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In This Hamilton! Thrive Issue …
😶🌫️Hello Sunshine!😶🌫️
🌮🌮Hamilton Students Get Visit From Master Mexican Chef🌮🌮
🤦♂️Stupid Dad Jokes🤦♂️
🚂🚂Hamilton Students Writing Letters About Amtrak Stop🚂🚂
🌆🌆Badin Teacher Celebrates 25 Years🌆🌆
🗳️🗳️Local Business Spotlight - Cast Your Vote!🗳️🗳️
⛹️♀️Saturday HS BB Scores⛹️♀️
🤣🤣Cat Humor/ Far Side🤣🤣
❎❎New Survey Coming❎❎
📌We want to feature your business - email [email protected] for more info
Hamilton freshmen get a Mexican culinary experience with popular chef
Hamilton students to get involved in civic action by writing lawmakers about possible Amtrak stops
Whether Hamilton will receive an Amtrak stop, or two, won’t be known for another year to 18 months, but a few hundred high school students will have a say in the matter…
Read the full article in the Journal News
🍕🍕The results are in! And the winner is … Chester’s Pizza !!🍕🍕
Thank you to everyone that voted - A drawing will be conducted of all voters Saturday Feb 03 at Chesters on Dixie Highway. Let’s surprise them with a mass turnout !! Drawing at 5pm Winners will be contacted before their names are released.
Come out and say “Hi” to Chuck and his team 🙋♂️
Stupid Dad Jokes
What do you call a fish with two knees?
A “two-knee” fish.🤣🤣
You know what the loudest pet you can get is?
A trumpet.🤣🤣
I was interrogated over the theft of a cheese toastie.
Man, they really grilled me.🤣🤣
Ohio task force does not recommend mandating seatbelts on school buses
On Wednesday, a statewide task force in Ohio presented its recommendations aimed at enhancing safety measures for the state's school bus fleet. However, the inclusion of seatbelt restraints for all school buses was not among the 17 suggestions put forward by the 15-member committee.
The formation of the task force was initiated by Governor Mike DeWine in August 2023, following a tragic incident in Clark County, Lawrenceville, western Ohio, where 11-year-old Aiden Clark lost his life after being ejected from a school bus during a crash. This accident also resulted in serious injuries to over 20 individuals.
Andy Wilson, the Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety, remarked on Wednesday that seatbelts had been a central topic of discussion for the task force over the previous months. Despite acknowledging the potential lifesaving benefits of restraints, the decision was ultimately made to leave the implementation of seatbelts to individual schools rather than instituting a statewide mandate.
Wilson stated, “We became convinced that a statewide mandate of seatbelts on buses is not the most effective use of government resources.”
The task force discovered through a survey that 81% of bus drivers opposed the addition of seatbelts to their buses. This sentiment was echoed by the driver involved in the fatal Clark County accident, who conveyed through Wilson’s family member a request not to mandate seatbelts, citing concerns over the potential need to cut children out of a burning bus.
Instead of mandating seatbelts, the task force proposed the establishment of a state-funded, needs-based grant program to assist schools in adding safety features to their buses. Governor DeWine indicated his intention to finance this initiative through existing funding sources, although legislative approval may be necessary.
Representative Bernie Willis (R-Springfield), who resides near the site of the tragic crash, expressed a personal commitment to ensuring the task force's recommendations are implemented. He emphasized his determination to see through the enhancement of school bus safety measures.
Additional recommendations from the task force included the provision of more professional training for school bus drivers and the imposition of stricter penalties for drivers who violate traffic laws involving buses.
Congratulations to Dr. Mark O'Hara, English teacher at Badin, for working in Catholic education for 25 years!
Thank you, Mark!
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Homelessness in Ohio surged last year. Advocates don't see an end in sight
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