Des Moines suburban schools want voters to approve millions in bonds. What they'd buy

Four school districts in the Des Moines metro are asking voters to approve bond measures to build new schools and pay for other renovations. Here is a look at bond measures in Ankeny, Dallas ...

MidAmerican Energy extends RecPlex naming rights in West Des Moines

The West Des Moines City Council approved extending MidAmerican Energy's naming rights of the RecPlex, with a $3 million ...

Voters pass West Des Moines Community School District's $135 million school bond issue

The school bond issue will fund widespread improvements to classrooms and other facilities across the West Des Moines Community School District.
Des Moines Register

As Des Moines Children's Museum leaves Valley West, West Des Moines pays it to stay in city

The Des Moines Children's Museum wants to stay in West Des Moines as it contemplates its future when it moves from Valley West Mall. The nonprofit museum's lease is up at the end of the year at the ...
The Gazette

Des Moines Art Center will pay $900K in deal to remove outdoor artwork

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. DES MOINES — A nationally known outdoor artwork will be removed from a park pond in Des Moines under a ...

Des Moines voters approved a $265M bond. What will it pay for, and what happens next?

After two years of meetings, planning and gathering community input, a $265 million bond to pay for Des Moines Public Schools' Reimagining Education, Reinvigorating Schools plan passed with 74% of the ...