September 7th, 2026

0:00Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Skiivone. Russia is calling the past weekend shuttles diplomacy by White House on-voys Steve Woodcoff and Jared Kushner to Moscow and Ukraine's capital Keeve, a small step toward ending that conflict. But as NPR's Charles Mayans reports from Moscow, the fighting continues. With Koff and Kushner's travels to the region took place amid an agreed pause in attacks that extended to Moscow and Keeve, yet fighting continued elsewhere. With Russia again taking advantage of Ukraine's depleted air defenses, and Ukraine, again striking oil facilities, that have led to gas shortages across Russia this summer. Separately Russia reported at least six people killed in a series of Ukrainian drone strikes, including one that flew directly into an apartment building in the param region. The ongoing attacks come as both sides of signal the war will continue at least through the winter, although the Kremlin said it didn't rule out or return to three-way peace talks with the U.S. and Ukraine at some point. Charles Mayans in Piair News, Moscow. In Miami, federal investigators are probing the fiery Sunday crash of an Amazon cargo jet

1:02that plowed off her runway and crashed into several cars at Miami International Airport. Five people were killed, five more were injured, aviation expert and former Department of Transportation's Specter General Mary Scavo says the plane may have approached too fast. We see several hundred feet, maybe even a thousand feet or two thousand feet down the runway, they still hadn't gotten both back wheels on the ground and settled the nose. And there was just no way to dissipate this speed. Also a 767 should be landing at about 135, 140 knots. It appeared to be faster than that. Local officials say the crash caused a complex fire among the vehicles that were hit, the pilot and co-pilot were trapped in the plane but rescued by first responders. A century ago, labor unions fought for eight hour days and 40-hour work weeks. Today, they find themselves confronting AI. As NPR's Andrew Issue reports, for a movement made up of all kinds of workers, it is complicated.

2:06With AI on the rise, labor leaders have been calling for guardrails. They want more transparency into how companies are using AI and more say in what that's going to mean for workers. At the same time, some building trade unions have welcomed the growth of AI and specifically the boom in data centers. Don Slamen is with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 26. He says his members are flush with work. We haven't seen this kind of growth for skilled trade people in generations. The union has called on its members to ask their elected officials to oppose any moratoriums on data centers. Local leaders have increasingly issued pauses on new construction as community concerns have soared. Andrew Issue and PR News. Wall Street is closed for the Labor Day holiday global markets are mixed, brand crude, approaching $100 a barrel. This is NPR News in Washington. The National Weather Service says Hurricane Lowell is continuing its course toward Hawaii, and tonight is expected to pass west of Kauai's coastal waters carrying high surf effects,

3:10high wind and heavy rain for all of the islands and potential flash flooding and landslides. As Hollywood finishes, a possibly record-breaking $4.7 billion dollar summer, NPR's Bob Mandela looks at how theaters are planning to keep audiences coming in over the fall and winter. No superheroes until December, but what fall lacks in conventional blockbusters, it hopes to make up in variety and depth. Dramas include a social network follow-up called the social reckoning about Facebook, which was as big as the biggest country on the earth. We're not fighting a congress, we're coasts government. Please, please let me poke that. Action Flicks from Godzilla-minus 0 to a Hunger Games sequel. Welcome to the second quarter-quell. Biopix include Jimmy about Jimmy Stewart. I saw that in a movie, a big Osteana really works. And the true underdog story behind Sylvester Stallone's underdog story. Test someone like Chuck Bronson or we could do e-swift. Good guys, I play rock. Not to mention animated films for kids from Dr. Soon. I'm the cat, no. To a Sean that she's mystery, the feast of

4:10Moti Potto. All before Thanksgiving, ushers in award season, Bob Mandelo, NPR News. The governor of New Mexico has something to say about President Trump's social media suggestion that her state be renamed New America. She said, quote, New Mexico's name isn't up for debate, declared Governor Michelle Luhan Grishon. What is up for debate is who's showing up for working families. I'm Luis Givoni and PR News, Washington. Support for NPR comes from Schwab offering the Schwab-a-teen investor account where teens can gain hands-on investing experience. It's co-owned by parents and teens, so parents can monitor the account while teens learn how to invest more at Schwab.com. This is NPR. Good afternoon and welcome to new NAR Magazine right here on Alling Any Mountain Radio. This is Heather. Six minutes after 12 o'clock, lots of sunshine looking out the front door. We're at 72 degrees

5:12currently here at the Frost Studios. We'll have a look at our weather forecast coming up for our listening area in a few minutes. In our local news today, we're going to hear from the Pocahontas County Commission meeting from last week. We're also going to hear what the bath supervisors have on their agenda for their meeting coming up this week. We'll have all of our usual new NAR features coming your way, and of course we'll let you know what's coming up in our listening area. Let's get you going with local news. At their September 1st meeting, the Pocahontas County Commissioners agreed to authorize Chris Luss, the county's EMS director, to transfer Jordan Great House and Angie Lewis from part-time positions to full-time positions effective immediately. Great House will now be earning $14.75 per hour with county benefits and Lewis $13.75 per hour plus county benefits.

6:14Commission President John Mrobinski explained that this is necessary to help eliminate some of the overtime costs caused by expanding the hours necessary to provide additional coverage in the southern end of the county. He explained that the southern end shifts are 14 to 16 hours in length, three days a week, depending on the hours required for coverage, and that it is almost impossible to maintain those shifts with only part-time EMS workers. Commissioner Jamie Walker suggested that since moving part-time employees to full-time positions cuts back some of the overtime, it might be worth it to add even another full-time employee to shorten the shifts, because with three weekly 16 hour shifts, the employees will still be putting in 48 hours per week with eight of those hours being at an overtime rate. Although no action was taken on that, it will be discussed again in the future. During the Hear callers or public input section of the meeting, Alan Wright asked the commissioners about the water testing the county is required to do

7:18at the former Tannery site in front. Mrobinski said that under the EPA cleanup project at the Tannery, the county is responsible for testing surface water but not sub-surface water. He added that the recent tests seemed to not be finding any dangerous pollutants so they will be addressing it with the EPA to possibly terminate that testing. David Kane, a resident of the CAS area who owns land adjacent to some of the FEMA lots now owned by the county, asked about the possibility of the offering to lease those 10 FEMA lots in each CAS to adjoining neighbors for $1 as Canole County does with their FEMA lots. He said the FEMA restrictions imposed on those lots would still have to be maintained, including no construction or digging on them. The lease or wood, however, be allowed to maintain them and cut the grass on them, thus relieving the county from having to do that. Mrobinski said he has no objection, especially since doing so, will also relieve the county of

8:22liability if a leasey injures themselves while maintaining the lots. There were some questions about the possibility that if the county leases such a property, that could cause the county to lose its tax exempt status for the property. So Mrobinski said they will need to ask the assessor about that before moving forward with this. The commission has rejected Mrobinski suggestion that since the county is now paying the BFD fire and rescue $400 a month to house the county ambulances and personnel at their firehouse, the county workers should no longer be required to spend some of their downtime there, cleaning and doing other work for BFD. Leisha Castle of the BFD argued that the county workers doing that are also BFD members and what they do when their downtime should not concern the commission. Also at the meeting the commissioners appointed Jordan Greathouse to fill the unexpired term on the county fire board and author short to an unexpired term on that board.

9:25Approved and signed the Help America Vote Act agreement which gives the county clerk's office $43,197 for election equipment. Approved the 2027 West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority grant application and resolution. Provided a letter of support for the USFAR services purchase of about 200 acres from, let's get outside LLC near Durban. They provided a letter of support for Boyd Thompson Road and Sheila's Way Road to both be maintained by the Department of Highways. Due to the November 3rd election they rescheduled the November 3rd commission meeting to Wednesday, November 4th at 8.45 am. Tim Walker, Allegheny Mountain Radio News.

10:31The BF County Board of Supervisors meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, September 9th, beginning at 6 pm. After completing routine opening procedures there will be an update given on the ABM project followed by public hearing and resolution adopting the BF County Solid Waste Management Plan. Next supervisors vote on amendments to BFC4, animals and foul and the rest of the meetings agenda is listed as the following. Board of Supervisors approval of agreement for mulchine and disposal of brush and vegetative debris, requests for BFC schools to use remaining Styrofoam containers, authorization to use opioid funds, advertised a Phil County Administrator Vacancy, 2027, legislative proposal, authorized sailor disposal of surplus items, and Milbrow Solid Waste Site Update. There's one seat listed for appointments to boards and commission, the Board of Zoning Appeals for the Warm Springs District. Last is the Conson agenda and then Board Comment.

11:33Upcoming meetings September 22nd, the Board of Supervisors joint work session with BFC School Board at 6 pm, that'll be at the School Administration Building. On October 7th, the Board of Supervisors work session to discuss the upcoming renewal of agreement between BFC Supervisors and visit BFC at 6 pm, the BFC in room 115. And then on October 13th is the Board of Supervisors regular monthly meeting at 6 pm, that'll be at the BFC Court House. Again, the regular Board of Supervisors meeting will be Tuesday, September 9th at the Court House in Warm Springs and begins at 6 pm. For AMR News, I'm Abby Dufour. The Bocahontas County Opera House is a supporter of Allegheny Mountain Radio, a 250 seat historic theater located in Marlinton, West Virginia. The Bocahontas County Opera House Foundation presents an annual performance series of both local and international musicians,

12:34theater groups and other performers. More information is available at BocahontasOperHouse.org. Who are you? A diehard opera house fan who never misses a performance or someone who is never dark in the door there? Perhaps you listen to Allegheny Mountain Radio on the internet from far away. No matter, the opera house now has a presence on Allegheny Mountain Radio. It's the opera house radio hour aired every Monday from 1 to 2 pm. It features musicians who have performed at the opera house during the past 20 years, along with samplings of upcoming performers. With a rotation of five different hosts, the music can vary quite a lot. Listen in to the opera house radio hour every Monday at 1 pm.

14:01The preceding was a test of the emergency alert system. In an actual emergency, the toes would have been followed by a message with emergency information. Usually WVMR 1370 AM is only on the air until 6 pm each evening. However, in a declared emergency, WVMR will stay on the air as long as requested to do so by the proper authorities. Our FM stations, WVMR FM 91.9, WVLS 89.7, WNMP 88.5, WCHG 107.1, and Radio Durban 103.5 normally end their broadcast day between 10 pm and midnight. However, if requested by local authorities, all our stations will remain on the air 24 hours a day, with local programming if necessary, in time of emergency. Allegheny Mountain Radio, proud to be a part of the emergency response system for Bath, Highland, and Pocahontas counties.

15:07It's 16 minutes after 12 o'clock. You're listening to NUNIA Magazine here on Allegheny Mountain Radio. This is Heather. Sunny skies in our forecast today highs in the 70s with light winds mostly out of the east. Partly cloudy tonight, some areas of patchy fog, lows in the low to mid 50s. Southeast winds around 5 miles per hour, becoming light and variable. Mostly sunny tomorrow with highs in the mid 70s to the low 80s, light winds mostly out of the south, cleared to partly cloudy tomorrow night with lows in the mid-upper 50s, and light southerly winds. For Wednesday, sunny highs in the mid 70s to the mid 80s, clear winds tonight with lows in the low 60s. All Highland County government offices, including the DMV select, are closed today. The Pocahontas County landfill and solid waste office are also closed today in observance of Labor Day. Green boxes are open from 1 to 6 pm this afternoon. The Highland Medical Center is closed.

16:13Bath Community Hospital also observing Labor Day today, the Bath Community Physicians Group Clinics, the Rehab and Wellness Center, the Beastro and the Community Pharmacy are all closed. The Rehab and Wellness Center members will still have access to the gym. And the 2027 Highland Cooperative Directory is now underway if you have not appeared in the directory in the past and you're interested. You can reach out to 5404682131 for more information on how to be part of that. The deadline is Monday, October 5th. Let's look at our weather observations from around the area. Jeanette Ann Boller, a High of 73, low 64, 57 this morning and just a trace of rain over the weekend. Keith and Bluegrass, no we don't have anything from Keith and Bluegrass, let's go on Irwin

17:17and Sladyfork, High of 73, low 62, 55 this morning, winds out of the northeast this morning around two miles per hour. Julia Embarto, High of 78, low 65, 65 this morning and foggy conditions. Lloyd and Milgaup, High of 74, low 64 and winds at 11 miles per hour. We do have a couple of funeral notices to let you know about today. Robert Benjamin West, age 75 of hot springs, passed away Monday, August 31st at Bath Community Hospital. A grave side service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Mountain View Cemetery in Clifton Forge with John Young. Barrel will be at the Mountain View Cemetery.

18:23Again, that's Robert Benjamin West of hot springs who passed away August 31st. Online condolences may be shared at McLaughlin and Young.com. Lucy Elaine Reigns-Vendivinder, age 81 of the Forks of Water Community in Highland County, passed away Tuesday, September 1st at home. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Hoboff Unohome in McDowell with Reverend Andre Cremet. The family will receive friends during a meal of fellowship following the service at the property of Ronnie and Julie Helmock at 1793 the Pines Road in Monterey. Again, that's Elaine Vendivinder who passed away September 1st. Memorial contributions may be made to the ACG Hospice in Stanton, Virginia.

19:25condolences and memories may be shared at obawfuneralhome.com.

20:47Daily funeral announcements are brought to you by obawfuneralhome. With locations in both McDowell and Worm Springs, Virginia, they have served families for over 100 years. Information and online obituaries can be found at obawfuneralhome.com. They may be reached at 540-839-3451 for their Beth Arrangement Center and 540-396-3451 for assistance in Highland County. Stargate, September 7th. To borrow from an advertising campaign, Jupiter is getting the red out. It's enormous eye, the great red spot, has been shrinking. It's now just a third as wide as when it was first seen and it's getting smaller all the time. The great red spot is one of the most recognizable features

21:51in the solar system, but scientists still don't know that much about it. They don't know for sure how it formed, why it's shrinking, or even why it's red. They have lots of ideas, but no certain answers. The spot was discovered as early as 1831. There were suggestions that it was seen much earlier, but those sightings might have been a different feature. The spot has been tracked on a regular basis since 1878. It's between two powerful jet streams. They prevent it from wandering to different latitudes. It tops out several miles above the surrounding clouds and extends at least 150 miles below the clouds. In the late 19th century, the spot was along oval, about as tall as Earth, but three times as wide. Today, it's roughly the same size as Earth, and the rate of shrinkage has been increasing, so it's possible that it could disappear entirely within a few decades.

22:53Look for Jupiter close below the moon at dawn tomorrow. It looks like a brilliant star. The great red spot is visible through a telescope, but whether it's visible from a particular location depends on the timing. We have more sky-watching tips and much more about our amazing universe in Stargate Magazine, details at Stargate.org. For the McDonald Observatory, I'm Billy Henry. Stargate comes to you on these stations with the help of the Greenbank Observatory in Greenbank, West Virginia. GBO is a facility of the National Science Foundation. This is BirdNut. In the summer of 2026, conservation photographer Garrett Vinn visited a remote wilderness called the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska. He shared this audio postcard in June. I'm at Toshekpuk Lake in the Alaskan Arctic, just six miles from the Arctic Ocean. A landscape

23:57that just days ago was still covered in ice and snow, and now it's absolutely bustling with life and bird song. It's midnight, but the sun is still above the horizon, casting a golden light across the grasses and the wetlands. As far as you can hear in every direction, there are birds advertising and displaying. On this lake right now there's an incredible congregation of long-tail ducks. A huge group of males is vigorously competing to attract females to fend off and fight off rival males. They're splashing and fighting and chasing, and their vocalizations reflect the urgency of the season. And it's not just the long-tail ducks. In the air around the lake, pectoral sandpipers are displaying on the wing. Fowler ups that have spent the summer, far out at sea, are spinning like tops on a ponds around me. The wetlands around Toshekpuk Lake are among the

25:03most vast in the entire Arctic. They're critical for millions of birds to breed every year. This is a nursery for so many of our birds. Hear more soundstakes from Garrett Thins Expedition on our website, birdnote.org. I'm Ariana Rimmel. On this day is presented by the Holland Historical Society. Today is September 7th. On this day in 1862, George William Botkin and Mary Magdalene Whistleman were married at Joseph Rexroads by the Reverend George Wine. George was a daylabor and Mary kept house. The couple had at least 10 children during the first 16 years of their marriage. Sometimes soon after 1900, the family moved to Augusta County and many of their children settled in and around Stan.

26:10Pope Honours Warrior football will host the bath county. Chargers this Friday 7 pm at home. I think it's the first time in many years that we've had that rivalry come back. You can go online to listen at Allig any mountain radio.org and you can click on either the Listen Live or the Go Warriors tab. That game will be on the entire AMR network on Friday night. Otherwise known as, well, could be known as the AMR Bowl or the Passing of the Buck. It's been known under both Nays for many years, especially when we used to play the two teams used to play each other on a regular basis. Should be a good game Friday night. From the Farm Credit Studios, this is on the Farm Radio. Rural and Agricultural Moons coming up next. Today's program is made possible by Farm Credit, a nationwide financial cooperative serving agriculture and rural America since 1916.

27:13Farm Credit provides loans for farms, homes, land and agribusiness, coverage in every county in all 50 states. It also includes an educational component called Farm Credit Knowledge Center. Information at farmcredit.com. Equal Housing Linder in MLS number 456-965. You're listening to On the Farm Radio with Jeff Heshe. Researchers at Cornell University are using hot tech methods to measure methane emissions from dairy cows. That's according to Dr. Tom Overton. He's chair of the Department of Animal Sciences at Cornell University. He describes how they're accomplishing this. We have four, we call them chambers that we can actually put large enough to put, think of these as like plexiglass and steel boxes. Big, that we're big, they're climate controlled. We put animals as large as dairy cow in there and really measure methane and other greenhouse gases, you know, 24-7. Overton said it is important that the agriculture

28:14industry be a part of the solution to greenhouse gas issues. There is a small percentage of the total and we think if we can do our part there, then we can then add can be part of the solution. Dr. Tom Overton chair of the Department of Animal Sciences at Cornell University. And I thanks to John Clark with FeedWorksUSA for his assistance with this report. On the Farm Radio, we'll be back after this message. On the Farm Radio is pleased to promote and support the National FFA Organization. Young people involved in agricultural education and leadership today will be our next generation of agriculturalists tomorrow. Contact your local FFA chapter to see how you can support our next generation of farmers and agribusiness leaders. More information at ffa.org. Hi, this is Jim Cantori, a meteorologist and an American Red Cross volunteer. Disaster victims need your help. The American Red Cross provides victims of disaster with food, shelter, counseling and more. Your support for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund helps victims

29:14of thousands of disasters across the country each year. To make a contribution, contact the American Red Cross today at 1-800-Red Cross or visit redcross.org. Today we'd like to send out a big old sleutel of our listeners in Ashland County, Ohio. They're tuned into Affiliated Radio Station, WACC, the barn in Ashland County, Ohio. Our Pearl of Wisdom today came in years ago from long time listener Carter Myers. Carter Myers says that men's hair, well, men's hair comes in three basic styles, parted, unparted and departed. Thank you Carter for that Pearl of Wisdom. You're on the farm in the ice. We thank Highland Welding and Outdoor Stoves for their support of On the Farm. They offer general repair of farm and logging equipment made to order hydraulic lines and fittings and on road service. They are open Monday through Friday from 8-5 and may be reached at 540-474-3006.

30:20Now, the latest from VNN, the Virginia News Network. A Virginia mother is outraged over conditions inside her son's school. Emily Walker tells CBS Six the problem is no working AC at short pump elementary near Richmond. It was very stuffy and sweaty like a sauna. All the money and paying taxes, we should be able to send our kids off to a cool place to learn. She says problems with the AC have been going on for over a year and the district acknowledges problems with AC in 17 other district schools. No classes Thursday at short pump elementary due to the AC problem. I'm Charlie O'Brien. Dozens of Virginia airports are getting funding for infrastructure improvements and modernization projects. Governor Spanberger announced nearly $40 million in common wealth aviation fund investments Friday. 65 airports will receive funding for equipment purchases, facility improvements and other resources. If you're planning to take Amtrak through Virginia next month, you may need to adjust your travel plans. Cardinal News reports a major

31:23Amtrak infrastructure project in Washington will reduce train service between October 16th and 26th. Service in Roanoke and Lynchburg will be scaled back while Amtrak's crescent line will temporarily stop serving Danville and Lynchburg altogether. Amtrak says the work will replace aging track components near Union Station and is designed to improve long-term reliability and reduce future delays. The White House says it's taking new steps to support America's cattle industry. President Donald Trump signed two executive orders aimed at helping ranchers by reviewing protections for certain wolf populations, expanding options for meat processors, and exploring tougher country of origin labeling requirements for beef. The USDA says the administration is also adding nearly 1 million acres to the Grasslands Conservation Program to support grazing and cattle production. I'm Rebecca Hughes. CNN News on the Virginia News Network. It's 27 minutes before 1 o'clock. You're listening to New Nair magazine here on Alligony Mountain

32:26Radio. Pocahontas County Farmers Market coming up tomorrow at the Green Bank Fire Department from 230, I'm sorry, that's on Wednesday, not tomorrow, on Wednesday afternoon from 230 to 530 PM. The Dunmore Community Center Association will hold a general membership meeting Wednesday, September 16th at 7 PM at the Dunmore Community Center. Proposed changes to the Association bylaws will be presented for members approval. And the Holland School Board will hold their regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening 7 PM in the high school library. The Pocahontas County Opera House sponsors the birthday announcements on Alligony Mountain Radio, offering arts and entertainment in this historic venue in downtown Marlington.

33:31We want to wish a very happy birthday today to Helen Keegan and Donna Meadows Price celebrating local birthdays today. They're sharing their birthday with rapper Easy E, musician Buddy Holly, basketball player Kevin Love and musician Chrissy Hind from the Pretenders. You're listening to Babies Birthday Party by Lloyd Keegan and his music and you're on the soundbeat. Grown up birthday parties seem to have gotten a little bit out of control, no? The birthday week seems to be gaining popular acceptance. And look, we're not here to ruin anyone's day or week if you must. It's just that it's hard to imagine John Wayne subscribing to the notion. But for that first birthday party, there's nothing better than the smile of a

34:33youngster getting his or her first piece of birthday cake and celebration of a year that's meant so much love and so little sleep to their parents. Our gift to you, this piece of trivia. According to the Guinness book of World Records, Ben Selvin recorded the most 78s in history for many different labels and under many different pseudonyms. One of them, Lloyd Keegan and his music was credited with this harmony record in 1930. Everyone's invited, the neighborhood's so excited, they're coming up with a spotlight smile. This is Babies Birthday Party Day. Listen to more right now at soundbeat.org. Soundbeat is produced at the Belfer Audio Archive, Syracuse University Libraries. I'm Brett Berry. At the Movies this week, we'll discover a story of family separation and long-held secrets.

35:36Thanks for joining me for another real discovery. I'm Kristen Dreyer Kramer. Sometimes the stories that we've come to believe about our family turn out to be far from the truth, and we end up learning something surprising about the people we thought we knew. And in Dear You, a family learns the shocking truth about their absentee grandfather decades after he left them. Dear You follows a young man as he travels from China to Thailand to trek down the wealthy grandfather who left his family behind and started a new life. When he arrives in Thailand, though, he uncovers a very different story. After leaving his wife and three children behind to find safety and work in Thailand, his grandfather worked to send letters and money back home. But as he continues to search for answers, he finds that his grandfather died in 1960, 18 years before the last letter was delivered to his grandmother. What starts out is a journey to make this wealthy, wayward grandfather pay for abandoning his family for a new life takes a

36:40sudden turn early in the film, before stepping back in time to show what really happened. This is a story of the challenges of life in a foreign country, working to support himself and his family throughout the separation while trying to save the extra money to get back home. Admittedly, there's a lot going on here, and some of the details make it lost while English-speaking viewers are trying to keep up with the subtitles. But audiences will fall in love with these characters in their stories, from the dedication and devotion of a single mother to the determination of a father who's separated from everyone he loves, to those who quietly took care of them, inspired by their story of love and longing. It's a beautiful and emotional journey, following these characters through their own stories of hard work and love through separation. What is the worth uncovering the truth about this long distance family? It is! Dier U tells a sweet and moving immigrant story, exploring the experiences of families

37:41who are forced to separate, and the love that held strong, even from so many miles away, it gets a B+. And finally this week, our real quick discovery. Dier U was made for around $2 million US dollars, but in China alone, it made around 120 times that at the box office, before becoming a hit around the world, especially in the countries where these Chinese immigrants settled. Well, that's it for another real discovery. For more reviews and updates on the latest films, including a girl's weekend turned deadly, and ever after, visit realdiscovery.org and nightsandweekends.com. Until next week, take some time to catch a movie or two. You never know what you might discover.

38:47Here today's edition of Health and a Harpeat, among the list of nouns no one wants to experience, food poisoning, wet socks, cancer, dementia stands on its own. The debilitating condition arrives with memory loss, confusion, and trouble problem solving. From there, it can progress to difficulty speaking and getting lost in familiar places. It's scary and there's a good chance you could do something to help prevent it. A new study from Lund University looked at the different risk factors associated with developing the disease, like elevated blood pressure, smoking, cardiovascular disease, and high amounts of lipids in the blood. Of these, many are preventable. Scientists followed more than 500 people who were at least 60 years old and appeared cognitively healthy. The team evaluated changes in participants' white brain matter, which is often damaged in cases of vascular dementia for four years. They found that vascular risk factors like heart disease, high blood lipids, and high blood pressure all resulted in injuries to brain blood vessels and a build-up of shifts in the brain's white matter. Although

39:49these risk factors were some of the worst offenders, scientists had some good news. They were also some of the most preventable with lifestyle changes. They recommended focusing on both vascular and metabolic conditions, which for the most part means paying attention to movement and diet. In this case, the takeaway is simple, albeit unsurprising. Investing in your physical health will have impacts far beyond how far you can run or how much weight you can lift. It might just determine the course of your life. Health and a heartbeat is produced by University of Florida Health, committed to advancing excellence in patient care, research, and education, and by WUFTFM. Our medical advisors include University of Florida, College of Medicine faculty members, who provide the latest information in health research and patient care. Visit us at heartbeatradio.org. Support for Allegheny Mountain Radio is provided by Birken Herberd Bank with deep community

40:50roots dating back to 1852. Birken Herberd Bank is honored to serve Holland County with local branches in Monterey, Hot Springs, and Franklin, West Virginia. Birken Herberd Bank is a member FDIC, an equal housing lender and proud sponsor of Allegheny Mountain Radio. The cost of keeping coal plants open. I'm Randy Simon and this is Earthwise, so look at our changing environment. Coal-fired power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and toxic heavy metals like mercury. The plants drive global climate change, create small, and acid rain, and produce millions of tons of toxic ash that can pollute local water supplies. Building new wind and solar farms is generally cheaper than running existing coal-fired power plants. Operating aging coal infrastructure ranges from $31 to $114 per megawatt hour, making it economically uncompetitive against modern

41:51renewables in most places. Among non-renewables only natural gas is highly competitive with a marginal cost for existing plants, around $24 to $39 per megawatt hour, heavily undercutting coal due to efficient combustion. Against this backdrop, the Trump administration has leveraged federal emergency powers to force six old coal-fired power plants to stay online, claiming they are crucial to maintaining grid reliability. State regulators, utilities, and grid operators had already deemed these facilities unnecessary and spent years planning for their retirement. Some are even broken or have sat idle because the grid doesn't need their power. As of early August, the administration's stay open orders have cost taxpayers $430 million, and most of the plants are not even producing electricity. It appears that the DOE will continue blocking cold plants from shuddering. There are more than 20 of them that are supposed to close over the next

42:51two years. The next batch is slated to retire this December. Earthwise, as a production of WAMC, find us on social media at WAMC radio and listen anytime anywhere wherever you get your podcasts. It is 16 minutes before 1 o'clock, let's have another look at our weather forecast. Sunny skies today highs in the 70s, like winds mostly out of the east, partly cloudy tonight with some areas of patchy fog and lows in the low to mid-50s. Southeast winds at five miles per hour becoming light and variable. Mostly sunny tomorrow highs mid-70s to the low 80s with light winds out of the south. Clear to partly cloudy tomorrow night lows in the mid-to-over 50s with light southerly winds. For Wednesday sunny highs in the mid-70s to the mid-80s, clear Wednesday night with lows in the low 60s. We're going to have another listen to our local news stories.

44:09At their September 1st meeting, the Pocahontas County Commissioners agreed to authorize Chris Luss, the county's EMS director, to transfer Jordan Great House and Angie Lewis from part-time positions to full-time positions effective immediately. Great House will now be earning $14.75 per hour with county benefits and Lewis $13.75 per hour plus county benefits. Commission President John Mrobinski explained that this is necessary to help eliminate some of the overtime costs caused by expanding the hours necessary to provide additional coverage in the southern end of the county. He explained that the southern end shifts are 14 to 16 hours in length three days a week, depending on the hours required for coverage, and that it is almost impossible to maintain shifts with only part-time EMS workers. Commissioner Jamie Walker suggested that since moving part-time employees to full-time positions cuts back some of the overtime, it might be worth it to add even

45:13another full-time employee to shorten the shifts because with three weekly 16 hour shifts, the employees will still be putting in 48 hours per week with eight of those hours being at an overtime rate. Although no action was taken on that, it will be discussed again in the future. During the Hear callers or public input section of the meeting, Alan Wright asked the commissioners about the water testing the county is required to do at the former Tenerys site in Frank. Mrobinski said that under the EPA cleanup project at the Tenerys, the county is responsible for testing surface water but not subsurface water. He added that the recent tests seemed to not be finding any dangerous pollutants so they will be addressing it with the EPA to possibly terminate that testing. David Kane, a resident of the CAS area who owns land adjacent to some of the FEMA lots now owned by the county, asked about the possibility of the county offering to lease those

46:14ten FEMA lots in each CAS to adjoining neighbors for $1 as Canole County does with their FEMA lots. He said the FEMA restrictions imposed on those lots would still have to be maintained, including no construction or digging on them. The lease or wood, however, be allowed to maintain them and cut the grass on them, thus relieving the county from having to do that. Mrobinski said he has no objection, especially since doing so will also relieve the county of liability if a leasey injures themselves while maintaining the lots. There were some questions about the possibility that if the county leases such a property that could cause the county to lose its tax exempt status for the property. So Mrobinski said they will need to ask the assessor about that before moving forward with this. The commission has rejected Mrobinski suggestion that since the county is now paying the BFD fire and rescue $400 a month to house the county ambulances and

47:15personnel at their firehouse, the county workers should no longer be required to spend some of their downtime there, cleaning and doing other work for BFD. Leisha Castle of the BFD argued that the county workers doing that are also BFD members and what they do when their downtime should not concern the commission. Also at the meeting the commissioners appointed Jordan Great House to fill the unexpired term on the county fire board and author short to an unexpired term on that board. Approved and signed the Help America Vote Act agreement which gives the county clerk's office $43,197 for election equipment. Approved the 2027 West Virginia Courthouse Facilities Improvement Authority grant application and resolution. Provided a letter of support for the U.S. Forest Services purchase of about 200 acres from, let's get outside LLC near Durban.

48:15They provided a letter of support for Boyd Thompson Road and Sheelless Way Road to both be maintained by the Department of Highways. Due to the November 3rd election they rescheduled the November 3rd commission meeting to Wednesday the November 4th at 8.45 am. Tim Walker, Allegheny Mountain Radio News. The BFD Supervisors meeting is scheduled for Tuesday September 9th beginning at 6 pm. After completing routine opening procedures there will be an update given on the ABM project followed by public hearing and resolution adopting the BFD solid waste management plan. Next Supervisors vote on amendments to BFD 4, animals, and foul and the rest of the meetings

49:19agenda is listed as the following. Board of Supervisors approval of agreement for mulching, and disposal of brush and vegetative debris, requests for BFD schools to use remaining Styrofoam containers, authorization to use opioid funds, advertised to fill county administrator vacancy, 2027 legislative proposal, authorized sailor disposal of surplus items, and Milbero Solid Waste Site update. There's one seat listed for appointments to boards and commission. The Board of Zoning Appeals for the Warm Springs District. Last is the Conson agenda and then board comment. Upcoming meetings September 22nd the Board of Supervisors joint work session with BFD school board at 6 pm that will be at the school administration building. On October 7th the Board of Supervisors work session to discuss the upcoming renewal of agreement between BFD board of Supervisors and visit BFD county at 6 pm the BFD court house in room 115. And then on October 13th is the Board of Supervisors regular monthly meeting at 6 pm that will be

50:24at the BFD county court house. Again the regular Board of Supervisors meeting will be Tuesday, September 9th at the court house in warm springs and begins at 6 pm. For AMR news I'm Abbey Dufour. We've got West Virginia news coming up here shortly. Let's look at some other things happening in our listening area. The Helen County Board of Supervisors upon the recommendation of the Director of Solid Waste has determined that the recycling trailer needs to be retired. It's no longer safe to transport it to offsite locations. Helen County will only be able to accept recycling at the main site that's located at 1018 Air Porcelain Airport Terrace Road in Monterey. And the following items can be recycled aluminum cans,

51:30tin cans, paper, and cardboard. Folk Honors County Farmers Market coming up Saturday from 9 am to 1 pm at the lot across from Rivertown in Marlington. The Living Arts gathering will present a day of storytelling and movement Saturday in warm springs. The program includes storytelling, movement workshops followed by an evening storytelling performance and a community dance. The Bear Country Store will be open Saturday with a pick and bluegrass jam beginning at 3 pm. And let's see. A light in the dark gospel gatherings coming up Friday evening, 6 pm at the gas parking lot Pavilion. They meet each Friday and everyone is welcome.

54:14Hey, howdy, Gany Highlands. I'm John and I know well. Tune in every Thursday from 1 to 3 pm eastern standard time for a show Double Barrel stereo live are streaming on AMR 107.1 FM. So get locked loaded and ready to listen. Something old, something new, something gospel, but always something blue. Bluegrass that is on bluegrass reflections sundays from noon to four. Uncle Norris is your host bringing you the best music at the genre. Allegating Mountain Radio your source for great programming in the two Virginia's. We are unique by nature, traditional by choice. Be sure to tune in to Bluegrass reflections Sunday noon to four.

55:19Did you know the yellow school buses provide crash protection to their occupants? That is unequaled by any other vehicle type. The school bus is the safest vehicle on the road. Your child is much safer taking a bus to and from school than traveling by car. Students are about 70 times more likely to get to school safely when taking a bus instead of traveling by car. That's because school buses are the most regulated vehicles on the road. They're designed to be safer than passenger vehicles and preventing crashes and injuries. In every state, stop arm laws protect children from other motorists. Polkahunis County Schools and the West Virginia Association of People Transportation remind all motorists too. I kind of forgot that West Virginia Metro News quite often is not there at noon on a holiday, so

56:20we'll just move on from that, let you know about some other things in our listening area. As for a United Methodist Church, it's going to be holding Homecoming Sunday. Worship service is at 10 a.m. with Pastor Doug Proctor. Music starting at 11 a.m. to noon by Steve Low and a covered dish meal will follow. Mount Zion Church on Gordon Dilly Road in the Hill country. Well, they have in their homecoming Sunday on September 13th. Worship is at 11 a.m. Please bring your favorite covered dish for a covered dish dinner at noon. Everyone is welcome. If you have any questions, 304-799-6712. The bear will host the workshop Wirtlay, the pieces that make a poem with Terry Ray Hall that's coming up on Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. Music

57:36Coming up the afternoon at 1 o'clock, we have the Opera House Radio Hour. Your host today is Ryan. And then of course, it's AG and Country Connections. We'll send things over to Abby at 3 a.m. No, I'm sorry, Abby's off today. We're going to send things over to Danny at 3 p.m. this afternoon for DeFour De Jure. Then Steve Timberlake brings you a great mix of country and blue grass from 6 to 8 p.m. Miles is your host later on tonight for a couple of blues beginning at 8. You're listening to Allegheny Mount Radio WVMR Frost West Virginia 1370-AM WVLS Monoray Virginia 89.7 FM WCHG Hotsprings Virginia 107.1 FM WNMP Marlinton West Virginia 88.5 FM WVMR FM Hillsboro West Virginia 91.9 FM WDMTE Marlinton West Virginia 106.3 FM

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