Taylor County, IA

(Clarinda) -- Page County officials continue to explore replacing 40-year-old windows at the county courthouse. More discussion on the possible project took place at Tuesday morning's county board of supervisors meeting. Originally, the board discussed replacing the county recorder's office windows. However, Supervisor Jacob Holmes sought additional bids after the board received only one bid for the project. Holmes says all three bids received were similar in costs. But, after inspecting the entire courthouse, Holmes believes all of the facility's windows should be replaced. He says most of them date back to 1981.

A Taylor County man was killed after crashing a DLA Farms vehicle of Shenandoah Wednesday morning in Fremont County. 53 year Joseph McMullen of Gravity was west on 310th Street, west of 265th Avenue, near Hamburg, when for unknown reasons he went off the road into a ditch and overturned onto its top in the water. The body was taken to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Ankeny.

Kason Eugene Hulett, 18, 114 E. Kansas St., was charged 7:55 p.m. Saturday on a Taylor County warrant for failure to appear on the original charge violation of probation at 1601 Justice St., in Bedford. According to an Adair County Sheriff’s report, deputies found 6 ounces of marijuana and an...

(Creston) Creston Police arrested Malik Lambert, 25, at his residence on Tuesday on a Taylor County warrant for the charge of Assault Causing Serious Injury. Lambert was transferred to the custody of Taylor County.

(Creston) -- A Creston man is in custody on charges from Taylor County. The Creston Police Department says officers arrested 25-year-old Malik Lambert around 4 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of North Elm. Lambert was arrested on a warrant for assault causing serious injury. He was taken into custody...

Malik Rashad Lambert, 25, 501 N. Elm St., was charged on a Taylor County warrant for assault causing serious injury 4:07 p.m. Tuesday at his residence. According to a Taylor County Sheriff’s report, Lambert punched a male victim in the face Apr. 6, resulting in a laceration 1.5 inches on his nose. The injury required stitches to heal and left a scar on the victim’s face.

(Clarinda-Bedford) -- Work on a road maintenance project spanning two counties takes place next week. The Page and Taylor County Engineer's Offices report work takes place Monday through Friday on a project starting on 130th Street, or County Road J-20 at U.S. Highway 71, extending to Highway 148 in Taylor County. Work is also scheduled on Tennessee Avenue, or County Road N-64 from the Taylor/Adams County Line to Highway 2 during that same time period. Originally scheduled to begin last Wednesday, the projects were delayed a few days due to weather conditions.

DES MOINES, Iowa — Several Iowa counties are hostingCOVID-19 vaccine clinics that don’t require an appointment. No appointments are needed for a vaccine clinic in Taylor County Thursday. It runs from noon to 7 p.m. at the fire station in Lenox. Officials will be administering the two-dose Moderna vaccine. Appanoose...

Taylor County Public Health is holding a Moderna Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic-NOW, April 8 noon-7pm or until vaccines are gone, for anyone who is 18 and over at the Lenox Fire Station.

(Bedford) -- Taylor County officials are informing motorists of some upcoming road projects. The Taylor County Road Department says both projects take place between Wednesday, April 7th at 7 a.m. and Wednesday, April 14th at 3:30 p.m. Officials say road maintenance crack sealing by a contract crew takes place on 130th Street or County Road J-20 from the Page/Taylor county line east to Highway 148. Similar crack ceiling maintenance is planned on Tennessee Avenue, or County Road N-64 from 150th Street south to Highway 2.

Kathy Irene Beemer, 61, 348 Public Square, Greenfield, was charged on a Union County warrant for an original charge of operation without owners consent 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in Taylor County. According to a Creston Police report, Beemer failed to return an automobile to its owner after the end of an...

(Bedford) -- Efforts continue in Taylor County to vaccinate the public from COVID-19. Taylor County Public Health is holding the latest in a series of vaccination clinics Saturday at 9 a.m. at the United Christian Presbyterian Church in Bedford. First and second shot doses are available to eligible individuals. Crystal Drake is public health administrator in Taylor and Adams counties. In an earlier interview with KMA News, Drake says the Saturday clinics are provided for those unable to receive a shot during the week. Drake hopes the immunization onslaught continues.

(Clarinda) -- One Page County resident is raising concerns with the condition and safety of the county's gravel roads. Meeting in regular session Tuesday morning, the Page County Board of Supervisors heard from Richard Morgan-Fine, who lives in the southeast portion of the county on the border with Taylor County. Morgan-Fine presented the supervisors a video showing him driving on gravel roads near his house.

(Bedford-Corning) -- Two more KMAland counties are working through the COVID-19 vaccination progress. Information from the state's coronavirus website indicates progress in vaccinating residents in Adams and Taylor counties. In terms of the total doses administered by the recipient county of residence, the number of vaccination series initiated in Taylor County as of Thursday totals 957, while the series completed totals 369. In Adams County, the total shot series initiated is 557, while 261 series have been completed. Crystal Drake is the public health administrator in both counties. Drake tells KMA News she's pleased with the response to phase 1B vaccinations.

To add an event to the community event calendar, send a press release to news@crestonnews.com. Weekly Open House at Deer Ridge (Sunday and Wednesday) Deer Ridge at Lexington is Southwest Iowa’s newest premier event space located in the rolling hills of Taylor County. The public and those looking to host a wedding or corporate event with hotel suites are welcome to visit the state-of-the-art event venue and adjacent lodge for a free tour and refreshments 2 to 6 p.m. each Sunday and Wednesday in January. This is a “come and go” event located at 2242 Lake Road, Bedford, IA.

(Council Bluffs) A Lenox woman was sentenced to prison for Possession with the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Iowa says 36-year-old Elizabeth Villanueva was sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to serve a period of supervised release of five years to follow her prison term. She must also pay a $100 special assessment payable to the Crime Victims’ Fund. There is no parole in the federal system.

To add an event to the community event calendar, send a press release to news@crestonnews.com. Weekly Open House at Deer Ridge (Sunday and Wednesday) Deer Ridge at Lexington is Southwest Iowa’s newest premier event space located in the rolling hills of Taylor County. The public and those looking to host a wedding or corporate event with hotel suites are welcome to visit the state-of-the-art event venue and adjacent lodge for a free tour and refreshments 2 to 6 p.m. each Sunday and Wednesday in January. This is a “come and go” event located at 2242 Lake Road, Bedford, IA.

To add an event to the community event calendar, send a press release to news@crestonnews.com. Weekly Open House at Deer Ridge (Sunday and Wednesday) Deer Ridge at Lexington is Southwest Iowa’s newest premier event space located in the rolling hills of Taylor County. The public and those looking to host a wedding or corporate event with hotel suites are welcome to visit the state-of-the-art event venue and adjacent lodge for a free tour and refreshments 2 to 6 p.m. each Sunday and Wednesday in January. This is a “come and go” event located at 2242 Lake Road, Bedford, IA.

(Bedford) – A Taylor County man is in custody on another OWI charge. The Taylor County Sheriff’s Office says 56-year-old Brian Turok Larose of Gravity was arrested Thursday for OWI 3rd offense. The arrest took place in the 1700 block of Bent Street in Bedford. Larose is being held in the Taylor County Jail on $5,000 bond.

To add an event to the community event calendar, send a press release to news@crestonnews.com. Weekly Open House at Deer Ridge (Sunday and Wednesday) Deer Ridge at Lexington is Southwest Iowa’s newest premier event space located in the rolling hills of Taylor County. The public and those looking to host a wedding or corporate event with hotel suites are welcome to visit the state-of-the-art event venue and adjacent lodge for a free tour and refreshments 2 to 6 p.m. each Sunday and Wednesday in January. This is a “come and go” event located at 2242 Lake Road, Bedford, IA.