Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Daniel Kenneth Vander Pool, II, Paullina, Registration Violation; No Proof of Insurance; Careless Driving.
Shaun Michael Fox, Sheldon, Safety Regulations Violation.
Adolfo Fredy Francisco Martinez, Los Angeles, Calif., Speeding; No Valid Driver’s License.
Sherman Lee Plank, Oronoco, Minn., Axle Weight Violation, 3 Counts.
Morgan Leigh Huls, Sibley, Registration Violation.
Laura Ann Kremer, Sheldon, Registration Violation.
Nyden Thompson, Sutherland, Speeding.
Corbith David Steele, Sheldon, Minor in Possession of Alcohol.
Joshua Oghenetejiri Tejiri, Lathrop, Calif., Speeding.
April Elizabeth Poolman, Spirit Lake, Speeding.
Jessica Lynn Burley, Sheldon, Dark Windows.
Brett Michael Engelkes, Sheldon, Minor with Tobacco.
Marlene Pedersen, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License; No Proof of Insurance.
Kim Van Cleave, Remsen, Speeding.
Lance Derek Cole, Elkhorn, Neb., Dark Windows.
Mark Steven Kasuboski, Royal, Speeding.
Madison Charlie Nunes, Sibley, Registration Violation.
Dawson Kory Blum, Schaller, Speeding.
Bobbi L. Galm, Mesa, Ariz., Speeding.
Giselle Anay Rubi, Webster City, Speeding.
Roberto Mercersalazar, Manteca, Calif., Seatbelt Violation.
Victor Tovar, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Tim Michael Fontenot, Hartley, Registration Violation.
Brayden J. Mahler, Paullina, Speeding.
Shane Anthony Svalland, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Tyler Jake Hartbecke, Sioux Center, Speeding.
Justin Tyler Hassebroek, Sheldon, Use of Electronic Device.
Christopher Robert Abelson, North Sioux City, S.D., Speeding.
Carter Jay Visser, Archer, Dark Windows.
Jacob Reding Fuhrman, Paullina, Registration Violation.
Kenneth Kooiman, Sheldon, Speeding.
Carolyn Muthoni Muiruri, Sheldon, Violation of Restricted License; Dark Windows.
Tristan Paul Roorda, Maurice, Seatbelt Violation.
Jack Wendell Johnson, Irene, S.D., Seatbelt Violation.
Alex Ivan Chavez Morales, Failure to Report Accident with Injury; Leaving the Scene of an Accident.
• OWI
Heldon Andrew, Sibley.
Jill Marie Heidebrink, Sibley.
• Non-traffic
Richard A. Leth, Hartley, Aggravated Crime.
Martin Antonio Eady, Felony.
Cory L. Sheeler, Sheldon, Felony.
Zachary James Doeden, Mountain Lake, Minn., Simple Misdemeanor.
Michael William Stofferan, George, Simple Misdemeanor.
Burton James Johnson, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
William John Kamstra, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor.
Brandon James Hakeneis, Ashton, Simple Misdemeanor.
Victor Arthur Fischer, LeMars, Serious Crime.
Brandon Christopher Solsma, Lake Park, Serious Crime.
Mario Alexis Abundes, Sheldon, Serious Crime.
• Dissolution
Cassandra Kay Rice and Derek Aaron Rice.
• Births
Bentlee James Bucher, 2/17/22.
Bennett Jay Broersma, 2/28/22.
Mattie Mae Hicks, 2/12/22.
• Marriages
Suyeko Nakamura and Patricio Marvin Jiro.
Jesse Lee Bruxvoort and Abigail May Kaskie.
• Four persons taken to hospital after accident
Four persons were taken to area hospitals following an accident that occurred at 8:15 p.m. on March 5.
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that Francis Kanas, 38, of Salem, Ore., was driving westbound on B40/400th Street when she applied the brakes to slow her vehicle on the icy road. The 2019 Dodge Grand Caravan began to slide, crossed the centerline and entered the south ditch, coming to rest in a cornfield.
All four people in the vehicle complained of pain due to minor/non-incapacitating injuries. Kanas and Salik Eleny, 31, were transported by Hartley Ambulance to the Spencer Hospital, while Richie Rues, 42, of Marathon, and Rintia Beuret, 21, were transported by Sutherland Ambulance to MercyOne Primghar Medical Center.
Damage to the Grand Caravan was estimated at $5,000.
• Semi rollover results in $50,000 in damage
At 4:30 p.m. on March 10, a 2009 Peterbilt tractor and semi-trailer driven by Austin James Richter, 29, of Paullina, was northbound in the 4500 mile of Oak Hill Avenue. According to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, Richter reached for a water bottle and the semi ran off the road to the right, entered the ditch and overturned on a field driveway. Corn in the trailer spilled into a field and the ditch.
Richter was not injured. Damage to the tractor and semi-trailer was estimated at $50,000.