Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

07/18/24: Crime, Courts, Accidents & Incidents

• Traffic

Abdi Mohammed Dwid, Moorhead, Minn., Speeding.

Dustin Gene Kraft, Cherokee, No Proof of Insurance.

Adrianna Marie Florke, Nemaha, Speeding.

Kyle R. Fertwagner, Omaha, Neb., Speeding.

Todd Allen Meyeraan, II, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.

Patricio Marvin Jiro, Sheldon, Seatbelt Violation.

Kelly Marie Cabanas, Archer, Speeding; Seatbelt Violation.

Shannon Lee Chindlund, Sanborn, Failure to Use Child Restraint Device.

Jessie J. Crouch, Hartley, No Proof of Insurance.

Esli Rosendo Aguilera Tolentino, Sioux City, Dark Window.

Gary Raymond Waechter, Fort Dodge, Speeding.

Tyler Nicholas Amendt, Spencer, Speeding; Seatbelt Violation.

Scott A. Boer, Hull, Seatbelt Violation.

Rogelio Chavez Morales, Sheldon, No Valid Driver's License.

Brandon Michael Floyd Cmela, Orange City, Seatbelt Violation.

David J. Seefus, Elkhorn, Neb., Speeding

Irma Gloria Morales Lopez, Sheldon, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.

Wade Alan Harriman, Holstein, Speeding.

Timothy Dale Beeler, Winterset, Speeding.

David K. Richter, Paullina, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.

Seth R. Hobson, Hartley, Seatbelt Violation.

Jackson Gerald Leng, Primghar, Speeding.

Eddy Fernando Reyes Betancourth, Worthington, Minn., Speeding; No Valid Driver's License.

Caleb James Aaron, Sanborn, Hunting/Fishing License Violation.

Yaire Cristal Hernandez, Sioux Center, Driving While Suspended.

Robert Scott Wilson Carson, Sutherland, Driving While Suspended.

Balal Abdi Mohamed, Hartley, Driving While Suspended.

• OWI

Michael Arlen Van Ravenswaay, Sanborn.

Wayne Alan Koele, Sheldon.

• Non-Traffic

Jacob Julius Schnider, Sheldon, Aggravated Crime.

Michael Arlen Van Ravenswaay, Sanborn, Simple Misdemeanor.

Jose Martinez Flores, Simple Misdemeanor.

Veronica Reese Carpenter, Sheldon, Serious Crime.

Yaner Blancher Ebeda, Serious Crime.

• Probate

Esther N. Meyer Deceased; William H. Meyer, Executor.

• Dissolution

Melissa Jo Berry and Mark Alan Baker, Jr.

• Births

Deacon Wells Lichter, 6/20/2024.

Emily Vasquez Perez, 7/3/2024.

Kyrie Kimanny Soloman, 7/5/2024.

• Marriages

Toby Kirk Maggert and Lindsey Elyse Wittrock.

Patrick Charles Charbonneau and Meghan Ruth Flynn.

Conrad Arthur Mohr-Eymer and McKenzie Renae Wagner.

• Sanborn man caught in auger

The O'Brien County Communications Center received a 911 call at 11:08 a.m. on July 8 for an unknown emergency at 3317 Pierce Avenue. The report stated that emergency services from the Sanborn Fire Department and Sheldon Ambulance, along with deputies from the O'Brien County Sheriff's Office were dispatched to the rural Sanborn address.

Firemen located Bryon Storm, 71, of Sanborn, inside a grain bin. He had gotten caught on the inside sweep auger but had freed himself. Fire department personnel shut the auger system down and along with sheriff's deputies, removed Storm from the grain bin and rendered aid.

Storm received serious injuries to both legs. He was transported by Sheldon Ambulance to Sheldon Sanford Hospital and then airlifted to Sanford Hospital at Sioux Falls, S.D., where at last report he was still hospitalized.

• Vehicle catches fire

The Sioux County Sheriff's Office investigated an accident that occurred at 12:03 a.m. on July 12. The report stated that Madison Borden, 25, of Sanborn, was northbound on Highway 60, two miles south of Alton, when she lost control of the 2005 Buick Terraza she was driving. The vehicle entered the median, rolled and started on fire.

Other motorists helped Borden out of the vehicle. She was transported by Orange City Ambulance to the Orange City Area Health System for treatment of minor injuries. Damage to the Terraza was estimated at $5,000.

Authorities suspect that alcohol was a factor in the accident, which remains under investigation. The Orange City Fire Department, Orange City Police Department, Orange City Ambulance and Alton Fire Department assisted at the scene.