“Just hearing people’s stories, it’s really, really powerful,” Long said. “You see what you see on the news, but this is a real-life person that is literally staying in a motel right now because his house was completely destroyed. Anything that he thinks that we can do to help, we will.”
Alongside Long is Saul Soltero, the region’s Whitetails Unlimited manager. They, along with help from the Colfax County Attorney's Office, decided to put on a dinner catered by Hy-Vee for anyone and everyone caught in the path of historic flooding. It came together on short notice, but the turnout is strong for more than two hours.