25 Years Ago

Herald of March 11, 1999

Approximately four to six inches of snow fell throughout Morrisons Cove on March 4. The storm caused blackouts in Martinsburg, Roaring Spring, Williamsburg and Curryville. The winds which were estimated to be as high as 50 miles per hour, were blamed for most of the outages. Another snow covered the Cove on March 6 with three to five inches.

Randy K. Stoltz, Martinsburg Borough manager, reported that despite some precipitation in the winter, water levels in the borough’s wells continued to drop. Levels dropped over two feet in February.

The Roaring Spring Ambulance Ser...