A Neola man was arrested early Tuesday morning, for OWI/2nd offense. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office reports 56-year old Kirk Alan Boyer was arrested at around 2:18-a.m., after a Deputy conducting a stationary patrol near 2nd and Front Streets noticed a northbound vehicle operating without taillights and initiated a traffic stop for improper rear lamps. A man from Council Bluffs was arrested Tuesday afternoon, after he appeared at the Sheriff’s Office to check on the status of a warrant. The warrant for 26-year old Kelly Leroy Kephart was verified. He was taken into custody on a warrant out of Council Bluffs for Theft in the 1st Degree, the bond for which is $25,000. Kephart was transported to the Pott. County Jail.

And, 20-year old Roman Gage Williamson, of Council Bluffs, was arrested just before midnight Tuesday, after a Deputy encountered a suspicious vehicle parked in the roadway near 19376 River Road. Williamson was arrested for Possession of a Controlled Substance (3.2 grams of marijuana), and Possession of drug paraphernalia (a marijuana grinder and pipe).

Officials with the Cass County Landfill and Recycling Center said today (Wednesday), that effective July 1st, they will no longer be accepting glass as recyclable material. As a result, the green recycling containers located throughout Cass County, will cease to have compartments dedicated to glass recycling. All residents will need to place their glass containers in with their regular garbage.

The decision to eliminate glass recycling was made after careful consideration by the Cass County Environmental Control Agency, and involved several determining factors. Officials say “The most critical of those factors [is] that there are simply no markets willing to pay for the material in our vicinity, and the weight of the material made transportation costs prohibitive.” Other considerations include the need for space in the recycling containers for other materials that are more easily recycled, such as metal and plastic. The ongoing issue of broken glass around the recycling sites also caused safety concerns for residents.

Officials also note, that glass recyclers are not able to process material such as window glass or Pyrex, and any such combination can make the entire load unredeemable, as the glass it likely to break as it is placed in the bins, and the pieces would comingle. There is no environmental concern, however, because glass is no-toxic. It is made of sand, limestone and ash, so there is no problem putting it the landfill.

The Landfill Board wants to thank the residents of Cass County for their continued recycling efforts, and encourages anyone with questions to call the landfill at 243-1991.

An Audubon County man received enough write-in votes to appear on the General Election ballot in November on the Democratic party ticket. According to the Audubon County Auditor’s Office, Dwight Jessen, Tuesday, received 45 write-in votes on the Democratic Ballot for Board of Supervisors. The Auditor’s Office will send Jessen a letter asking if he wants to accept the nomination. He has seven days after the canvas of the elections to accept the nomination. If he accepts, Jessen will challenge Gary VanAernam, winner of the Republican Party’s Primary for County Supervisor.

There were 62 total write-in votes.

WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo officials have advanced a proposal for a traffic ticket program despite concerns about whether the new process would unfairly penalize the city’s minority populations. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that the City Council approved the second reading of the ordinance Monday despite requests from the Waterloo Human Rights Commission and NAACP for additional time to review the program. The ordinance would create new municipal fines that police officers can issue instead of state traffic tickets.

Supporters say local citations would be less costly for motorists and add revenue to the city budget. Others had hoped the commission could review the proposal to ensure it wouldn’t encourage racial profiling.
The final reading of the ordinance is scheduled for next week.

The Mills County Sheriff’s Office reports a woman was arrested Tuesday night for being a Fugitive from Justice. 56-year old Kelly Jo Horgdal, of Henderson, was taken into custody at around 9:454-p.m., and held without bond in the Mills County Jail.