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November 20, 2023, Aurelio Garduno Garduno, age 37, of Sibley, IA pled guilty to the offense of Driving While Barred, an Aggravated Misdemeanor.  The Defendant shall serve four (4) days  in the Osceola County Jail with credit for time already served.  The Defendant shall pay a $855.00 fine, 15% crime services surcharge, court costs, legal defense expenses, crime victim assistance costs, any required contribution to a local anticrime organization.  

November 13, 2023 at approximately 3:59pm, Galen Ray Habben, age 52, of Sibley, IA was driving a 2020 Thomas school bus belonging to Sibley Ocheyedan Community School District southbound on Monroe Ave.  Gregory Allen Winkel, age 50, of Ashton, IA was driving a 2014 John Deere tractor pulling a manure spreader and was turning into 1913 Monroe Ave.  Habben’s vision was obstructed due to dust being kicked up from the tractor and the bus collided with the back of the manure spreader. The bus received approximately $15,000 in damage and the manure spreader and tractor received approximately $10,000 in damage.  Habben received incapacitating injuries and had to be extricated from the bus.  He was transported by the Sibley Ambulance to the Sibley Airport where he was then flown to Sioux Falls by Avera Careflight.  Winkel did not report any injuries. Eleven students who were on the bus were evaluated by EMS and did not have any injuries.  Ashton Ambulance and Sibley Fire Department also assisted at the scene.

November 9, 2023, Bersain Lopez Diaz, age 27, of Sibley, IA was convicted of the offense of Operating While Under the Influence, First Offense, a Serious Misdemeanor.  The Defendant The Defendant shall serve two (2) days in the Osceola County Jail with credit for time already served.  The Defendant shall pay a $1250.00 fine, 15% crime services surcharge, court costs, legal defense expenses, crime victim assistance costs, any required contribution to a local anticrime organization.  The Defendant shall obtain a substance abuse evaluation and following any treatment, rehabilitation, or monitoring program as recommended by said evaluation.  The Defendant shall successfully complete a drinking driver's course as directed by the Defendant's probation officer.

November 9, 2023, Dustin Leon Kramer, age 38, of George, IA was convicted of the offense of Assault on Persons in Certain Occupations, a Serious Misdemeanor.  The Defendant shall serve two (2) days in the Osceola County Jail with credit for time already served.  The Defendant shall pay a $430.00 fine, 15% crime services surcharge, court costs, legal defense expenses, crime victim assistance costs, any required contribution to a local anticrime organization.  

November 3, 2023, an Osceola County Deputy arrested Eddy David Coj Gomez, age 21, of Worthington, MN for alleged Identity Theft over $10,000, a Class C Felony. Coj Gomez was booked into the Osceola County Jail where he is being held on a $10,000 bond.  The arrest stemmed from a report of Coj Gomez allegedly using false information to gain employment at a business in Osceola County.

October 10, 2023, Wilmina Elizabeth Leusink, age 75, of Sibley, IA was driving a 2011 Chevy Impala northbound on White Ave. Gumercindo Enrique Miranda Barrios, age 22, of Worthington MN was driving a 2012 Ford Fusion. Miranda Barrios was stopped at the stop sign at the intersection of White Ave and Hwy 9.  Leusink stated she looked into the sun and did not see the Fusion and crashed into the rear bumper. Both vehicles received approximately $2,000 in damages.   Miranda Barrios was issued a citation for No Valid Driver's License.  No injuries were reported.

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