Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Jennifer Larie Jones, Paullina, Seatbelt Violation; Registration Violation.
Ryan Michael Kruger, Spencer, Use of Electronic Device.
Michael Dean Nasers, Sibley, Speeding.
Adriana Rivera Castillo, Des Moines, Permitting Unauthorized Driver.
Bobbi L. Galm, Hartley, No Valid Driver’s License.
Angela Ashley Betancourt, Royal, Speeding.
Michael Robert Inman, Kingsley, Speeding.
Fatima Barrios Chavez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Candace Ma Hinsch, Hudson, Fla., Speeding.
Diran Anton Missak, II, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.
Steven Allen Martin, Sr., Aurelia, Speeding.
Jack Charles Webb, Grand Rapids, Minn., Speeding.
Coltin Ray Mohni, Hartley, Speeding.
Matthew Daniel Tracy, George, No Proof of Insurance.
Marina M. Martinez, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License.
Franco Van Der Walt, Hartley, Speeding.
Cade Christopher Hart, Milford, Seatbelt Violation.
Luis Antonio Carrasco Layva, Great Bend, Kan., Speeding.
Steve M. Wiersma, Primghar, Seatbelt Violation.
Joshua Carl Fox, Gayville, S.D., Seatbelt Violation; Commercial Vehicle Alcohol Violation.
Trent Michael Claus, Lake Park, Seatbelt Violation.
Manuel Olivera Martinez, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Kaine Leighton Poppema, Sanborn, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Alexander James Billings, Hartley, Failure to Maintain Control.
Jennifer Vanesa Cuadros, Sibley, Speeding.
Spencer Kane Johnson, Monclova, Ohio, Speeding.
Reece Michael Reiger, Galena, Ill., Speeding.
Andres Vladimir Escobarescalante, Modesto, Calif., Safety Regulations Violation.
Anthony Perez, Syracuse, Kan., Dark Windows.
Alan P. Krienert, Osmond, Neb., Seatbelt Violation.
Chesney R Bartlett, Cozad, Neb., Minor in Possession, Alcohol.
Emily P. Schwanz, Gothenburg, Neb., Minor in Possession, Alcohol.
Carlos Manuel Marroquin Menjivar, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Ray Milton Booth, II, Primghar, Dark Windows.
Chad Visser, Archer, Prohibited Bait.
Randal Peter Streff, Englewood, Colo., Speeding.
Kyle Martin Wakefield, Canton, Ga., Speeding.
Kyle Marcus Plucker, Sergeant Bluff, Speeding.
Zackery Harlan Schwantes, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding.
Austin Matthew Klein, Sibley, Seatbelt Violation.
David Richard Hofman, Harris, Driving While Suspended.
• Births
Bentley Remy Ten Kley, 9/28/22.
Evelina Imani Rodriguez, 9/28/22.
• Marriage
Logan Jerrith Baker and Casey Jo Lynch.
• Respond to field fire
Hartley firemen responded to a soybean field fire at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 2. Stubble in a field located on 390th Street was on fire when they arrived. Water was used to put out the flames.
The cause is believed to have been something hot on the combine that left burning embers in the field. The combine also started on fire but was cleaned out before serious damage resulted.
• Trucks collide on dusty gravel road
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office investigated an accident that occurred at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 7. The report stated that a 1991 International 9000 truck driven by Keith Roger Kruse, 66, of Everly, was southbound in the 3900 mile of Yellow Avenue, as was a 2006 International tractor/semi-trailer driven by Joseph Michael Caven, 64, of Spencer, which was behind Kruse. Due to significant dust from the gravel road, neither driver saw the other and their trucks collided as Kruse attempted to turn into a field drive.
Both drivers reported possible injuries but were not transported. Estimated damage for the semi owned by MGP Farms LLC, of Spencer, was $8,700. The damage estimate for the truck owned by Kruse Farms, of Everly, was $5,200.
• Vehicles collide in Clay County
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office received multiple reports of a two-vehicle accident with injuries that occurred at 6:55 a.m. on Oct. 6.
The report stated a 2019 Dodge Durango driven by Rebecca Worshek, 37, of Hull, was southbound in the 3400 mile of 240th Avenue, and a 2005 Nissan Sentra driven by a 17-year-old juvenile female from Spencer was northbound in the 3500 mile of 240th Avenue. The juvenile failed to see the Durango as she attempted to turn west onto 350th Street, entering the southbound lane. Worshek’s vehicle T-boned the Sentra which was pushed into a field on the southwest corner of the intersection, knocking down a stop sign.
The juvenile was transported to Spencer Hospital for treatment while Worshek refused assistance at the scene. Damage estimates were $20,000 for the Durango and $8,000 for the Nissan which is owned by David Keith. Damage to the lighted stop sign is estimated at $2,500.
The sheriff’s office reported a citation for Failure to Yield Upon Left Turn would be issued to the juvenile.
Also assisting at the scene were the Spencer Police Department, Dickens Fire Department, Spencer Fire Department, Spencer Hospital Ambulance Service and Clay County Secondary Roads Department.
