Central College is now running the Pella Cinemas.

Vice President for Finance & Administration Thomas Johnson tells KNIA/KRLS News the college is operating the theater owned by the Community Betterment Organization moving forward after the previous operator retired.

“We want to maintain a theater presence in Pella for the benefit of our students,” Johnson says.

Director of Conferences and Events Susan Canfield says the immediate plan is to run the theatre as is and to make some infrastructure improvements.

“Our plan right now is to keep the current staff, to continue with first-run movies,” Canfield says. “We do plan to upgrade some of the ticket technology and once again offer gift cards and passes.”