PELLA — Central College students were recognized during the annual Scholarship Dinner for scholarships earned and applied to the 2024-25 academic year. James Brant, of Tama, received the Journey ...

Novelist Dame Muriel Spark, who wrote the classic The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, has died in Tuscany where she had made her home. The Scottish-born writer, who was 88, wrote more than 20 books, ...