Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Nicholas Gene Smith, Hull, Failure to Yield.
Kevin Willian Grothaus, Primghar, Speeding.
Dalton Lee Lode, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation.
Kenneth W. Embrey, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation.
Raymundo Salomon Chavez Morales, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
Britni Nicole Nielsen, Hendricks, Minn., Speeding.
Serena Kathleen Decker, West Monroe, La., Speeding.
Autumn Rae McClain, Sioux City, Speeding.
Darin J. Tutje, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Jesse O. Slaymaker, Atkinson, Neb., Speeding.
Jose Luiz Ruiz, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Olivia K. Placzek, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.
Bianca Navidad Morales Escobar, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; Illegal Passing School Bus.
Tania Bautista, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Brady Reed Stauffer, Jefferson, Minor in Possession.
Adriana Feucht, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Traffic Control Device.
Kacy LaVonne Wolf, Paullina, Speeding.
Lindsay Anne Clare Bradley, Emmetsburg, Speeding.
Mynor Efrain Lopez Ramirez, Worthington, Minn., No Valid Driver’s License.
Kelvin Robert Lansink, Primghar, Dark Windows.
Connie L. Breon Andringa, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Mary Iedema, Sanborn, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Daniel John Flor, Ave, Minn., Dark Windows.
Sara Ann McKenna, Sioux City, Speeding.
Giannai Ariana Marmo, Minneapolis, Minn., Speeding.
Craig Allen Gonnerman, Luverne, Minn., Speeding.
David Steichen, Remsen, Speeding.
Misty Dawn Spaulding, Spencer, Speeding.
Sherri Caroline Madsen, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding.
Aman Markel James Dean, Sioux City, Speeding.
Nicole Marie Foster, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding.
Candice Joy Norgaard, Sibley, Speeding.
Virgil N. Frahm, Sheldon, Operating ATV on Highways.
Cody Granstra, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Blake Tomas Vande Vegte, Orange City, Speeding.
Collin Lee Seivert, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
• OWI
Gary W. Blair, Sheldon.
• Non-traffic
Maddison Mary Ann Miller, Cherokee, Aggravated Crime.
Anthony Robert Jeffries, Paullina, Aggravated Crime.
Garret Richard Crowl, Lawton, Felony.
Lawrence Charles Ruotolo, Jr., Sheldon, Felony, 2 counts.
Nicholas Andrew Koontz, Sanborn, Felony.
Joshua David Funk, Melvin, Simple Misdemeanor.
Axel Joel Rodriguez-Garcia, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
• Probate
Mark E. Donkersloot, Deceased; Ashley G. Donkersloot, Executor.
• Dissolutions
Amanda Lee Darnell and Todd Allen Meyeraan, Sr.
Susan Louise Rydstrom and Michael Eugene Rydstrom.
• Births
Emmersyn LaVonne Hollowell, DOB 9/13/21.
Colten Jay Vander Bush, DOB 9/18/21.
Liam Robert Crooks, DOB 9/18/21.
James Kaden Moss, DOB 9/21/21.
Adelina Rose Alfaro, DOB 9/17/21.
• Marriages
Christopher Allen Walton and Payton Elizabeth Brown.
Madison Shae Norman and Braden Michael Van Heuvelen.
Bradley James Romer and Taylor Marie Wynja.
Christopher Bryan Waterman and Audrey Lynn Adams.
• Charged with domestic assault in Sheldon
Gary Hovey, 32, of Hartley, was arrested following an incident that occurred at a Sheldon residence in the early hours of Sept. 19.
According to the report, Hovey allegedly assaulted a domestic partner, took her cell phone to prevent her from calling police, applied pressure to her throat impeding airflow and displayed a handgun to her in a threatening manner.
The Sheldon Police Department arrested Hovey, who was charged with Control of a Firearm, a class D felony; Domestic Abuse Assault Impeding Air or Blood Flow and Assault while Displaying a Dangerous Weapon, aggravated misdemeanors; Possession of a Dangerous Weapon While Intoxicated, a serious misdemeanor; and Obstructing Emergency Communications, Interference with Official Acts and Public Intoxication, all simple misdemeanors.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Oct. 5.
• Pedestrian struck on Royal’s Main Street
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the 100 block of Main Street in Royal, at 7:45 a.m. on Sept. 21, in reference to a pedestrian being struck by a car.
The report stated a 17-year-old juvenile female was driving eastbound when her 2010 Chevrolet Impala struck Linda Yungbluth, 73, of Royal, who was walking on the roadway. Yungbluth was transported to Spencer Hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries. Damage to the vehicle was listed as minor.
• Semi collides with merging vehicle
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office investigated a two-vehicle accident that occurred on Iowa Highway 60, at 5:55 p.m. on Sept. 14.
The report stated that Patrick Travis Martens, 18, of Ashton, did not see a 2018 Peterbilt tractor/semi-trailer driven by Terry Keith Dillow, 54, of Edinburg, Texas, and failed to yield as he attempted to merge onto Highway 60. Martens’ 2003 Chrysler Town & Country was struck on the rear driver’s side and pushed to the opposite side, coming to rest in the median.
According to the report, Dillow observed Martens’ vehicle entering the roadway but thought he was driving faster than his semi so he did not merge to the left.
No injuries were reported. Damage estimates were $1,500 for the Peterbilt and $1,000 for the Chrysler.
• Car/deer collision
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office investigated a car/deer collision that occurred at 10:06 p.m. on Sept. 23. The report stated that Alyssa Johnson, 31, of Royal, was southbound in the 3500 mile of 190th Avenue when her 2008 Toyota Camry struck a deer that entered the roadway.
Johnson was not injured. Damage to the Camry was estimated at $1,500.
