Bedford News

Anyone that lives in Lawrence County has most likely seen the huge welcome to Bedford sign.

A letter to the citizens of district 44 from state senate Brent Steele. Dear Citizens of District 44, I have a story I would like to tell.

Tonight is the final night for the Little Theatre of Bedford's production of Quilters, the musical about one woman and all of her daughters, with their adventures through the frontier life.

The public is invited to discover nebulae, star clusters, galaxies and much more as they explore the wonders beyond the earth at the Patoka Reservoir Beach starting at 1 p.m. EDT Saturday.

Housing grants will soon be available to Lawrence County homeowners. The Lawrence County Board of commissioners will apply September for a housing development fund that is designed to help repair the homes of single parents, homes with disabilities, and elderly homeowners.

In addition to all of the road work and sidewalk work, Bedford water meters are being changed out to new and efficient ones.

Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance and Lawrence County Farm Bureau Inc. is celebrating their grand re-opening this afternoon at 1:00 PM.

YORKTOWN - Robert Edward Sanders, 81, of Yorktown, IN, passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at The Waters of Yorktown.

The semi wreck taking place on the overpass of Highway 37on the south end of Bedford Wednesday was caused by a black or dark blue sedan also traveling with the semi up and over the overpass.

The Musical Quilters is opening to the Little Theatre of Bedford this Thursday evening.

The Kentucky Democratic Party has hired Kyle Cox, a 33-year-old who worked in Barack Obama's presidential campaign last year, as its new executive director.

On Sunday at around 2:00 PM Bedford Police received a call from Wendy's on 16th street for a suspicious car that was driving unsafely around both the Wendy's and the Lowes parking lots.

The building which was once the home of the Hickory Hill restaurant and later the Old Windmill restaurant was damaged by fire in the kitchen area earlier this morning.

The Indiana Air National Guard in Fort Wayne confirmed yesterday afternoon that there will be a flyover of two F-16's for the fourth of July parade.

The Bedford Fire Department is holding the Indiana Fallen Officer Blood Drive today.

Three Bedford Junior High School students have been named local winners in the 40th annual America and Me Essay Contest sponsored by Farm Bureau Insurance.

The city of Bedford as issued a boil order for Illinois Street south of 29th Street today.

Two people were injured in a crash on 16th street in Bedford yesterday evening. According to a Bedford Police Department report, Randy Gentry was stopped in the eastbound lane of 16th street waiting to turn into Swifty gas station.

The practice is a recent problem among students locally and nationally, and Mr. Nichols told students how his office plans to address the issue.

General Motors isn't what it used to be in this Southern Indiana community. Its workers and their families and friends are concerned that soon, it may be no more.