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South Gibson Star-Times Tuesday, September 27, 2022 A-3 Bulletin Do you have an upcoming community event? Send the details to editor@sgstartimes.com BRIEFLY Community invited to Adopt-a-Plot The L yles Station Historic School and Museum has announced a new way for interested individuals to help beautify and maintain one of Gibson Coun- ty's historic sites. The Adopt-A-Plot program of fers individuals or groups the option to plant/maintain selected garden areas on the museum grounds. Small signs may be displayed alongside each area recognizing the "adopters" or a designated family, business, church, club, or in-memoriam. A variety of spaces are available. The L yles Station Historic School and Museum is locat- ed at 953 N 500 W, Princeton, Indiana. For more information, contact Neal Mustard at 812- 664—0649. Veterans food bank accepts donations The Veterans Food Bank of America in Buckskin is a by-appointment-only food pantr y for veterans and their widows. It's located on Ind. 57 near Ind. 68. To schedule a food pickup or to donate call 812- 795-2230. VFW plans meals VFW Post #2714 of For t Branch will have the kitch- en open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday to the public with daily specials from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. September Delmonico Steak Nights will be cooked by Kim of Gemeca Inn on Sept. 24 for $35. Dinner includes 14 oz steak, baked potato, salad and home- made bread. Call 812-753-4161 after 3 p.m. for reser- vations. Merit board meets The 2022 meetings of the Gibson County Sheriff's Merit Board will be at 12:30 p.m., the second Tuesday of ever y month, in the Gibson County Community Cor- rections Conference Room, located at 112 E. Emerson Street, Princeton. Trustees meet The Board of Trustees for the Oakland City-Colum- bia Township Public Librar y will meet at 4 p.m. on the second Wednesday of ever y month as the dates for their regular monthly board meetings. The meetings are in the Librar y Meeting Room. THIS MONTH Dr. Wells retires A retirement celebration is planned for Deaconess Gib- son's Dr. Wells at 4 p.m. Sept. 28 in the Gibson Health and Education Conference room. Hocus Pocus premieres on square Oct. 1st the Owensville Community Planners are hosting another Movie on the Librar y Lawn, the movie will be Hocus Pocus starting at dark. Con- cessions will be available. Water Dept. flushes hydrants The Fort Branch water department will be flushing hy- drants beginning at 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1. Fort Branch water customers can expect discolored water for up to 24 hours after the flushing is completed. Please plan water usage accordingly. Habitat Bike Ride set Habitat for Humanity of Gibson County is announc- ing that our annual Charity Bike Tour will be Satur- day, Oct. 8. The star t of the bike tour will be down- town Princeton at 8 a.m. and will cover all of Gibson County. Registration and other information are on our Facebook page and website gibsoncountyhabitat.com. The bike tour will have stops at the Patoka Meth- odist Church for the 15 mile trip. The 30 and 62 mile trips will stop at Azalea Path, Toyota Motor Mfg. and Owensville Librar y. The funds from the event will go toward building material for the next Par tner homes. We appreciate all the sponsors in the community who suppor t the event. Contact the of fice at 812-385-2434 with questions. As always, any volunteers for build- ing or other events are greatly appreciated. Fall Bash planned Oct. 29th, The Owensville Community Planners will host the Family Fall Bash on the town square. Chili dinner will start at 5 p.m., and there will be free games, hayrides, and face painting, along with the famous cake walk, trunk-or-treating and the Chili Cook-off. The first fall Prince, Princess, King and Queen contest will also be taking place. KANT Brewer y and the Fort Branch and Haubstadt libraries partnered for Books and Brews, a monthly modern book club, Sept. 20. Books and Brews program at library Kim Scheller, from the librar y, and Robin Anger- meier co-owner of KANT pose for a picture at the new event. Princeton man faces auto theft charges By Janice Barniak Star-Times Editor editor@sgstartimes.com A Princeton man was ar- rested on charges of OWI, auto theft and possession of paraphernalia in a series of events this September. According to probable caus- es filed by the Gibson County Sheriff's Office and Princeton Police, Englebert Michel is accused of auto theft in con- nection with a missing 1996 white S-10 that disappeared from the Cheap Cars auto sales lot. Derrek Gatewood, of Cheap Cars, reported the vehicle sto- len Sept. 6. After the report of the stolen vehicle came in, police connected the VIN with a vehicle involved in an OVWI case Sept. 4 with Michel at the wheel. Michel was incarcerat- ed and officers went to the jail and discussed the auto theft charge with Michel, who said he is homeless and did not take the vehicle. Michel plead guilty to the charge of operating while in- toxicated and endangering a person on Sept. 7. He was then out of jail. On Sept. 17, Michel was walking at Ind. 64 and Embree when Princeton Police recog- nized him as a person who had an active warrant for his arrest on auto theft charges, and when police stopped him Michel had a glass pipe in his pants pocket containing burnt residue. He entered a not guilty plea on charges of auto theft and possession of paraphernalia Sept. 19. Herrin faces multiple charges after Sept. 19 arrest Jesse Herrin of Patoka was accused of possession of methamphetamine with a firearm, theft of a firearm, and possession of parapher- nalia after a Sept. 19 arrest. According to the probable cause, Patoka homeowner Rebecca McClain called po- lice to say someone was at her door with a gun saying someone was chasing him. Owensville Marshal Rod- ger Leister was the first to respond, and allegedly ob- ser ved Herrin, who matched McClain's description, on the porch with a gun. He pointed his firearm and ordered Herrin to drop the weapon. Herrin dropped the gun, was ordered to the ground and detained. When Gib- son County Sheriff's Of- ficers arrived, Leister ran the gun, a Glock 26 Gen 4 through dispatch and it re- turned as stolen from Van- derburgh County. On a search of Herrin, po- lice allegedly found a white cr ystal substance and a glass pipe with burn residue. According to Herrin, he had walked into a mobile home a half-mile away where he saw a man with a gun, wrestled it away from him, and ran until he came to the McClain residence. Herrin said the man he wrestled hit him in the face. According to police they did not find swelling or red marks on Herrin's face. Man charge with OWI with child in vehicle John Turner of Owensville was charged with operating while intoxicated with a mi- nor in the vehicle, neglect of a dependent and attempted residential entr y in connec- tion with a Sept. 18 incident in which officers were called about an alleged intoxicated male tr ying to break into a residence. According to the probable cause, when police arrived, Turner appeared to be im- paired by an illegal substance, and had a 17-year-old minor with special needs in the ve- hicle. Turner allegedly told police he was looking for his wife, tracking her phone and his GPS told him this location was within a mile and a half of her phone's location. Homeowner Kenneth Ad- ams told police he was asleep when Turner began banging on his door, attempting to enter the residence. Adams went to retrieve his firearm and when he got back, he said Turner had laid down on his patio furniture. Turner told police he had not consumed alcohol. He allegedly failed field sobriety tests but refused to go to Dea- coness Gibson for a BAC test. A medic was called to treat the minor, Child Protective Ser vices called, and the child released to her mother. Owensville man accused of battery Joseph Vandebogart of Ow- ensville, is accused of domes- tic batter y in the presence of a child less than 14 years old on Sept. 21, after Owensville Police and the Gibson County Sheriff's Office responded to a dispatch of domestic abuse. According to the wife, Ni- cole Vandebogart, her hus- band had been drinking when she returned from taking a child to the hospital. She told her husband the television was up too loud with having four children sleeping. The wife told police the hus- band is dealing with an injur y that has put him off work for four days, during which he has consistently consumed alcohol. The wife accused her husband of throwing the television remote and pencils before he pushed her against the footboard of the bed, caus- ing her to fall against the bed- room wall. She had a scratch on the back of her arm from the alleged attack and said he called her names. According to one minor in the home, she could hear screaming and throwing things coming from the bed- room, and the accused say- ing that he hoped the house burned down with the wife inside. Two other children also woke up and heard scream- ing. Hazleton man tests .161 BAC post-accident A Hazleton man accused of operating while intoxicat- ed with a BAC of .161 after a Sept. 11 crash. According to the probable caused filed by Deputy Zach Lienemann, officers were dispatched to US-41 and Ind. 56 after an accident in which the caller believed one of the drivers to be intoxicated. On arrival, driver Randy Peil was still in the driver's seat of a red pickup truck in a ditch. After officers helped him out, they called EMS because Peil was bleeding from his arms and legs. Peil told officers he'd just had injections in his back, and also, according to the probable cause, that he "was drunk and knew he was drunk." The portable breath test allegedly registered .161. A Deaconess Gibson lab blood draw put the level at .182. Peil has a Februar y arrest for an accusation of OWI in Knox County, however, those charges are still pend- ing. PUZZLED ABOUT WHAT TO READ? ..and you will have your solution. subscribe to 812-753-3553 South Gibson