(KLZA)-- Due to the condition of county roads, and more rain in the forecast, Falls City School District 56 and Falls City Sacred Heart students will only be picked up and dropped off along emergency snow / mud routes Tueday through Friday this week.

The routes will be used in the mornings and evening, utilizing only hard-surfaced highways.  The following will be used for emergency  snow / mud routes. 

 Bus #4 that serves the Barada, Stella, and Shubert areas, the bus will start out at the intersection of 652 Avenue and 720 Road at 6:48 a.m. and continue West on 720 Road stopping at all intersections where someone is parked to Highway 67.  This bus will then go to Shubert, all riders in this area must meet in Shubert, by the Antique Shop. The bus will leave Shubert at 7:15 a.m. This bus will also stop at all intersections where someone is parked on Highway 67 down to Palmer corner.
Bus #2 that serves the Dawson and Verdon area's will leave the intersection of 641 Avenue and Highway 73 (Steve Keans) at 7:05 a.m. stopping at all intersections where someone is parked on Highway 73 and then make its regular stops in Verdon, leaving Verdon at 7:25 a.m.  It will also make stops where someone is parked along Highway 73 after leaving Verdon, then stopping at the St. Pauls Lutheran Church parking lot at Prichard Corner, leaving there at approximately 7:35 a.m.  This bus will stop at all intersections where someone is parked on Highway 73 back to Falls City.
Bus #7 that serves the Rulo area will leave Rulo at 7:25 a.m.  All riders in the Rulo area will meet in Rulo by the auditorium.  On its way back to Falls City it will stop at all intersections where someone is parked along Highway 159.  Due to safety concerns, riders from Preston should meet on the North side of the Preston corner for Bus #9 at approximately 7:30, coming from the North.
Bus #8 that serves the Salem area will leave the flashing light at the intersection of Highways 8 and 75 at 7:00 a.m.  It will then leave Salem at 7:25 a.m. It will stop at all intersections where someone is parked along Highway 8 back to Falls City.
Bus #9 will start out at the intersection of Highway 73 and 712 Road (Dustless Highway) at 7:10 a.m. and continue East stopping at all intersections where someone is parked and then turning South and stopping at all intersections where someone is parked down to the intersection of 656 Avenue and Highway 159 (Preston Corner) at approximately 7:30.
Bus #10 that serves riders south of Falls City, the bus will leave the intersection of 702 Road and Highway 73 (State Line) at 7:35 a.m.  It will also make stops at all intersections where someone is parked on Highway 73 back to Falls City and also at the Pony Creek road intersection at approximately 7:40 a.m.
Bus #2 will shuttle Middle School Students to North School at the end of the day.