The season's first winter storm this week brought the coldest weather since late 2022. This blast of bitter cold arctic air surged across the northern Rockies and northern Plains, driving all the way south into Texas and other Southern states.

While it may have paralyzed most of the country, it was mostly business as usual in our neck of the woods. Our area had minimal snowfall and our usual high winds, but, except for the cancellation of some athletic events, it was hunker down or bundle up.

There were some weather-related problems in our schools. Cascade Schools had some problems with the ci...