Implements Cell Phone Plan for the New School Year
As the new school year begins in Bellevue, Bellevue Public Schools is implementing a plan regarding cell phones and non-district electronic devices in the classroom. Each year a district survey is sent to the entire Bellevue Public Schools staff to find out what their thoughts are on how the district is doing – what is…
City of Bellevue to Start Curbside Tree Debris Pickup on Monday, August 12th
Mayor Rusty Hike and the City of Bellevue’s Public Works Department have announced that the City of Bellevue will be conducting Curbside Tree Debris Pickup starting on Monday, August 12, 2024, for Bellevue residents that may not be able to utilize the City’s drop-off locations. The City of Bellevue is blessed with many trees of…
City of Bellevue Storm Response – Sunday Morning Update
As of 9:30 a.m. this morning, OPPD still reports 47,000 customers throughout the area and over 6,300 customers in Sarpy County alone without power. OPPD and mutual aid crews will continue to work on complex restoration work today. Outage numbers will fluctuate due to new outages caused by trees, limbs, or other objects weakened by…
City of Bellevue Storm Response – Friday Morning Update
Here are the latest updates from the City of Bellevue regarding cleanup from the July 31st storm. 1. OPPD is making significant progress but as of this morning, they are reporting 17,000 customers in Sarpy County are still without power. According to the OPPD facebook page, they have restored power to more than 134,000 customers…
Man Cited for Public Indecency at American Heroes Park
On July 29, 2024 at approximately 7:30pm, Bellevue Officers were dispatched to American Heroes Park, located in Olde Towne Bellevue. An adult female reported that she was jogging on the path around the lake, when she ran by a dark colored SUV that was occupied by a white male with long brown hair. As she…
Best of Bellevue 2024 Starts Today
Vote Now Voting for the annual Best of Bellevue, Nebraska event begins today. It marks the seventh year for Best of Bellevue in its current format. The event is coordinated each year by the Bellevue Times. A few new categories have been added in 2024 including Best Deck Builder, Best Home Restoration Company, and Best…
This Month in Bellevue History… July 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.
City Looks to Extend 23rd Street, Provide Relief to Cornhusker Congestion
At a May city council meeting, the city entered into an agreement with Lamp Rynearson Associates to provide design engineering services for an area south of DJ’s Dugout. If all goes well, the city could begin a planned extension of 23rd Street just south of Cornhusker by the end of the year. Currently, 23rd Street…
State Officially Approves ‘Good Life District’ for Bellevue Bay Waterpark Area
The City of Bellevue announced today that their application for the Nebraska Good Life District under the Nebraska Good Life Transformational Act has been approved. The establishment of the Good Life District, near the intersection of Highway 75 and Highway 34, will center on the new-to-market, regionally unique, City owned, Bellevue Bay Indoor Waterpark. The 100,000…