Out where I-94 and I-69 meet, the wind has nothing to slow it down, and January snow crosses the open Calhoun County fields sideways. Courtneys Construction takes on the snow removal that country demands: plowing drives and lots, cutting the drift line back before it becomes a wall, clearing walks, and salting the slick spots that appear when the sun finally touches the ice. The plow goes out while the storm is still deciding whether to quit, and again once it does. What matters is that the first person out the door at dawn finds the way already open. Snow service reaches Marshall and the towns nearby.