PELLA, Iowa, Jan. 22 -- Central College issued the following news: Central College welcomed the new year celebrating its strongest six months of fundraising in the college's history. Most notable was the more than $9 million Geisler-Penquite Foundation gift, the largest ever to Central. In the first six months of the 2024-25 fiscal year, Central received more than $13.4 million in gifts to support students, faculty and staff, capital projects and programs. The largest designation was the endowment with more than $7.67 million to ensure donor- more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Jan. 21 -- The Iowa Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: * * * Wastewater discharge in Nora Springs reaches Shell Rock River DES MOINES - The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is investigating a wastewater discharge at the City of Nora Springs in Floyd County. On January 20, the Iowa DNR Field Office in Mason City received a call from the City of Nora Springs regarding a wastewater discharge due to a frozen sewer line running below the Shell Rock River. The discharge is believed to have  more PR