The Clay County Sheriff’s Office believes someone damaged a vehicle south of Dickens on July 7 and is asking the public for information. According to a news release sent Tuesday, a man had reported a suspicious vehicle with a broken front driver’s side window that was parked on 370th Street just east of 280th Avenue...
A driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated and other charges, while a passenger was cited for having an open container following a traffic stop last week in Spencer. On July 7, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported disturbance in a moving vehicle on US-71 near Fostoria in which a male passenger...
Two men were arrested for drug charges following a traffic stop last week in the 3700 mile of US-71 in Spencer. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that early July 7, a deputy stopped a vehicle being driven by Micah Aden, Rolfe, for traveling 82 mph in a 55 mph zone on the highway. After...
A Sioux Rapids man driving on US-71 Sunday afternoon lost consciousness, crossed the center line and collided with another vehicle, but no accident-related injuries were reported. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported Bruce Postolka, 64, was driving north in a 2011 Buick Lacrosse in the 4600 mile of US-71 at about 4:53 p.m. Sunday. Postolka,...
Authorities arrested a woman on drug charges and a man on arrest warrants from other counties last week at Scharnberg Park campground after authorities were called to the park. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that Amanda Mckee, 37, listed as homeless, was arrested at about 8:30 a.m. July 9 following an investigation. A campground...
Both drivers avoided injuries in a head-on collision Wednesday evening at the Church and Main streets intersection in Webb, though one was taken to a hospital for non-accident related reasons. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported Dennis Anderson, 72, of Marahton, was driving south on Church Street in a 1999 Ford Explorer at about 6...
A Spencer man pleaded guilty to assault and was sentenced in Third Judicial District Court late last month, but was arrested days later because the conviction violated a previous case’s parole terms. Last week, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported Tony Putzier Jr., 27, was arrested July 1 for parole violation. Putzier was arrested June...
A Spencer driver attempted to flee a Clay County sheriff’s deputy Tuesday night but lost control of his car and was arrested for his third operating while intoxicated offense. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported Radley Gerritsen, 67, was driving a gray Mazda and traveling 79 mph in a 55 mph zone when the deputy...
A Southside Grill bartender entered written not guilty pleas on Monday to several charges, including one for serving alcohol to a 19-year-old who later the same night died in a double-fatality accident in April. Court records show Jacoba Knight, of Milford, in Third Judicial District Court entered not guilty pleas to a count of employee...
A Spencer man who sold meth for over a year and shot at a drug buyer’s home last year was sentenced June 28 to 19 years in federal prison for meth distribution and gun charges. The U.S. District Attorney’s Office reported Travis Wayne Mattson, 35, received the sentence in U.S. District Court in Sioux City....