Bellwood News

The City of Columbus' councilmen were generally positive about the proposed $45.6 million budget and $14.3 million capital improvement plan for 2008-09 presented to them Monday evening.

A rural Bellwood man is dead, following an ATV crash in Butler County. Butler County Sheriff Mark Hecker said 73-year-old Robery Merrick was driving an ATV north-bound on the west side of Brandenburg Lake in ...

The Platte County Food Pantry has expanded its weekly hours to include Thursday evenings from 5-7 p.m. The pantry will continue its regular hours from 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and from 2-4 ...

The Columbus Garden Tour will be from noon-5 p.m. today. Five yards and gardens in the Columbus area will be featured on the tour.

A 73-year-old rural Bellwood, Neb., man was killed this afternoon following an all-terrain-vehicle crash in Butler County.

“It was a freak horse accident that turned into a blessing. Because of it they were able to catch (the cancer)”

An accident at home proved to be a mixed blessing for a Bellwood woman. Jane Critser was tending to a colt on her acreage Nov. via Columbus Telegram

Several area Hastings College students are participating in several off-campus courses during the month of January, traveling to Hawaii, Yellowstone National Park, Honduras, France, Ghana, Ireland and Mexico. via Columbus Telegram

“I haven't been able to acquire any money yet for a feasibility study”

The Platte River Bridge proposal by State Sen. Arnie Stuthman has yet to reach the surface as described by the senator during a presentation to the Platte County Board of Supervisors Wednesday. via Columbus Telegram

“I spoke with her father yesterday morning, and he said she was in surgery at that time and doing as well as could be expected. I have no information about her official condition or status.”

Cindy Lesiak, 40, of Central City, was the driver of the minivan involved in a two-vehicle crash Wednesday morning at the intersection of Butler County Road D and Nebraska Highway 64. via Columbus Telegram

“The roads around here are hard packed so we're able to redirect traffic around the scene without any problems”

A semi-truck tractor and a maroon minivan crashed about 7:45 a.m. at the intersection of County Road D and U.S. Highway 64, three miles west of Bellwood. via Columbus Telegram

A Clear Lake apartment duplex south of Columbus was severely damaged overnight as dozens of area firefighters spent several hours battling a blaze blamed initially on a faulty chimney. via Columbus Telegram

Mike Adamy, interim Columbus Community Hospital Foundation executive director, hopes to provide a seamless transition for foundation donors until a permanent director is hired. via Columbus Telegram

“How do you comply with something you know doesn't exist, yet?”

The American Pit Bull Rescue Association has put a $10,000 non-refundable deposit on a 160-acre farm in southeast Butler County for its proposed rescue dog kennel. via Lincoln Journal Star