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A Hoover High senior who studies at Franklin Avenue Library every weekend says she wishes officials had cut something else instead.
Oct 29, 2026
Des Moines library budget cut ends Sunday hours at two branches
Oct 27, 2026
Indianola's Kiya Koda Breaks Ground on New Shelter After $1.9M in Gifts
Oct 19, 2026
Malala, Nick Offerman Head to Des Moines as World Food Prize Chases Meal Record
About 50 people watched dirt move at the new Kiya Koda site, a shelter that has operated out of a cramped, aging building since the 1980s.
Des Moines hosts Malala Yousafzai and Nick Offerman this week as volunteers attempt to pack 600,000 meals in one hour.
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