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Gross Catholic High School Crowns Prom King & Queen
Gross Catholic High School held its Junior/Senior Prom on Saturday, April 6th, at Millard Social Hall. This year’s theme was Enchanted Evening. Christian Swiecicki and Anna Simpson were crowned King and Queen of the Prom. The 2023 Prom King & Queen at Gross Catholic were Gabe Hardisty and Isa Simpson.
Bellevue West Crowns Prom King and Queen
Bellevue West High School’s Prom was held last Saturday, April 6th. Thunderbird students celebrated at the Beardmore Event Center, with this year’s theme being The Roaring 20s. Andrew Hedin and Molly Hansen were crowned king and queen of the prom.
Bellevue East High School Names New Boys Head Wrestling Coach
Bellevue Public Schools and Bellevue East High School is pleased to announce the new head coach for boys wrestling. Jake Nieman will serve as the new head coach for boys wrestling and PE teacher beginning the 2024-25 school year. Nieman is a recent graduate coming to Bellevue East from Waterloo, Iowa where he served in…
Bellevue Public Library Spotlight on Volunteers
National Volunteer Week 2024 is from April 21st to the 27th. The Bellevue Public Library volunteer program began in the summer of 1975. The library’s head librarian realized there would be a huge backlog of processing activities due to the move to the library’s then-new facility. He did research on existing library volunteer programs and…
Bellevue’s New Five Guys Restaurant Opens in Four Days
Five Guys is a family-owned restaurant company that opened its first location in 1986. The Murrell family originally started the company in Northern Virginia. They named the restaurant Five Guys after their five sons, who originally ran the first few locations. The Murrells began franchising in 2002, and the company grew to over 2,000 locations…
Chamber Brings BellevueOpoly to Town with Opportunity to Win Big Prizes
Bellevue, Neb. – The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce & Community will launch a new event called BellevueOpoly on April 23, 2024. BellevueOpoly is a game the Chamber created to invite the people in our community to get to know some of our local businesses, have some fun and possibly win a great prize along the…
This Month in Bellevue History… March 1974, 1984, and 1994
These were just a few of the stories happening in Bellevue, Nebraska – 30 years, 40 years, and 50 years in our past.
From the Andes to the Air Force and Beyond: The Story of Bellevue Resident Lina Rivero Cashin
By Rhonda Sheya During Women’s History Month, the Space Force Association (SFA) recognized the achievements of Col. Lina Cashin (U.S. Air Force, ret.) and her commitment to developing space defense, resources, and education. Few professionals shine as brightly as Lina does in space exploration and national defense, where the convergence of science, strategy, and security…
Bellevue Police Department Officer and Detective of the Year
As they do annually, on Wednesday, January 10th, 2024, the Excellence in Law Enforcement Committee (ELEC) met and selected the Bellevue Police Department Officer of the Year and Detective of the Year for 2023. The ELEC selected Officer David Bafaro as the Officer of the Year. David had a spectacular year and was selected as…
MEF Honors the Life and Selfless Service of Bellevue Native Lt. Col. Scott Flurry
by Lance Cpl. Alexander Hires and Cpl. Noah Seal, II Marine Expeditionary Force CAMP LEJEUNE, NC – II Marine Expeditionary Force honors the life and selfless service of Lt. Col. Scott Flurry, who passed away on Feb. 26, 2024, while deployed in support of Exercise Nordic Response 2024. “They say it’s not the length of life,…