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Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear an interview by Tom Susman with Linda Dickirson about a citywide clean up coming to Ripley this Saturday; We hear about several bills being passed on Monday by the West Virginia State Senate; And Dave discusses a bill passed by the House of Delegates that looks to change the Board of Governors make-up for West Virginia University an...

Tom Susman has a conversation with Rich Sutphin of the West Virginia Rural Health Association about a controvesrial bill that the West Virginia House of Delegates recently tabled that could kick 166,000 Mountain State residents off of Medicare Expansion programs. Tom also chats with Linda Dickirson with the City of Ripley's Beautification Committee about a citywide clean up they are hosting this c...

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses some recent action taken by the West Virginia Legislature, including several emergency medical services related bills being passed by the House of Delegates. Dave then shares some stories and advice from his recent cruise in the Bahamas, and makes a recommendation on which company to cruise with and which one to not.

US Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., made a visit to the Mountain State on Friday. We'll hear some remarks from the Secretary's stop.

Tom Susman talks with Joe Stevens of the Nitro Convention and Visitors Bureau about festivities the city will hold with the opening of the little league baseball season on April 5, including an appearance from Cincinnati Reds great George Foster. Tom then gives a commentary of the West Virginia Legislature's attempts to make the State's Secondary Schools Activities Commission, the governing body o...

Tom Susman fill in for Dave Miller. He discusses the Wednesday announcement by the Jackson County Community Foundation that this year's keynote speaker for the annual community dinner this fall will be Heisman Trophy Winner Tim Tebow. Tom then gives a commentary about the West Virginia Legislature needing to get out of the way of businesses looking to come to the Mountain State. And we'll hear a r...

Joe Stevens chats with Brenda Mobley with the Ripley Convention and Visitors Bureau about some upcoming events in the city. Joe then talks with John David Johnson, agriculture specialist at West Virginia State University, about some news area cattlemen need to be aware of.

Tom Susman fills in for Dave Miller and talks with Katie Burge of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society about what could happen to people enrolled in the health care marketplace if Congress fails to act to keep costs down. Tom also talks with J.J. Barrett of WVU Extension Services about planning for your spring time garden.

Tom Susman talks with Katie Burge of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society about what could happen to folks in the health care marketplace if Congress does not act to keep costs down. Tom also chats with J.J. Barrett, agent for Wood and Jackson Counties with WVU Extension Services, about planning your garden this spring.

Tom Susman fills in for Dave Miller and catches up with West Virginia House of Delegates member Jonathan Pinson (R-Mason) about the Legislature's session so far and his feelings on what has been accomplished regarding foster care in the state. We'll also hear excerpts from the debate in the House of Delegates surrounding Governor Patrick Morrisey's bill to eliminate childhood vaccine requirements,...

Tom Susman has a conversation with Amy Haskins, director of the Jackson County Health Department, about the measles outbreak in America, how officials are handling it in our area and should older people be vaccinated for it again. We'll also hear some floor speeches from the West Virginia House of Delegates on the debate of Governor Patrick Morrisey's bill to eliminate child vaccination requiremen...

Tom Susman fills in for Dave Miller and he gives a couple of commentaries. One on recent comments made by US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick make Tom believe the secretary does not understand how Social Security works and how important it is to older Americans, especially in our region. Tom also speaks on the West Virginia Legislature's pursuit to be exempt from Freedom of Information Act (FO...

Dave Miller chats with Luke Swiney, principal at Ripley High School, about a number of events the school has been involved in over the winter and what lies ahead for RHS as the end of the school year ends. Dave then talks with Amy Rose of the Ravenswood Branch of the Jackson County Public Library about some events going on at the library during the month of April, including an Easter Egg Hunt on G...

Katie Berge of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society explains that if congress does not renew the premium tax credits that subsidize the cost of health coverage  on the Health Exchange, 50,000 West Virginians will see a significant premium increases if they buy insurance from www. Healthcare.gov    .

Joe Stevens talks with John David Johnson, agriculture specialist at West Virginia State University. This week, they discuss what farmers need to be thinking about this calving season.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses some of Wednesday's activities by the West Virginia Legislature, airs audio from a video released by the West Virginia Democratic Party of members of the Republican House Caucus having a debate over a bill regarding motorcycle safety, and shares a story from WCHM-TV in Columbus on new data showing that nearly 90% of student vou...

There has been a lot of volatility in the stock market recently. Tom Susman checks in with West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack about how the state's investments are doing and what impact the market is having on state retirement and pension programs. Joe Stevens talks with Brenda Mobley, executive director of the Ripley Convention and Visitors Bureau, about some upcoming events in the area and...

Tom Susman talks with West Virginia State Treasurer Larry Pack about some upcoming deadline for the Hope Scholarship application period. Tom also speaks with attorney Chuck Jackson about the legality of use of an auto pen in light of the controversy surrounding former President Biden using one to sign off on several pardons and executive orders.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses some recent actions taken by the West Virginia Legislature and a press conference held Monday by West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General J.B. McCuskey announcing an investigation into the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament Selection Committee after West Virginia University was left out of the field. Dave also...

Tom Susman speaks with Jackson County Commissioner Steve Westfall about what might be in the county's budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26. Tom also chats with Susan White, the executive director of the Meigs County Chamber of Commerce, about their annual Spring Dinner and Auction, the chamber's largest event of the year, coming up on April 11.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses recent action by the West Virginia Legislature and gives a commentary on a Senate approve rollback of the 2014 Aboveground Storage Tank Inspection Act, which was put in place after the Freedom Industries spill and the water crisis in Charleston that followed. Dave also discusses reaction to the West Virginia University men's ba...

The USDA was recently the victim of cuts to various programs that benefited West Virginia schools and food banks. Tom Susman has a conversation with US Senator Shelley Moore Capito about those cuts and gets reaction from West Virginia Commissioner of Agriculture Kent Leonhardt. Tom also has a discussion with Jeff Fifer of the West Virginia Department of Transportation about a surplus equipment auc...

The Trump Administration cut programs that provide fresh locally sourced food to schools and food banks. Famrmers who supplied the products are being hurt by the USDA chage. Senator Capito is hoping the USDA will find a fix. From the Valley Today Friday March 14, 2025

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses actions taken in the West Virginia Legislature on Thursday, from the House passing a revised bill banning certain food additives, to the Senate Health and Human Resources Committee passing a trio of health-related bills. Dave also shares postgame reaction from Ripley High Boys Basketball Coach Derek Mullins and players Matt Ste...

Tom Susman speaks with Missy Wolfe about a garage sales taking place Friday and Saturday at the Ravenswood Annex to benefit the Jackson County Relay For Life. Joe Stevens talks with John David Johnson, agriculture specialist at West Virginia State University about what farmers need to be considering as they get ready to seed their fields this growing season.