Evansville- You've probably heard that Indiana is among the states with highest smoking rates, but did you know that rates of women smoking while pregnant are also high? 

Smokefree Communities is hosting a workshop this morning they're hoping will help bring that number down.

In Indiana 17 percent of pregnant women smoke-- that's nearly twice the national average.

In Vanderburgh County that number is even higher with 22 percent of expectant mothers smoking. 

James Nathan Steele, formerly Title 1, Grade 5 and 6 teacher at Delaware School, is the school's new principal as part of restructuring within the EVSC.

Steele has a B.S. degree from the University of Evansville and a Master of Education degree from Indiana Wesleyan University. 

He is certified as a building level administrator for all schools and in general education and social studies.

The EVSC Board of School Trustees has approved the hiring of Brittany Maners as the varsity coach for girls basketball at Central High School.

Most recently, Maners was the freshman girls’ basketball coach at Bedford North Lawrence High School where she also taught physical education and health classes. In addition, Maners also was the assistant girls’ tennis coach and served as counselor for Oakland City University and University of Southern Indiana basketball camps.

Maners was a high school valedictorian at Reitz and later went on to become a three-time Academic All American at Oakland City University.