PELLA, IA (06/20/2017)-- Central College seniors graduated May 13, with 238 students participating in commencement. Central's class of 2017 included students from 15 states, including Florida, California, Oregon, Alabama, Arizona, Washington, Massachusetts, Colorado and Texas, as well as one foreign country - Kosovo.

Local Central graduates include:

Jacob Hirst of Davenport,

Sydney Lunardi of Bettendorf, magna cum laude

SAVANNAH, GA, June 20, 2017 – Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay; Mexican Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food Jose Calzada; and United States Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement at the conclusion of their first trilateral meetings in Savannah, GA, June 19-20, 2017.

Scott County Regional Authority awarded the Scott County Sheriff’s Office $10,200 in the fall of 2016 to upgrade their current light trailer with 21st Century technology. This funding enabled the Sheriff’s Office to replace an outdated lighting system with new technology and provide more lighting.