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Owensboro YMCA plans child care expansion after day care closures
OWENSBORO, Ky. — The Owensboro Family YMCA is accelerating plans to expand childcare capacity after two more local daycares closed, President and CEO Tom Bontrager said. The organization currently serves about 200 children, up from roughly 40 two years ago. When current projects are complete, Bontrager said total capacity will exceed 300, including roughly 150 to 155 spots for infants and toddlers and 150 for school-age children ages 5 to 12.
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Home Team Friday Week 9 “Power 10”
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – Each week, the Tri-State shows off some of the most talented high school football teams in their respective states. But how do fans know who is the best of the best when the lights turn on Friday night? That’s where the Home Team Friday “Power 10” comes into play. Our expert […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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