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A year and a half after foreclosure, Valley West Mall struggles as another holiday season begins. That's not a good thing, city of West Des Moines says.

A Jimmy Johns location at the Valley West Mall will close and move to Clive, where it will get a drive-through.

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The mall's property owner owes more than $42 million on the retail space.

The court has directed the Polk County Sheriffs Office to sell off Valley West Mall to pay off more than $42 million in debt.

Valley West Mall lost nearly $70 million in value over the last 18 years before foreclosure papers were filed in Polk County.

A district judge Friday approved a request from U.S. Bank to appoint a receiver for Valley West Mall in West Des Moines as it faces foreclosure.

Krista Freitag, who specializes in overseeing properties in foreclosure, has been appointed as receiver of Valley West Mall while a foreclosure petition makes i

A Polk County District Court judge has scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. Friday to hear a request to appoint a receiver for Valley West Mall, 1551 Valley West Dri