A local principal was named Principal of the Year this past weekend receiving recognition for her work to better both her school and community.
Sharon Elementary School Principal Ashlee Bruggenschmidt was named the 2019 State Elementary Principal of the Year by the Indiana Association of School Principals (IASP) Sunday.
Read MoreAs Fairlawn Elementary School students weaved through the halls of Ivy Tech Community College Friday, fifth-grader Julissa Fuqua was surprised by the day's activities.
Fuqua and nearly 70 of her classmates were split into groups and guided into four different classrooms, each filled with work stations.
Read MoreLoge Elementary Principal Lynne Pierce was shocked to see a gymnasium full of students and faculty all thanking her for the work she's done to ensure the school's recent recognition.
As Pierce's emotions began to surface, they applauded from their bleacher seats in honor of her daily efforts, which led to Loge becoming the first school in Warrick County history to receive the National Blue Ribbon School award.
Read MoreMayor Lloyd Winnecke and other city officials announced Wednesday afternoon that Evansville was awarded a $1 million federal grant to help youth affected by opioid and substance abuse connect to local services.
Read MoreJust one day after Evansville residents were busy with candy-filled pursuits and decked in their Halloween costumes, the downtown area was covered in Christmas decor.
Friday was the big day that Evansville's holiday decorations went up around downtown.
And the Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District (EID) has vied to go even bigger this year, EID President Josh Armstrong said.
Read MoreThe Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its English as a Second Language program — an initiative designed to improve the academic experiences of international students.
Read MoreA group of Signature School students won the 5th Annual Changemaker Challenge Wednesday, with each team member securing full tuition scholarships to the University of Evansville.
Project Oasis, which includes students Graham Griffin, Ranny Badreddine, Futhallah Hamed and team coach José Mota, pitched the development of a mobile food store for people in low-income areas with no access to groceries.
Read MoreLocal students bear-crawled and tugged their way through a series of obstacle courses Tuesday during the district's Special Education Unified Game Days that continue Wednesday.
For weeks, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. middle and elementary students trained to participate in the Olympic-style program. The event included more than 200 students from 10 EVSC elementary schools competing on Central High School's track and football field.
Read MoreAs part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's $10 million investment in Indiana, the city of Boonville will receive more than $4.2 million to renovate the city's water utility system. .
The USDA announced a statewide initiative to improve Indiana's water and wastewater infrastructure Friday. The Warrick County seat will benefit from a $3,657,000 million loan and a $629,000 grant to improve the system for the Boonville Water Utility service area.
Read MoreJoshua Academy's music program was disbanded in 2017 due to a lack of funding but has been brought back to life with the help of students from the University of Evansville.
At the start of the academic year, a group of UE students started working with staff and students at the Evansville charter school to help reestablish their music program.
Read MoreIt's been 20 years since Evansville's beloved attraction left the Mesker Park Zoo and Botanic Garden — Sept. 29, 1999. The Asian elephant, affectionately named Bunny, was a mainstay at the zoo.
After being captured in Burma, Bunny arrived in Evansville in 1954. Over the next 45 years, she grew from her 4 foot and 450-pound-frame to a hulking 7,800-pound creature and was one of Mesker Park Zoo's biggest attractions.
Read MoreAnn Ennis, a member of the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. School Board, couldn't get answers to her questions about workman's compensation for EVSC staff during a regularly-scheduled board meeting on Sept. 9.
So Ennis — an elected official — filed for a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) with EVSC. After several days, the school corporation approved her request giving her access to the information. But she's still concerned about communication and transparency.
Read MoreOndra Berry never lost sight of the lessons he learned growing up in Evansville and being a part of the Carver Community Organization.
As a former "Carver kid, Berry's participation in the community-based organization helped mold him to become the man he is today. All that has come full circle as Berry, now an inspirational speaker, is coming back to speak about that impact at Carver's annual meeting and luncheon Friday.
Read MoreResults from Indiana's new online assessment suggest a correlation between poverty levels and student performance in Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. schools.
The data from the Indiana Board of Education, released Sept. 4, showed a large disparity between low and high poverty schools and their online assessment scores.
Read MoreThe Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp.'s latest initiative seems to have made an early impact on high school students.
Tuesday officials from EVSC and local food processing company AmeriQual along with students from RAMP — Real-World Application; Maximizing Potential — spoke about the new work-based learning program's success since its launch in August.
Read MoreFor the seventh consecutive semester, graduate enrollment at the University of Southern Indiana has increased to record-setting growth while overall enrollment decreased by 2.6 percent.
Since 2016, graduate student numbers have surpassed those established in USI's 54-year history. And now at 1,537 graduate students, graduate enrollment has increased 6.1 percent compared to last year.
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