The Talk of the Town

State DOH District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins on Green Bag Road, slip repair on Smithtown Road, and potholes  Morgantown Library System executive director Sarah Cranstoun  on their new logo and website  Monongalia County Republican Executive Committee Chairman Dale Sparks on registering to vote and what they'll be doing leading up to the election. 

Kristi Mullenax and Morgan Benson from the Suncrest Elementary School on their military celebration this week.  Justice Gerald Titus running for reelection to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in Division I Shannon Davis from the city of Morgantown on the upcoming National Night Out. 

Co-founder and CEO of Diversified Energy, Rusty Hutson on natural gas markets and the future of price  Toby Heaney, Republican candidate for state Senate District 2 Michael Grace, president and CEO of WVU Hospitals and COO of the WVU Health System. 

Delegate John Williams, D, Monongalia, 80, and candidate for the state senate seat in District 13 Cheat Lake Volunteer Fire Department chief Samantha Bice on the Lakeside Drive fire response  Director of Arts and Culture with the city of Morgantown, Voncent Kitch on their USA Today nomination of the Ruby Summer Concert Series as one of the top 10 summer concert series in the nation. 

Tony Campbell with West Virginians Against Transmission Line Injustice with an updaye on MARL project that willimpact Monongalia, Mineral, Hampshire, and Preston Counties.  Martin Hunt, president and CEO of Shopgarage.com- a clearinghouse for municipalities to sell good used fire service equipment.  Letter carrier Just Jarman on the largest one day food drive in the nation, Stamp Out Hunger Day Ma...

Taylor Helms from Mon County Parks on the Ramp Dinner coming up at Mason Dixon Park  A conversation with Attorney General J.B. McCuskey  Ashok Argarwal and Mike Green on the reboot of 100 people That Care and their meeting coming up April 27  Cambrie Gerdes on the Morgantown Theater Company production of Sweeney Todd to be presented at the Met in downtown Morgantown in May 

Terry Vance, Veterans Partnership Coordinator at Valley Halth Care System and Rebecca Flanagan From Stars and Strides on "The Night at the Races" at the Bridgeport Conference Center this Saturday.  State Senate Tom Willis, R, Berkeley, 15, on his run in the Republican primary against Senator Shelley Moore Capito for the U.S. Senate  Maddie Wis on the 19th Mohigan Idol this weekend. 

Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble on budget, taxes, sales taxes, the Safe Streets & Safe Community Service Fee, and East End Village President and CEO of the Morgantown Area Partnership on the status of the East End Village redevelopment project. 

Taylor Richardson, Libertarian candidate for the state Senate seat in District 13  Executive Director of the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative Donna Peduto on Focus Forward: Minds and Machines held in Morgantown Shawn Welsh- host of the Vet SOS podcast

Director of Arts and Culture for the city of Morgantown Vincent Kitch with 2026 Ruby Summer Concert Series lineup.  Senator Mike Oliverio, R, 13, of the remaining bills to be approved by the governor Fairmont city manager Travis Blosser on the Kibar Americas purchase of the former Novelis facility. 

Morgantown Mayor Danielle Trumble  Blurgrass legend Tim O'Brien on his Morgantown show April 1, 2026  Delegate John Williams, D, Monongalia, on child care legislation yet to be signed by the governor. 

Jonell Strough and Mark Brazaitis on the Touch the Earth Festival April 18 Secretary of State Kris Warner on the new Office of Entrepreneurship to open July 1, 2026.  State EMS Coalition Executive Director Chris Hall on the bill that would provide permanent funding for EMS units across the state.

Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker, Chancellor of the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission on the incentive-based higher education funding formula. Delegate Evan Hansen, D, Monongalia, 79, reflecting on the legislative session. 

Capaign Director for Moms Rising West Virginia Amy Jo Hutchinson on waiting for the governor to sign House Bill 4191 providing child care supports and tax credits. Vice President of Government Affairs and Collaboration from WVU Travis Molohan on state investment in higher education during the most recent legislative session. 

Delegate Geno Chiarelli, R, Monongalia, 78, on the camping ban that failed. Two aerospace initiatives fail and a recap of economic development issues from the session.  WILL Greene on the WVU Day of Giving Monongalia County Commission President Tom Bloom on the future of Mon Health following the Vandalia Health reorganization and release of David Goldberg. 

Former prison union official Jose Rojas on the difficult conditions and recent inmate deaths at USP Hazelton  Delegate David McCormick, R, Monongalia, on the Vape Safety Act and a recap of the legislative session.  Kyle Wiggs deconstructs the WVU, Kentucky women's basketball NCAA regional champuionship 

Jetinnell from the Allegheny Image Factory. He and his brother, Robert run the successful movie production business in Fairmont and have scored two films in the Netflix top five this year.  David McCormick, R, Monongalia, 82, on the Vape Safety Act and the legislative session.  Kyle Wiggs with a preview of the WVU-Kentucky tournament game to be played in Morgantown tonight. 

Kaitlyn Wilson- How to help a Blacksville family who has lost everything in a fire.   Marion County Schools superintendent Dr. Donna Heston on their enrollment challenges ans consolidation possibilities.   John Williams, D, Monongalia, 80, and candidate for the state senate on tax cuts versus school funding  Mary Buchanan on the 28th Annual Rose Dinner presented by West Virginians for life. 

Marion County Senator Joey Garcia recaps the legislative session Visit Mountaineer Country President and CEO Susan Riddle talks about the upcoming NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament games being hosted in Morgantown. Mon County Commission President Tom Bloom discusses updates on road improvements taking place around the county.

State Senator Mike Oliverio with his take from the 60-day legislative session.  Democrat candidate for U.S. Congress in the Second District Ace Parsi  Delegate Joe Statler, R, Momonongalia, 77, and Chairman of the House Education Committee reflects on the legislative session.   

Senator Tom Willis, R, Berkeley, 15, on the legislative session   Mon County Sheriff Todd Forbes on motor vehicle safety around school zones and school buses  Senator Mike Oliverio, R, Monongalia, 13, on the legislative session so far. 

Delegate Joe Statler, R, Monongalia, 77, with an update from Charleston  Delegate Evan Hansen, D, Momongalia, 79, with an update from Charleston  State Department of Highways District 4 Manager Earl Gaskins with an update on the pothole at mile marker 148.5 and road safety 

Deb Mullens, President of the Daughter of the King Ministries, Inc. on the Journey to the Cross coming to the Met in downtown Morgantown March 20 and March 21.  Terry Vance, Valley Heathcare on his veterans column in the Dominion Post.  Jina Belcher, Executive Director of the New River Gourge Economic Development Authority on aviation economic development bills in the state legislature. 

Monongalia County Sheriff Todd Forbes on the MONSTER pothole on I-79 southbound at MM 148.5 Josh Brady and John Helmick from the Department of Mining and Industrial Extension on theirlatest competition in Canada, training the U.S. Border Patrol, and the future of the program.  The 72nd Mountaineer Reese Allen  Marion County Schools superintendent Donna Heston on her contract situation. 

Senator Mike Olivero, R, Monongalia, 13, with an update from the legislative sessiom. Clair Titley and Eric Finch on the Hulu docuseries about the Skylar Neese series entitled Friends like These: The Murder of Skylar Neese Sarah Fox from the Mountaineer Council of Scouting America on Egg Quest coming April 11 Heath Cale on the Morgantown Theater Company production of James and the Gian Peach Jr.