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1. Iowa nonprofit provides free and confidential help for an unplanned pregnancy (kcci.com) — If you're facing an unplanned pregnancy in Des Moines or West Des Moines, Innervisions Healthcare offers free, confidential medical services and connections to dozens of local resources, without using insurance. The story follows one Des Moines woman's journey from homelessness and addiction to sobriety and motherhood, showing how the nonprofit's two metro clinics walk alongside about 600 women each year.
2. Des Moines' Jewish community celebrates Sukkot (who13.com) — Jewish residents in Des Moines are marking Sukkot through Friday, October 2, with families building backyard sukkahs and gathering for meals and prayer. Local rabbis Moshe Vorovitch and Yossi Jacobson emphasize the holiday's themes of God's protection, resilience, and community, inviting younger Jews in Des Moines to connect more deeply with their heritage.
3. This Affordable Midwest Suburb Has Home Values Around $322,000 And Tax Perks For Retirees (moneydigest.com) — West Des Moines, part of the greater Des Moines metro, is highlighted as an affordable, retiree-friendly suburb with average home values around $322,000 and significant Iowa tax breaks on retirement income. Residents benefit from below-average costs for housing, utilities, healthcare, and transportation, plus amenities like Valley Junction and Jordan Creek Town Center that boost the area's quality of life.
4. Milk Carton Photos: The 1980s Campaign That Changed Everything (fstoppers.com) — Des Moines plays a pivotal role in this history, with local dairies first putting missing children's photos on milk cartons after the disappearances of paperboys Johnny Gosch and Eugene Martin. The piece traces how that Iowa-born idea spread nationwide, examines how effective the cartons actually were, and explains how newer tools like AMBER Alerts and age-progressed photos evolved from those early efforts.
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