The South Gibson Star-Times serves the towns of Haubstadt, Owensville and Fort Branch.
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She has a degree in account- ing went to work for Patoka National Bank, where she Former Auditor on ballot for Clerk Coming out of retirement, former Gibson County Auditor Sherri Smith is the Republican nominee for Clerk of the Cir- cuit Court. A Princeton native, Smith started at Potter and Brumfield post-graduation before working as an auto parts buyer for John- son Controls in Vincennes, a corporate event planner, a Dis- tribution and Transportation Manager for Best Home Fur- nishings, a real estate agent, and finally Auditor, from which she retired in 2020. "I didn't realize it would be that difficult to not go to work," she said. "For the first time in my life, I had no meetings or Smith, Hartley on ballot for Clerk By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com This election season's first Coffee with the Candidates focuses on the Clerk of the Circuit Court election, which will see political-newcomer and Democrat Joyce Hartley on the ballot against former Auditor and Republican Sher- ri Smith. In Indiana, the State Con- stitution creates Clerk of the Circuit Cour t as an offi- cer who keeps county cour t records, issues processes, accepts filings, enters judge- ments and orders, issues li- censes, and who is automat- ically appointed secretar y to the county's election board, among other responsibili- ties. While the election is Nov. 8, those who want to vote in the election should register in person at the election office, online at https:// indianavoters.in.gov or by mail postmarked Oct. 11. Absentee ballots should be requested by Oct. 27, and returned/postmarked by Nov. 8. DJ's Una Pizza opens Oct. 1 By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Debbie and Jim Warner of Boonville will open their first pizza business, DJ's Una Piz- za, Oct. 1 at Ind. 68 and US- 41 in Haubstadt in the Polka Dots Cafe Plaza. The married couple worked together in the flooring busi- ness when they owned Carpet Max in Evansville, and while Debbie has been retired for 12 years, Jim has continued working, most recently for Re- inbrecht Flooring. Jim was working on floor- ing in Polka Dots Cafe for Phil Reinbrecht when he told the crew he'd always wanted to open a pizza business. Another worker looked Man accused of rape, burglary Kyle Buchanan, 20, of Washington, is charged with rape, two counts of burglar y, and two counts of intimidation with a deadly weapon after a Sept. 5 arrest. According to a probable cause affidavit signed by Owensville Marshal Rodger Leister, a call was dispatched reporting a man with a gun. When police arrived, the residents said the two woke up when a man walked into the home, then the bedroom pointing a gun at the wom- an. The man said they owed him money. The woman's boyfriend was allegedly told at gunpoint to tie up his girl- friend after which she was raped at gunpoint and the boy- friend threatened with being shot in the head, according to the police report. Two other residents in the home were able to escape and call 9-1-1. When Buchanan stopped to re-dress himself the woman was able to grab the gun and strike the man on the head with it, while the boyfriend was able to grab a pair of scis- sors and attack the man with them, according to what the couple told police. The couple said when Bu- Local man receives kidney from daughter who was adopted By Janice Barniak SG Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com Norm Stevens, area busi- ness owner, former Gibson Southern coach, and local fa- ther celebrated a special 75th birthday a week ago Satur- day, the first in a new life after the daughter he adopted at only a few days old saved his life by donating a kidney. Stevens started dialysis in Februar y 2021 and going for the treatment was draining him, he said. "It's ever y other day on the machine. You either do that or die," he said. In the fall, he told his doc- tor he wanted to look for a kidney for transplant. The answer was no. They said he was too old. "I was shocked. I felt like it was age discrimination," he said. He didn't stop pushing for a kidney. He tried other doc- tors and finally received a yes from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Even having that yes, he knew most people average seven to eight years on the waiting list for a kidney, a wait that would be made short- ened to months if they could find a living donor who was a match. In the fall of 2021, he asked friends and family to get test- ed. "I saw how bad it was for him in dialysis," said daugh- ter Meredith. "He used to be so active. I wanted to help him get that back." While parents and children who are biologically-related have a 50 percent chance of matching, Meredith is not biologically related to Norm, dropping the chances down to one in 100. Norm said he considers the match a miracle, not in the least because he feels like he and his wife adopting Mer- edith was miraculous in the first place. "We were never able to have kids. We tried like most people do when they're young," he said. They talked to adoption agencies and finally reached out through a private adop- tion to a young unwed mother SCHOOL B8 SPORTS B1 TITANS RALLY TO BEAT SOUTHRIDGE BUZZING BUSY BEES Holy Cross students learn about pollination Haubstadt Dump Day Boy Scout Devin Cain helps Clerk Treasurer Bonnie Wagner unload a vehicle of unwanted items during Haubstadt's recycle and dump day Saturday. (See addi- tional photos inside) See MAN on page 2 See PIZZA on page 2 Co-owner Jim Warner manned the pizza oven during a soft opening at the new DJ's Una Pizza in Haubstadt Saturday. See WORK on page 2 See KIDNEY on page 2 See AUDITOR on page 2 Norm and Meredith Stevens spend time together in recover y after Meredith donated a kidney to her adopted father Norm, who called the match miraculous.