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Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he reminds Ohio voters that they will have a Special Election on Tuesday and discusses what Issue 2 is all about. We then hear an interview by Tom Susman with David Sibray about his website WV Explorer and some of his latest adventures across the Mountain State. Then Dave has a conversation with Lloyd Tomlinson, the educational coordinator...

Tom Susman catches up with Faith Walker, executive director of the Great Bend Museum in Ravenswood, about an exhibit opening at the museum on May 17 featuring photographs taken by a local shutterbug nearly 100 year ago.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we revisit Tom Susman's report from Thursday's Valley Today on Rivers Health holding a ribbon cutting at their Occupational Health and Family Practice Center in Gallipolis Ferry Thursday morning. Dave gives a commentary applauding Governor Patrick Morrisey vetoing House Bill 3111, which would have given pay raises to many judges, but none f...

Rivers Health held a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday at their new Occupational Therapy and Family Practice Center in Gallipolis Ferry. Tom Susman was there and spoke with representatives from both Rivers Health and their parent company, the Marshall Health Network. We'll also hear excerpts from West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey at the ceremonial bill signing that was held in Mason County on...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses the ceremonial signing of House Bill 2014 by West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey in Point Pleasant on Wednesday. The bill allows for more microgrids to be built in the state, and one proposed grid is slated for Mason County. Dave also discusses a post on social media by Mercer County Commissioner Greg Puckett expressing his...

Joe Stevens chats with Kelley Adcock on Main Street Ripley about a number of events coming up during a busy month of May in our area. Joe then has his weekly chat with John David Johnson, agriculture specialist at West Virginia State University. This week, it's all about putting cattle out to pasture.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear Tom Susman's interview with Mason County Commission President Rick Handley from Tuesday's Valley Today. Dave also shares a Facebook post made Tuesday by the Great Bend Museum announcing the termination of its AmeriCorps program and gave a commentary urging the Department of Government Efficiency to reconsider its directive to cancel...

Dr. Josh Baker, the President of Mountwest Community and Technical College, was in Mason County Tuesday, to talk to the Chamber of Commerce about career programs and jobs training the CTC has to offer. Tom Susman spoke with Dr. Baker afterwards about the CTC. Tom also gets an update on some issues and events going on in Mason County with County Commission President Rick Handley.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear Tom Susman's interview with Angie Settle of Health Right West Virginia from Monday's edition of the Valley Today on a free dental care program coming to Jackson County in July. Dave then catches up with Addie Smith of the Great Bend Museum in Ravenswood on the new ramp to the museum and detail on an exhibit set to debut next month.

West Virginia Health Right has a program that provides free dental care to people on Medicare and Medicaid, as well as those who are uninsured or underinsured. The program is available in five counties already, and it will come to Jackson County starting in July. Tom Susman talks with Health Right CEO Angie Settle about the program. Tom also has a conversation with Brenda Barnhardt, one of the org...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he shares a previously aired interview with Keith King as Movin in May events begin in Jackson County today. Dave also celebrates the Vandalia Media Partners program 'Appalachia Matters', which won the West Virginia Broadcasters Association's Excellence in Broadcasting Award for Best Radio Program in an Unranked Market this past Saturday. W...

Tom Susman talks with Jon Schiefer, a Ravenswood native, who completed the Boston Marathon this past Monday, about his experience of running in the marathon, as well as how he prepared for it.

Dave Miller talks with Bill Milam of the West Virginia Association of Retired School Personnel about the organization and about concerns they have regarding potential cuts to Medicare Advantage. We also hear a replay of Tom Susman's interview with Courtney Midkiff and LeAnn Cunningham of the Meigs County Health Department from Thursday's Valley Today.

Tom Susman has a pair of reports from employees of the Meigs County Health Department. First, we hear from Courtney Midkiff about National Drug Take Back Day in Pomeroy on Saturday. Then, LeAnn Cunningham gives some recommendations on how to protect yourself from measles. Tom then has an interview with attorney Chuck Johnson about Due Process, what it is and how it protects freedom, from the right...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses news of a plane crash that occured Wednesday near the community of Letart; news of a former television meteorologist arrested in Gallia County earlier this week on charges of sexual extortion in Virginia; and a press conference held Wednesday by West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey in Wheeling touting his first 100 days in o...

Joe Stevens catches up with Brenda Mobley, Executive Director of the Ripley Convention and Visitors Bureau, on several upcoming events in the city. Joe also has his weekly conversation with John David Johnson, Agriculture Specialist at West Virginia State University. This week, they discuss how farmers can rid their pastures of evassive species.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear an interview by Tom Susman with Allison Pierce of Rivers Health about some free health screenings for under-insured and uninsured women this Saturday. Dave also discusses the issue of a Special Election in Ohio coming up on May 6 to continue to allow the state to raise bonds to fund state infrastructure projects.

This Saturday, Rivers Health will be certain medical tests free of charge for uninsured and under-insured women. Tom Susman speaks with Allison Pierce of Rivers Health about the event. Also, many in our area and across the nation are looking to start gardens to combat high prices due to tariffs and inflation. Tom talks with WVU Extension Services Agent JJ Barrett about getting advice for the begin...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses the new of West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Beth Walker announcing her retirement in June and speculates on who Governor Patrick Morrisey could appoint to fill the remaining three and a half years of Walker's term. Dave also discusses an recent commentary by Metro News's Dave Wilson on the West Virginia Legislature needing t...

Talk of the federal government cutting Medicare and Medicare expansion programs, and the potential for the government to not renew the subsidies for policies purchased through healthcare.gov are dominating budget talks in Washington. In this previously aired segment, Tom Susman talks with Chris Hall of the EMS Coalition about the impact on struggling EMS agencies and with Kelly Allen of the West V...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear an interview by Tom Susman with Jackson County resident Jon Schiefer, who is running in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Dave also discusses the passing of Pope Francis, his impact and what his legacy will be, and he gives a review of the movie Bonhoeffer.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear a report from Tom Susman on Thursday's meeting in Ravenswood hosted by the West Virginia DNR on the future for Turkey Run Lake. And Dave shares a story from wvmetronews.com on West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey signing the state's budget, but not without invoking his Line Item Veto right 29 times.

The West Virginia Department of Natural Resources held a meeting in Ravenswood Thursday afternoon to discuss the potential future of the lake in the Turkey Run Wildlife Management Area. Tom Susman was there and spoke with a number of participants in the meeting. We'll share parts of the report during the program.

These are Tom Susman's Valley Today reports from the DNR Meeting on the draining of Turkey Run Lake and the mitigation option.  The cost to repair the damn is $30 million and no one has that kind of funds at this time. These aired on Friday.

Tom Susman speaks with Jackson County Commissioner Steve Westfall about an upcoming fundraiser to benefit the SHIELD Program for Jackson County Schools. Tom also chats with Lora Lynn Snow, executive director of the Ariel Opera House in Gallipolis, about a concert they are hosting on April 26.