La Vista News

When Ron and Sherry Dick's kids were younger, the family's jumbo-size Suburban was a perfect fit.

The holiday season was ushered in Nov. 21 at the 50th annual Bergan Mercy Auxiliary Candlelight Ball.

RAINBOW HOUSE HELP: Sixth-graders at Oakdale Elementary in the Westside Community Schools participated in a community service project that helped the Rainbow House.

The city limits of La Vista would expand a little if new annexations are approved by the City Council on Dec.

Nebraska lawmakers headed home Friday after closing a $334 million budget gap, leaving state officials to figure out which jobs, expenses and projects will have to go.

La Vista police said a valuable gun collection was stolen from a La Vista man's home.

La Vista police say a 16-year-old boy last week stole 13 guns from his grandfather.

This year's Best of Sarpy Expo will be open to the public. The expo had been a business-to-business trade show, but this year, the eighth, everyone is invited to take part in the festivities without charge.

The Blue Barn Theatre's "Reefer Madness: The Musical," indie rockers Brad Hoshaw and the Seven Deadlies, and four triple nominees in visual arts lead the list of candidates for the fourth annual Omaha Entertainment and Arts Awards.

Government offices and other public services will follow these schedules Wednesday in observance of Veterans Day: Federal offices: Closed in Nebraska and Iowa State offices: Closed in Nebraska and Iowa County offices: Closed in Douglas, Sarpy and Pottawattamie Counties City Offices: Closed in Omaha, Bellevue, Council Bluffs and Papillion; open in ...

Military families got a special treat Sunday, thanks to the Papillion-La Vista School District.

Cabela's Inc. has announced plans for not one, but two new facilities in Papillion.

QUITE AN HONOR: Benson High School recently was awarded a Lemelson-MIT InvenTeam grant of $10,000 to create an automated solar powered hydroponic system.

The days of healthy pay raises might seem like a distant memory to workers who have seen their pay drop or their jobs disappear.

TONY MICELI/WORLD-HERALD NEWS SERVICE Published Sunday November 1, 2009 'Best friend' is also a partner Bellevue's top dogs The phrase "man's best friend" carries a lot of weight for La Vista K-9 Officer John York.

Haunted Hollow 12501 Giles Road in La Vista Open Sundays through Thursdays from 7 p.m. until 10 p.m; Fridays and Saturdays from 7 p.m. until midnight Haunted Hollow stands apart from the other haunted houses in Omaha because of its claims of real-life hauntings.

A missionary from Chile has pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy.

Registration is under way for a conference designed to improve relationships with diverse groups while nurturing leaderships skills among Latinos.

A 23-year-old man charged in connection with the sexual assault of a 16-year-old boy pleaded no contest to a lesser charge Monday.

It's a miracle on Park View Boulevard. La Vista's landmark 60-foot evergreen tree in front of city hall is healthy and doing better than expected since having its trunk slashed in January.