DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Des Moines school officials will join with Drake University to build a $19.5 million stadium for high school and middle school sports. The city’s school board unanimously approved a resolution Tuesday to pay $15 million for construction costs, using sales tax revenue. Drake will donate land, pay remaining costs and be responsible for maintaining the stadium. It will be built near the university’s basketball arena. The 4,000-seat stadium will be the home field for four of the district’s five high school football teams and will be home for all of the district’s soccer teams. It also will be available for other school uses and middle school football and soccer games. Drake also will use the field for its soccer teams.

(Updated) – The Cass County Landfill and Recycling Center have issued a statement with regard to improper recycling in Lewis. The statement says “Over the last few months, we have seen a disturbing problem when we empty the recycling containers located in Lewis. An abundance of trash (That in no way could be confused as recyclable material) has been found in the bins. The most grotesque material” they said, “Has been human/animal feces and used toilet paper.” Landfill Manager Brandi Mericle says it’s been very frustrating.

When trash and biohazardous material is mixed in with the legitimate recycling, the entire load is contaminated and is landfilled. The bins are for RECYCLABLE MATERIAL ONLY. Brandi says it’s not just a problem in Lewis.

If trash and hazardous waste continues to show up in [The Lewis recycling containers, Mericle says the landfill “We will pull these bins from the Lewis Community. This is a drastic action that we would rather avoid, so we are asking for your help.” Another problem area is in the northwest corner of the Atlantic Shopping Plaza, where continued dumping of trash outside the bins puts that location at risk of being removed.

Brandi says people have asked why cameras can’t be installed to catch the violators.

(She said because that’s private property, the landfill has no right to set up cameras.)

It would be up to the property owner to install security cameras if they chose to do so. The only solution for Atlantic, she says, would be for the City to find a permanent location for the bins.

Mericle says if people are confused about what is recyclable material, call her office at 712-243-1991. And, please report illegal dumping to the Cass County Sheriff’s Office at 712-243-2206. Fines for the offense can range from $625 to as much as $3,000.

The Creston Police Department reports two people were arrested on drug charges, Monday morning. 30-year old Tonya Tindle, and 34-year old Michael Walton, both of Creston, were taken into custody at their residence at around 9-a.m. Tindle faces a Possession of Paraphernalia charge. She was released from the Law Enforcement Center on a Summons to Appear. Walton was charged with of Possession of a Controlled Substance/3rd or Subsequent. He was being held in the Union County Jail on a $5000 Bond.

Late Tuesday morning, 36-year old Travis Woollums, of Creston, was arrested at the Union County Law Enforcement Center, on a Union County Warrant for Theft in the 2nd Degree. He was released from the Union County Jail on a $5000 bond. And Tuesday afternoon, 29-year old Samuel McKinney, of Eldora, was arrested in Creston on two Hardin County Warrants for the charges of Failure to Appear on the original charge of Failure to Maintain Control, and, Operating While Under the Influence 3rd Offense. McKinney was released from the Union County Jail on $5,300 bond.

Police in Red Oak arrested two men overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Today (Wed.) at around 2:20-a.m., 31-year old Thomas Allen Daffer, of Red Oak, was arrested for Public Intoxication. His bond was set at $300. And, at around 10:30-p.m. Tuesday, Red Oak Police arrested 31-year old Stuart Duane Haley, of Red Oak, for Possession of a Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. His bond at the Montgomery County Jail was set at $1,000.