Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Cortney Adam Ball, Paullina, Speeding.
Nicole Marie Mezquita, Sheldon, Registration Violation; No Valid Driver’s License.
Makenna Kay Stevens, Spencer, Use of Electronic Device.
Joshua Meinders, Sioux Falls, S.D., Following Too Close.
Ruth Hernandez Santiz, Sibley, No Valid Driver’s License.
Robert Dean Johnson, Spencer, Speeding.
Ryan Franklin Borden, Primghar, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Rosa M. Matias De Leon, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Eric Urben Stearns, Worthing, S.D., Speeding.
Grant Michael Jackson, Spencer, Dark Windows.
Zane Alan Lundsgaard, Bloomington, Minn., Speeding.
Dean Alan Kime, Merrill, Use of Electronic Device; Violation of Safety Regulations.
Robert Joseph Ketelsen, Sanborn, Registration Violation.
Alexander Sage, Paullina, Violation of Window/Windshield Requirements.
Donald Dean Beltman, Sheldon, Safety Regulations Violation.
Steven W. Nilles, Sheldon, Speeding.
Arthur Clair Andringa, Sheldon, Failure to Yield.
Steven Loren Vonk, Rock Valley, Seatbelt Violation.
Brittany Lynn Courtright, Cherokee, Registration Violation.
Timothy James Dagel, Sheldon, Speeding.
Angel Enrique Lopez, Sheldon, Registration Violation.
Jacob David Noll, Sioux City, Speeding.
• Non-traffic
Samuel Henry Seivert, Royal, Aggravated Crime.
Gerardo Gomez Gomez, Sibley, Simple Misdemeanor.
• Probates
Rodney John Stallman, Deceased.
Orville Tewes, Deceased; Marlys Tewes, Executor.
Mabel Voss, Deceased; Bonnie Schubert, Petitioner; Steven E. Lursen, Trustee.
• Births
Kayden Lynn Hendersen, 2/17/23.
Elijah Lee Obbink, 2/22/23.
Rhodes Kalo Schnider, 2/9/23.
• Marriage
Zachary Austin Larsen and Ashlyn Lauramarie Hull.
• Charged with OWI
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was called to the 2500 mile of 340th Street at 2:16 a.m. on Feb. 26, in reference to a vehicle in the ditch. The report stated the driver, William Turner, 47, of Royal, had been allegedly consuming alcoholic beverages. He was transported to the county jail to perform field sobriety tests. He was then placed under arrest and charged with OWI-1st offense, a serious misdemeanor.
Turner was held in jail to appear before the magistrate.
• Collides with deer
Benjamin Reed Magee, 34, of Sutherland, was driving eastbound on Highway 10, at 6:32 p.m. on March 5, when a deer entered the roadway. According to the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, the 2009 Ford Expedition struck the deer, causing heavy frontend damage and the airbags to deploy.
Magee was not injured. Damage to the Expedition estimated at $10,000.
