The project received $1 million from the Heritage Capital Projects grant in 2023 and is now being awarded an additional $84,000 to continue the improvements needed to reopen.

It's the second pandemic for the 110-year-old Armory after the Spanish Flu of 1918. Earlier this year, the pandemic canceled the site's premiere indoor track event, the Millrose Games.

The Argonne Armory, a 91-year-old Des Moines building, could be designated a local landmark. The armory, built in 1934, is an example of Art Deco architecture and is listed on the National ...