The Bellefontaine Exchange Club has announced plans to sponsor its 65th Annual Safety Town Program, continuing a long-running effort to help keep young children safe.
The first Safety Town was held in 1962 after a local parent requested the program following the death of their son while crossing the street.
Tim Notestine, Safety Town chairman and a graduate of that very first class, says the program is designed for pre-school-aged children and focuses on practical, age-appropriate safety lessons.
Topics include pedestrian safety, traffic lights and signs, fire safety, good and bad touching, stranger awareness, not getting into cars with strangers, and basic drug safety.
Instruction is provided by trained officers from the Bellefontaine Police Department and the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, with additional help from township officers and the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Lessons are taught using films, short lectures, coloring books, and hands-on activities with traffic signs and signals, with special emphasis on vehicle and school bus safety.
All classes will be held at Bellefontaine Elementary School, located at 1101 Ludlow Road. Each session lasts about two hours and runs Monday through Friday, with 9:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. options available.
Parents may attend with their children if they wish, and should let instructors know when signing their child in each day.
2026 Safety Town Dates
- June 1, 2026
- June 8, 2026
- June 15, 2026
- June 22, 2026
(No classes will be held on June 19 due to the federal holiday. An additional week may be added if needed.)
The program is free and open to children who will be entering kindergarten in the 2026–27 school year.
Registration is available for all pre-kindergarten students in Logan County.
Registration is being handled in partnership with the Bellefontaine Parks Department. Parents can sign their children up online at www.BellefontaineParks.com.
Families who already have an account do not need to create a new one.
Help with passwords is available by calling the Parks office at (937) 592-3475.
Online registration allows parents to choose the session that works best for them.
For more information, families can contact the Parks office at [email protected] or (937) 592-3475.
