Motorists not bothered by year?s first snowfall

?It all went pretty good and the roads stayed clear,? said Levie Glenn, assistant superintendent of the Warren County Highway Department. ?We got out on the roads about midnight the first night to make sure we hit all the hills and curves, but we found it really wasn?t bad. The temperature cooperated and that made the salt real effective.?

Warren County saw two consecutive nights of snow, Wednesday and Thursday, combining for around an inch of accumulation. It made for a few snowball fights and snowmen before melting away by around noon both days.

Local law enforcement agencies reported no rise in accidents during the two snowy mornings, aside from what is normal for the morning rush hours. Closing schools due to snow and the flu helped ease the volume of traffic.

While accumulation was not great, Glenn said the county used about 70 to 100 tons of salt to ensure roads did not get slick.

?We hit a good part of the blacktop roads,? Glenn said. ?We can?t salt tar and chip roads though because it would tear them up.?