The West Virginia Legislature will convene for their 2025 regular session this Wednesday in Charleston. Ahead of the session, our Tom Susman caught up with House of Delegates member Jim Butler (R-Mason) to get his thoughts.

State Senator and Chair of the Senate Education Committee Amy Grady (R-Mason) also held a press conference Friday. We'll hear excerpts of what she had to say.

Dave Miller talks with Kelly Rake, the Communities in Schools Site Coordinator for Ripley High School, about the annual resource day coming up on February 12 at RHS.

Dave also discusses news regarding flooding and high water in West Virginia from this past week, and Ohio citizens that are growing frustrated with the General Assembly and their lack of addressing property tax relief in budget talks. Dave also talks about a recently introduced Senate Bill in Ohio that would bar children under 16 from using tanning beds while place restrictions on those aged 16-18 using tanning beds.

US Senator Shelley Moore Capito held her week press conference and several reporters asked her about Elon Musk, the Department of Government Efficiency and if DOGE's process could be exposing private data in the nation's health, veterans and tax data systems. Tom Susman guides us through excerpts of the Senator's press conference.

Joe Stevens has his weekly confab with John David Johnson, the agriculture specialist at West Virginia State University. This week, they discuss planning for your garden this time of year, and in particular, growing potatoes.

We learn what the Americans for Prosperity want out of the Legislature. They advocate conservative economic policies and they want change.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses the heavy rain experienced overnight in the Mid Ohio Valley and the flooding concerns that have come with it.

Dave also has an interview with Paige Lavoie, author of the Mothman in Love Trilogy of books (I'm In Love With Mothman; I'm Engaged to Mothman; I'm Getting Married to Mothman) about the books and the Kickstarter campaign underway to fund a special hardback collector's edition of the books.

Tom Susman speaks with Jamie Seabolt, the head of the Pomeroy Merchants Association, about a Downtown Revitalization meeting taking place Wednesday evening.

Joe Stevens catches up with Kelley Adcock of Main Street Ripley about some improvements coming soon to the Alpine Theater.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, we hear an extended interview by Tom Susman with Jason Huffman, the director of Americans for Prosperity-West Virginia, about the organization and what they want to see from the state legislature this year.

Dave then discusses a story from the Ohio Capital Journal on a Buckeye State lawmaker introducing a bill in the State Senate to make some significant changes to the state's citizen initiated marijuana laws.

Tom Susman speaks with West Virginia House of Delegates member Jonathan Pinson (R-Mason) about the regular session of the Legislature scheduled to begin next Wednesday.

Tom also chats with Ravenswood Mayor Josh Miller about something new in the works for Washington Riverfront Park.

Dave Miller hosts the Final Cup on WMOV. In this episode, he discusses a press release from the Meigs County Sheriff's Office regarding fake $50 bills being circulated in the county; Stories from wvmetronews.com on Senator Jim Justice saying the threats of tariffs against Canada and Mexico are already working, new Department of Human Services Cabinet Secretary Alex Mayer moves into his role, and state education officials acknowledge the challenges that persist after the results of last year's National Assessment of Educational Progress were announced; and a story from the Charleston Gazette-Mail on the state of West Virginia being nearly two years behind its initial schedule in electric vehicle infrastructure buildout.

News of President Trump imposing tariffs on good from Canada, Mexico and China was the talk of the nation and the world this past weekend. For a local perspective, Tom Susman spoke with Meghan Parsons of the Jackson County Development Authority about the level of trading in our region with those three countries. Tom also spoke with West Virginia House of Delegates member Daniel Linville, who owns a tech conglomerate in the region, about the tariffs could impact the business community.