Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties
• Traffic
Elliot Lawrence Scheaffer, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.
Heidi Marie Sargeant, Edina, Minn., Speeding.
Harbi Noor Hajisufi, Mankato, Minn., Speeding; Failure to Use Child Restraint Device.
Abby Prins, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Cody Wayne Hanson, Elkader, No Valid Driver’s License.
Fatima Del Rosario Rosales Jarquin, Sanborn, No Valid Driver’s License.
Shelby Rea Tate, Sanborn, Speeding.
Kennedy Alexa Olson, Delano, Minn., Speeding.
Kiaha Lynn Borman, Rock Rapids, Dark Windows.
Ronald Raymond Bushby, Hawarden, Speeding.
Kyler Bret Klaassen, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Jeffrey Gene Gerritson, Sanborn, Seatbelt Violation.
Mykle Benjamin Myers, Sanborn, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Jose Manuel Alvarez, Hartley, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Jeremy Kerior Cruz Gonzalez, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Berhane Gebremariam Buru, Denver, Colo., Hours of Service Violation.
Luis A. Rivera Obregon, Sheldon, No Valid Driver’s License.
Dillion James Lyman, Sanborn, Speeding.
Jorja Marie King, Newell, Speeding.
Martha Alicia Mendoza, Cherokee, No Valid Driver’s License.
Owen Teagen Haspels, Hartley, Speeding.
Desiree Rose Wollan, Canton, S.D., Failure to Obey Stop Sign.
Brandon William Hauf, Sheldon, Safety Regulations Violation.
Michael Thomas Dendinger, Sioux City, Speeding.
Ismael Mares Hernandez, Sheldon, Open Container.
Elias Berlain Arreaga Chun, Worthington, Minn., Speeding.
Jenns Ativen Amador, Sheldon, Registration Violation; Driving While Suspended, 2 counts.
Alyssa Marie Becker, Paullina, Speeding.
Nathan Henry Foerster, Ruthven, Speeding.
Dylan Lee Siemonsma, Sheldon, Minor in Possession, Tobacco.
Heather Marie Hurley, Sanborn, Driving While Suspended.
Shane Anthony Svalland, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended.
Julia Patricia Niz Niz, Sheldon, Driving While Suspended, 2 counts.
• Non-traffic
David J. Merley, Sioux City, Felony.
Eric John Schwager, Estherville, Felony.
Scott Lee Smith, Orange City, Simple Misdemeanor.
Alexander Ward Nelson, Sheldon, Serious Crime.
Shannon Le Chindlund, Sanborn, Serious Crime.
• Births
Lydia Jean Schemper, 10/13/23.
Ty William Van Ess, 10/15/23.
Kru Vincent Hurtig, 10/4/23.
• Fails to yield to tractor
The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that at 5:03 p.m. on Oct. 18, a 2007 GMC Yukon driven by Jesse Lee Bruxvoort, 25, of Paullina, was northbound on Sorrel Ave. A 2012 John Deere 8260R tractor pulling two loaded grain wagons was westbound on 420th Street when Bruxvoort failed to yield the right-of-way at the uncontrolled intersection. As he attempted to avoid the collision by turning sharply, the passenger side of the Yukon impacted the side of the tractor.
Neither driver was injured. Damage to the GMC was estimated at $15,000 while the tractor sustained $1,500 in damage. Bruxvoort was cited for Failure to Yield Upon Entering Through Highway.
• Field fire south of Hartley
On Oct. 17, a hot bearing in a combine started a cornfield on fire near structures at 6650 340th Street, south of Hartley. The Hartley Fire Department extinguished the fire which burned an acre of corn. No other damage was reported.
