The Hartley Sentinel-The Everly/Royal News - Serving O'Brien & Clay Counties

• Traffic

Connie Jo Post, Sioux Falls, S.D., Speeding; Failure to Obey Stop Sign.

George Caleb Eberhart Gerodias, Sioux City, No Proof of Insurance.

Jeffrie Dillyn Mote, Wetumka, Ill., No Valid Driver’s License.

Linda Kay Nachreiner, Laurens, Speeding; Registration Violation.

Brett Isaac Fifield, Omaha, Neb., Seatbelt Violation.

Grant Ross Demars, Paullina, No Valid Driver’s License.

Maclovio Rodas Montejo, Wakefield, Neb., Permitting Unauthorized Driver.

Phian Lovan, Primghar, Failure to Obey Stop Sign.

Layn Joseph Case, Paullina, Speeding.

Brent Alden Kragness, Council Bluffs, Dark Windows.

Ryan Mark Vollink, Archer, Speeding.

Dominick Samlat Rust, Sioux City, Speeding.

Caroline Jeri Meyerhoff, Sheldon, Speeding.

James Duane Engelkes, Hartley, Speeding.

Robin Douglas Sargent, Lincoln, Neb., Speeding.

Mary Ann Miller, Cherokee, Speeding.

Timothy R. DeBoer, Archer, Speeding.

Haylee Martin, Sheldon, Minor in Possession Tobacco.

Anna Regina Zarro, Paullina, Animal At Large.

Jose L. Avila, Sheldon, Open Dumping.

• Non-traffic

Jeremiah Jason Kahoe, Paullina, Aggravated Crime.

Jason Ryan Rutzen, Sheldon, Felony.

Brittanee Lane Baker, Ashton, Felony.

Jason Albert Butch Engelkes, Sheldon, Simple Misdemeanor; Serious Crime.

Robert J. Welch, Archer, Serious Crime, 2 counts.

• Probates

Sally A. Knowlton, Deceased; Edward J. Knowlton, Executor.

Marjorie A. Knock, Deceased; Krystal K. Moen, Executor.

• Births

Shanayah Ava, 1/24/22.

Lainey Kay Hofmeyer, 1/22/22.

Silas Scott Willey, 12/15/21.

Winston Grey Schmith, 1/10/22.

Kolton James Schuetz, 1/13/22.

• Arrested on warrant near Everly

Brady Griffin, 48, was taken into custody by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office at 2:39 p.m. on Jan. 29, at 1290 Highway 18 near Everly. He was arrested on an active Dickinson County warrant for failing to appear on an original charge of Driving While Barred.

Griffin was released on a $2,000 cash or surety bond.

• Train car strikes grain trailer

An accident involving a tractor/semi-trailer and a Canadian Pacific locomotive pulling several railcars occurred at 1:35 p.m. Jan. 6, at a railroad crossing on Van Buren Avenue, near Hartley.

The O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office reported that a 2014 Mack 600 tractor/semi-trailer operated by Ronald Edward Kettner, 60, of Springfield, Minn., had turned south onto Van Buren Avenue as the train began to back east into the crossing. The train conductor saw that the tractor/semi-trailer was not stopping and signaled the engineer to stop the train. Kettner did not yield and the train could not stop in time to avoid hitting the right rear corner of the semi-trailer. According to the report, Kettner admitted he should have yielded to the train in the crossing and was at fault.

No injuries were reported. Estimated damage to the semi-trailer was $2,500. There was no apparent damage to the locking mechanism on the rear railcar. Kettner was cited for CMV-Fail to Stop for Railroad Crossing Not Clear.