A former Knoxville resident and current high school teacher Scott Sickle who lives in Baytown Texas, a suburb of Houston, has been dealing with the fallout from Hurricane Harvey.

Sickle, a 1991 graduate of Knoxville High School, tells KNIA/KRLS News his home is surrounded by water, and not flooded, but with the forecast continuously calling for more rain, that could change. Sickle says he has been amazed with the response from people in the Houston area trying to help and it reminds him a lot of the people of Iowa. Sickle says there are a lot of differences between Houston and Iowa but he says the quality of people is the same, and they are willing to do whatever they can to help out. Sickle wants people to know his family is safe as of now and if anyone wants to donate to charities and relief efforts for the people of Houston that would be great and if anyone wants to come down to help out, he has a few couches open but warns people to wait until after the rain stops to come down.

Knoxville Resident Chuck Reeves will be leaving today to head to Houston to volunteer with the American Red Cross. He tells KNIA/KRLS News he is giving up two weeks of his normal life to help those in need. Reeves will be providing KNIA/KRLS News with updates during the two weeks of his volunteer effort.