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Topping the news this morning, despite heavy morning snow officers said there had not been many accidents reported as of 8 a.m., but drivers should be cautious and drive slowly. Accidents occurred throughout the day Monday, but no serious injuries were reported.

Get ready for dejà vu all over again. The first major snows of the season are bringing back some memories for veteran reporter Tom Ross. Do the heavy snows mean we are shaping up to have a season as good or better than last year? Read Tom's column in the Today or visit steamboatpilot.com.

Steamboat Springs City Council President Ken Brenner wants Routt County to help pay for a new community center in Steamboat.

But Commissioner Doug Monger said county commissioners are unlikely to agree with Brenner's suggestion.

Commissioners and council members are likely to talk about the community center issue during a joint meeting at 5 p.m. today in Centennial Hall. The agenda for the joint meeting includes an update of the West of Steamboat Springs Area Plan, and an update of the Steamboat Springs Community Plan.

Passengers at Yampa Valley Regional Airport in Hayden can feel a little more at ease.

On Monday, workers at the airport unloaded crates containing three, $350,000 baggage screening machines that are part of an automated system for detecting explosives.

The airport is undergoing a 23,500-square-foot expansion.

YVRA will be the first airport in the United States where the machines are installed as part of a conveyor system.

In sports, Steamboat's Matt Ladley might have gotten the call in May, but the reality of being part of the 2006-07 U.S. snowboarding halfpipe team is just beginning to set in.

The 15-year-old has only begun the initial phases of his Olympic grooming. He had a first taste of training with two of the team's coaches during an August training trip to New Zealand with the Steamboat Springs Winter Sports Club's pro/am snowboard team. This weekend, he had his first on-snow team practice in Breckenridge. Ladley and is coaches are hopeful for a showing at the 2010 Olympics.

Also in sports, the details have been set for the Steamboat Sailors football playoff game. The Sailors will face Pueblo County in the second round of playoffs at 1 p.m. Saturday in Pueblo.

Here is your first look at weather. It's snowing and the temperature at 8 a.m. was 33 degrees. Snow is expected to continue throughout the day, clearing tonight. The high today should in the low 30s. The lows tonight should be in the single digits.

That's your news for now. Check in with steamboatpilot.com throughout the day for more news updates.