SALINEVILLE — As the Utica Shale Academy expands its Salineville campus, it is also growing its van fleet after obtaining a $450,000 grant for transportation.

Superintendent Bill Watson said the community school received a Rural Transport Grant in early August though the state’s biennium budget and officials plan to procure 10 additional school vans. As of now, the fleet has two vehicles and primarily carries students to and from Carroll County; however, the extra vans would help transport students throughout Columbiana, Jefferson, Stark and Mahoning counties.

“The grant was part of appropriations in the House and Senate bill sponsored by Ohio Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel, R-Columbiana. We spoke about a need for transportation, and she helped support the rural transportation bill,” said Wats

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