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Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
New program offers scholarships for teen drivers ed courses
Students across Ohio have the opportunity to have their driver training paid for through an Ohio Traffic Safety Office program called Drive to Succeed. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The program's goal is to make driver training more accessible for low-income teens through Drive to Succeed's local scholarships. TRENDING STORIES: 1 hospitalized after apparent road rage shooting in Dayton Automated freight trucks deployed on I-70 Damage reported after strong storms move through region OTSO says the average teen driving courses cost between $300-600. They are establishing this scholarship program to cover the costs of these courses. The grants are available to local government agencies, like police departments and health departments, and will then be awarded to individual students through those agencies. Eligible students are those who have demonstrated financial need, like free school lunch or SNAP, and have not had driving training. For more information on Drive to Succeed, click here. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
15-03-2025
- Yahoo
Patrol increased in Mercer County for holiday weekend
Mar. 14—CELINA — Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman reports his office will have extra deputies patrolling Mercer County during the St. Patrick's Day weekend. The department will once again be participating in the St. Patrick's Day Blitz as part of a grant through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), from March 14-17, he said. "We will have deputies assigned to specific areas around the county to have an increased traffic visibility. They will be looking for impaired, aggressive and criminal-based drivers, as well as distracted drivers and seat belt usage," Timmerman said. "The purpose of this is to reduce traffic crashes, and identify unsafe driving in Mercer County." Featured Local Savings
Yahoo
14-03-2025
- Yahoo
Patrol increased in Mercer County for holiday weekend
Mar. 14—CELINA — Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman reports his office will have extra deputies patrolling Mercer County during the St. Patrick's Day weekend. The department will once again be participating in the St. Patrick's Day Blitz as part of a grant through the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO), from March 14-17, he said. "We will have deputies assigned to specific areas around the county to have an increased traffic visibility. They will be looking for impaired, aggressive and criminal-based drivers, as well as distracted drivers and seat belt usage," Timmerman said. "The purpose of this is to reduce traffic crashes, and identify unsafe driving in Mercer County." Featured Local Savings
