IHSAA announces Sectional pairings for football

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) — This past weekend the IHSAA released the sectional pairing for this year’s playoffs. Here are the teams in our viewing area’s draws. 1A: We’ll start in 1A. It’s a unique 7 team bracket, which means North Knox will automatically move to the second round. They’ll get the winner of Forest Park […]

Sharon Elementary ranks in top 2% in Indiana

Students, faculty, and staff at Sharon Elementary School celebrate a day of achievement. School officials say the students scored so high on their I learned exams. They ranked in the top 2% of schools in the state. The I-Learn test is taken in the spring, with results released in the summer. Sharon Elementary School in […]

Owensboro Catholic breeze by Fort Knox

OWENSBORO, Ky. (WEHT) — The Owensboro Catholic high school football team earned their seventh straight win shutting out Fort Knox Thursday night 68-0. Next the Aces will enjoy a bye week before returning to action in week 10 at McLean County on Friday, October 23rd.

ECTC names Leitchfield resident Jennifer Newton donor relations officer

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College has welcomed Jennifer Newton to its advancement team as donor relations officer, strengthening the college’s efforts to engage alumni, employers, donors and community partners throughout its service region. Newton joins ECTC at a time of significant growth, including the expansion of the college’s Leitchfield...

Homecoming Royalty Showcase crowns 2026 king and queen

The University of Kentucky crowned its 2026 Homecoming king and queen Wednesday, Oct. 7, during the Homecoming Royalty Showcase at the Gatton Student Center. Molly Bachman of Madisonville, Kentucky, and Ali Kashif of Prospect, Kentucky, were selected from a 10-person Homecoming Court during the event in the Harris Ballroom. The...

IHSAA Boys Soccer Sectional Day Two

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - It’s day two of the IHSAA boys soccer sectionals. Let’s head over to the Castle Soccer Field to join in on the action. In the battle between the North Huskies and the Memorial Tigers, the Huskies came out victorious in overtime, 1-0. They will...

Caldwell’s Girls Add a First to Record-Breaking Season

A record-breaking season for Caldwell County’s girls saw a first Thursday night. The Lady Tigers were 0-11 all-time against Murray before pulling ahead in the second half for a 5-3 triumph at Butler Stadium. Mariah Vickery and Madison Jones scored goals just minutes apart to break a 2-2 deadlock...

Henderson County, CCHS set for District grid clash tonight

In a schedule filled with top-10 teams, the Christian County Tigers face their most important high school football game of the season tonight at the Stadium of Champions. Henderson County comes to town to face Christian County in their first Class 6-A, District 1 game of the season. Christian County...

Former Oakland City University employees receive owed wages, still waiting on vacation payout

OAKLAND CITY, Ind. (WFIE) - Former employees at Oakland City University have reportedly received their owed back wages, though payouts for accrued vacation time remain unresolved. Former employees tell 14 News all owed wages have now been received, but that they are still waiting on vacation time payouts. Some employees...

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville Christian School Newburgh and Newburgh Elementary. […]

Former Grayson County HS teacher Lana Green-Willis named to Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame

Longtime Grayson County High School teacher Lana Green-Willis will be inducted into the Governor Louie B. Nunn Kentucky Teacher Hall of Fame. Green-Willis taught social studies at GCHS for 32 years and was announced over the weekend as one of three members of the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026.

Local News: Thursday, October 8th, 2026

High school students in the Evansville area will soon have another opportunity to turn creative ideas into real-world solutions and earn college scholarship money along the way. The University of Evansville has announced its 11th annual High School Changemaker Challenge. Students can present an original idea, product, service or program in whatever format best communicates their vision, including art, video, audio or essays. The top four entries will receive scholarships. First place earns a full-tuition scholarship, while second place receives $29,000, third place gets $27,000, and fourth place earns $25,000. The 2027 Changemaker Challenge officially kicks off October 16th at 4:00 PM at Innovation Pointe in downtown Evansville.

Two teachers from sunny California make their way to EVSC

EVANSVILLE — Sunny Southern California. SoCal. Land of beautiful beaches, beautiful people, perfect weather and celebrity sightings. 90210. Hollywood. Megan Howell and Danielle Meyers left all that this year to come to Evansville and teach in EVSC schools — and they're glad they did. EVSC gets new teachers from everywhere. It gets them right off the tree, from people who've grown up in Evansville. It gets them from not-so-distant places in Indiana and neighboring states. Some, like Howell and Meyers, have teaching experience and some are fresh out of school. Howell and Meyers stood out among new teachers in this year's summer orientation groups because they came here all the way from the left coast. "To have two people coming to us from California ... certainly made that unique," EVSC spokesman Jason Woebkenberg said in what he cheerfully acknowledged was a classic understatement. It's not like Howell and Meyers came together, though. Howell, a special education teacher at North High School, taught last year at Rise Kohyang High School , a charter public school in the Koreatown community of Los Angeles. Meyers, a special education teacher at Thompkins Middle School, worked last year at Grossmont Union High School District in

MCC gets over $4.7M for student achievement, opportunities

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Officials say student achievement and educational opportunity are at the center of two U.S. Department of Education grant awards representing more than $4.7 million in new and continued investment in programs and resources at Madisonville Community College (MCC). Officials say the TRIO Talent Search program has...

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville...

MCC gets over $4.7M for student achievement, opportunities

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Officials say student achievement and educational opportunity are at the center of two U.S. Department of Education grant awards representing more than $4.7 million in new and continued investment in programs and resources at Madisonville Community College (MCC). Officials say the TRIO Talent Search program has been fully funded for another […]

Possible swatting incident at Signature School

Two local schools named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) - Two Tri-State schools are among the latest to be named Indiana Blue Ribbon Schools. Governor Mike Braun is recognizing 16 public and private schools this year for exceptional academic achievement and a commitment to student success. Local schools included in the 2026 list are Evansville Christian...

Mayfield Routs Caldwell to Maintain District Stranglehold

Caldwell County was hoping to show it had closed the gap on Mayfield in Class 2A’s 1st District. But the Cardinals showed Friday night that they still have a firm grasp on the district’s top spot. Gray Robbins passed for 238 yards and three touchdowns as Mayfield routed...

Kentucky Wesleyan to present Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science: “The Power of Still Becoming: Using Reflection and Writing to Evolve”

OWENSBORO, Ky. — Stacy Hawkins Adams will present the Ellie Magnuson Lecture in Literature and Science on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 10 a.m. in Tapscott Chapel in the Barnard-Jones Administration Building at Kentucky Wesleyan College. Her topic is “The Power of Still Becoming: Using Reflection and Writing to Evolve.” The event is free and open to the public.