Local News in Dubois County

Greater Jasper School board discusses ILEARN results under new test; sets 2027 budget

Greater Jasper students in grades three through eight beat the state benchmark in nearly every tested area on this year’s ILEARN, the first results under Indiana’s new testing model, district officials told the Greater Jasper Consolidated Schools board of trustees Monday. Tina…

Southridge Middle School students earn #1 in the state on ILEARN Math performance

Southridge Middle School’s eighth-grade students earned a major statewide distinction on the 2026 ILEARN assessment. The students, now freshmen at Southridge High School, scored the highest passing rate among eighth-graders statewide during the 2025–26 school year. For…

Vincennes University Jasper names new Center for Technology, Innovation and Manufacturing director

Vincennes University Jasper announced the appointment of Ashley Schaefer as the new director of the Center for Technology, Innovation and Manufacturing (CTIM), effective Sept. 28, 2026. Schaefer possesses more than 15 years of technical expertise specializing in battery…

Vincennes University Jasper seeking Admissions and Academic Assistant

Indiana school voucher use has flipped from low-income families to more high-income families using them

Enrollment in Indiana’s Choice Scholarship school voucher program slowed in overall growth for the second year in a row last school year, new data from the state shows, but the number of higher income families using the program increased.

Vincennes University names veteran educator Dr. Travis Madison as new dean of Jasper campus

JASPER — Vincennes University has appointed Dr. Travis Madison as its new Assistant Vice President and Dean of the Vincennes University Jasper Campus following a...

Dr. Travis Madison appointed Assistant Vice President and Dean at Vincennes University Jasper

Vincennes University President Dr. Chuck Johnson announced Dr. Travis Madison as the new Assistant Vice President and Dean of the Vincennes University Jasper Campus. The decision was made after the university conducted a nationwide search for the next leader of the Jasper campus.…