(KLZA)-- Falls City School Superintendent Tim Heckenlively reported to the Board during their March 13 meeting that Falls City Public Schools have been awarded a Nebraska Clean Diesel Program reimbursement of $21 thousand for the new 2023 Blue Bird bus the school district took possession of in February.

The rebate program requires the school district to scrap a district owned bus. A 2001 Freightliner bus chasis and diesel engine will be scrapped after the school year ends. The reimbursement documentation material will be submitted to the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy.