Bedford Times-Press Area News

     The Taylor County Auditor’s office will be closed September 22, 2021 for staff to attend election training.

By Nicki Lock      The Bedford City Council approved several resolutions, heard an update from Bedford Area Chamber, and discussed applications for CDBG-CV grant at the September 8 meeting.

     This year’s AWANA program is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, September 15th at the First Baptist Church, located at 808 Main Street, Bedford. Registration will be from 6:10 PM until 6:30 PM each Wednesday evening, followed by the club program, to conclude at 8:30 PM.

Program celebrates farms that have been in the same family for 100 and 150 years, respectively      Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig Hill and Vice President Joe Heinrich honored 681 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair. The program celebrates farms that…

     A ComeandGoCommunity Baby Shower will focus on promoting prenatal health and working with families with children up to 12 months who live in Taylor County. The shower is a cooperative effort between Quad Counties 4 Kids Early Childhood Iowa, Taylor County Extension Growing Strong Families, and Taylor County Public Health. The shower is a way…

     CHI Health Mercy Corning and Senior Life Solutions will sponsor a Walk and Candlelight Vigil on Wednesday, Sept. 8 to bring awareness to Suicide Prevention.      Anyone who wants to know about suicide warning signs and what to do is invited to the walk. The walk will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a candlelight vigil service…

AWANA free carnival on Sept. 19th      This year’s AWANA Program is scheduled to begin on     Wednesday, September 15, at the First Baptist Church of Bedford. Registration will be from 6:10 PM until 6:30 PM, each Wednesday evening, followed by the Club Program from 6:30-8:30 PM. AWANA is open to the community for school aged children between…

     Hello Bedford! We are the Taylor County Partners (TCP), a nonprofit organization established to build and operate a Health and Recreation Center in Bedford that serves Taylor County residents and our neighbors. Our vision is to create a facility that sustains itself, services all age groups, improves our athletic teams’ performance, and enhances our local…

     The First Baptist Church, at 808 Main Street in Bedford, will be offering a Fifth Quarter again this year for junior and senior high youth. Look for the church bus after the home games parked in the football parking lot, if rides are needed to our church after the game. Look for a good meal…