as we like to wrap up the program today with barb prather of the northeast iowa food bank, she'e'the executive director, and this is a busy, busy time of year for you too, barb. every day is important at the northeast iowa food bank because u're helping how many people on a daily basis? >> prather: you know, it's estimatedd our services reach about 48,000 people here in northeast iowa, and so anything on a daily basis, whether it's delivering back fax or helping people out through our food pantries or our elderly program, the kids cafe, there's always something going on and our work is really never done. it doesn't matter what time of the year it is, somebody is a in need of our services, and we just have to be able to, you know, get the message out and this is the season of giving, and this is the time for us to get our message out of what we do, how we do it, and ask the community to support us >> ron: let's say you're asking someone right now, we need help for the northeast iowa food bank, what do you need from them? what kind of volunteer hours or was kind of food do you need? >>

the food drive supports the more than 50- thousand people the northeast iowa food bank considers to be "food insecure". hudson high school is competing with other area high schools to collect the most most pounds of food will be recognized. but for the students, the competition isn't the most important part. "i think if they just donate even a sixty cent can it makes them feel better it makes us feel better everyone wins, because we gotta start one step at a time to solve hunger." the last opportunities to donate are november 3rd and 5th at cedar falls high school parent- teacher the cedar falls pizza ranch. also in waterloo, there's a new habitat for humanity restore offering used furniture and building materials. this south side waterloo store is the first to be built in the black hawk, bremer, and butler county area. the organization collects donated furniture and building supplies to sell to the public. donations collected over the past few months were put in storage units to prepare for the first shoppers this weekend. those proceeds then go toward building houses through habitat

the food drive will support more than 50,000 people the northeast iowa food bank in waterloo

the food bank serves 11 counties in northwest iowa and northeast nebraska. 3 3 <> 3 the d - c- i is investigating a shooting death in calhoun county.just after 2 this morning, the calhoun county sheriff's office responded to a shooting at a home in pomeroy. those deputies fatal gunsho

the food bank serves 11 counties in northwest iowa and northeast nebraska. 3 3 <>3 3 the d - c- i is investigating a shooting death in calhoun county.just after 2 this morning, the calhoun county sheriff's office responded to a shooting at a home in pomeroy. those deputies found the body of a man with a fatal gunshot wound. as of yet, no one has been arrested or charge with any crime in the case.an autopsy will be conducted by the state medical examiner.

the food bank serves 11 counties in northwest iowa and northeast nebraska. 3 this morning we know the iowa department of criminal investigations is looking into a shooting death in calhoun county.just after two o'clock yesterday morning... the calhoun county sheriff's office was call to a shooting at a home in pomeroy iowa. those deputies found the body of a man who had been shot and killed. so far... no one's been arrested or charged with any crime in the case. an autopsy will be done by the state medical examiner. the victim's identity is not being released at this time. 3 thousands of employees at a tyson fresh meats plant in siouxland and across the country could see relief from the u - s supreme court as it weighs in on a dispute between tyson and the workers.yesterday morning the justices heard arguments in a case where tyson is appealing a 5 point 8 million dollar judgment against the company.the lower court ruled that the employees at tyson's pork plant in storm lake are the time they spend putting on protective work clothes and heading to their place on the production line.ty