A Webb woman was cited for having an open alcoholic beverage container following an accident at M54 and 500th Street, just over 1.5 miles south of Webb, in which the car she was driving collided with a semi-tractor late Friday morning. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that at about 11:35 a.m. Susan Dobyns was...
A woman who conspired to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced March 8, 2019, to 8 years in federal prison. Jamie Williams, 33, from Sanborn, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 21, 2018, guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine within 1000 feet of a protected location. Evidence at the guilty plea...
Three people were arrested Wednesday evening for various drug charges after Spencer police and Clay County sheriff’s deputies found marijuana, THC vape cartridges and drug paraphernalia in an apartment. The Spencer Police Department reported a search warrant was executed at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at 415 Fourth Avenue West Unit 1. Authorities found over a pound...
An Everly man has a trial date for a December incident in which he’s accused of assaulting a referee during a Clay Central-Everly High School basketball game. Corey Hofmeyer’s case is scheduled for an April 10 non-jury trial in the Third District Court in Spencer. He faces an assault charge. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office...
A Spencer woman who police reported in August struck a woman riding a bike then got out and punched the victim multiple times has reached a plea agreement. Third District Court records indicate Wendy Willard agreed to and entered guilty pleas to a count of willful injury causing bodily injury and a count of assault...
A Gillet Grove man arrested in November following a reported domestic dispute was sentenced February 15 in district court for possessing meth the night of his arrest. A Clay County Sheriff’s Office deputy were responding to a residence in the 3100 block of 440th Street for the reported incident involving Dale Koenig, 61. The deputy...
A Spencer man earlier this month was sentenced to serve two days in jail, probation and pay associated fines and other costs in a case connected to a domestic incident reported in January. According to court records, Robert Sports, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct and another count of OWI, his first....
A Linn Grove woman suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle rollover accident at about 10:30 a.m. Monday morning in the 4700 block of M27. The Clay County Sheriff’s Department reported Emma Meyers was driving a gray 2016 Chevrolet Equinox south on M27 when she swerved to avoid an object in the road. Meyers lost control...
A City of Spencer garbage truck was involved in an accident Thursday morning at the First Avenue West and West 16th Street intersection. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that at about 8:50 a.m. a 2015 Chevrolet Suburban driven by Salvador Venegas Dicante, 43, of Spencer, struck a City of Spencer garbage truck being driven...
No injuries were reported after a tractor-trailer rolled onto its driver side Thursday morning in the 3500 mile of 140th Avenue in Clay County. The Clay County Sheriff’s Office responded to the rollover at 10:12 a.m., according to a news release. The driver, Brian Watland, of Spencer, was reportedly driving the 2009 Peterbuilt tractor and...
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