MASON CITY — As Merle Hay Mall in Des Moines plans to build a multi-use hockey arena in a long-empty department store, it ...

Many long-standing stores have closed or relocated, creating empty storefronts that only deepen the sense of abandonment.

Have ideas about the future development of the largely empty Towne Mall in Middletown’s East End? Now is your chance. City leaders want to know your thoughts through an online survey.