Lima City Schools will accept a grant to assist with the purchase of 4 electric school buses. The district was selected to receive a $1.4 million EPA Clean School Bus Grant to cover the little over $1.7 million total price tag. In addition to the 4 new electric school buses, the purchase will come with the needed electrical infrastructure and charging stations. District administrators say this is a step toward going greener while also being economically savvy.

August 5, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio State Highway Patrol: Marysville– In the coming weeks, school districts throughout Ohio will begin welcoming students back into their classrooms. For many of these students, their days start and end by riding a school bus. The safety of the students riding to and from school, as well as to school sanctioned events, is a top priority. Since 2019, there have been 6,145 traffic crashes involving school buses in Ohio. During this time, eight crashes involved fatalities, including one student killed on a school bus. As the buses return to the roadways, the Patrol has a few reminders: Motorists are required to stop at least 10 feet in front of or behind a school bus when flashing lights and an extended arm are displayed; motorists cannot resume driving until the school bus begins moving. The Patrol also reminds motorists to plan ahead and allow extra time for delays caused by stopped buses. School buses are also required to be inspected twice a year to ensure the bus is operating properly. Every bus used to transport students is inspected before the beginning of the school year and once randomly during the year. Since 2019, the Patrol has performed more than 200,000 inspections.

July 31, 2024, Press Release from the the American Red Cross: INDIANA, July 31, 2024 — The American Red Cross offers this checklist you can follow to help make sure your student is safe as they go back to the classroom.

The bus, owned by the transport company Riverview Industries, was operated by 51-year-old Phaedra Knepper. The bus was northbound on Caskie Road approaching Kemner Road when it went off-road to the left, overturned, and landed right-side up, straddling the adjacent ditch. There were four passengers on board at the time of the crash; only minor injuries are suspected.

ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - Allen County Regional Transit Authority buses are now switching to their smaller vans in order to better warm up the…

The group says they would like to see a red wave wash over the state come election day. Governor Mike DeWine says if he is re-elected to office, he will continue to create jobs in the state, and make sure that the workforce is there to support these new jobs and that starts by giving students options to help develop their own futures.

The bus pulled into the Allen County Republican Party Victory Center bringing some heavy hitters asking voters to vote yes on Issue One. Speaking today was Ohio's attorney general, 2 Ohio supreme court justices, and a handful of other officials in favor of issue one. It is a proposed constitutional amendment to state that judges shall consider the safety of the community when setting a bond. It is in response to the 4 to 3 vote of the Ohio Supreme Court rejecting the trial judge's decision to consider the victim's family's fear of retribution when setting bail in a homicide case in Hamilton County.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is stepping up enforcement efforts this week by following school buses and sending additional units to patrol school zones. Drivers are required by law to keep at least 10 feet from a bus that is either picking up or dropping off students. Troopers say they are seeing a rise in distracted drivers violating the rules.

Shawnee Local Schools Superintendent Jude Meyers states that a shortage in bus drivers has caused a temporary shut down of one bus route, and so far, only one route out of their 23 buses has been affected. This has caused the district to ask parents to look for other means of transportation as they address the issue.