Good morning, Sioux City.

Goodwill of the Great Plains is offering free meals to IDS participants as part of a local community initiative.

The organization will soon share details on service times + pickup locations to support local residents.

Tom Milligan will perform ‘Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel’ on Oct.

17 at 2:30 p.m. at the Sioux City Art Center Lecture Hall (225 Nebraska St).

Farmers made some harvest progress during the reporting period of Oct.

5-11 as 14% of corn acres & 31% of soybean acres were harvested, although these levels remain below the five-year averages. With drier and warmer conditions in place, more work is expected to continue soon.

Gas prices fell to an average $4.20 across Iowa last week—a 10-cent drop from the previous price—according to AAA and the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s weekly fuel report.

Siouxland health leaders highlight a link between alcohol and breast cancer risk during Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

They note that one drink per day can raise risk by 10 percent (underscoring the need for early screenings for women with a family history).