New County Clerk sworn in

St. Joseph County’s new county clerk was sworn in earlier this week.

With the September resignation of nine-year clerk Lindsay Oswald, clerk-elect Gina Everson was sworn-in by Circuit Court Judge Paul Stutesman during a brief ceremony Monday morning.

Everson, a lifelong Mendon-area resident, was uncontested in the August primary. By virtue of winning that election, Everson was in line to begin her four-year term Jan. 1. Instead, she will complete the final three months of Oswald’s term before the clerk/register of deeds position is officially hers on the first day of 2025.

The 49-year-old Everson has worked for the county the past eight years, starting as temporary help in the register of deeds office. She has been with the county full-time since 2017.

Everson said she has been transitioning into the position over the past month, with Oswald’s guidance.