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 Appalachia Matters is a weekly radio show highlighting life in Appalachia. Each week we have a segment on leadership from retired Major General Jim Hoyer, features highlighting agriculture in our region, health care updates from Tom Susman and our host Bo Higby each week highlights a story of community interest.

The show is produced by Vandalia Media Partners.
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  • Harness Racing is a Buckeye Thing, Casto Farm Wins Award and Healthy Eating

    Harness Racing is a Buckeye Thing, Casto Farm Wins Award and Healthy Eating
    Aug 17 2025
    This week At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Mandy Curry, co-founder of Healthy Kids Inc. In this segment, Mandy shares the family and community mission behind their company and explains why it's about more than food security — it's about ensuring nutrition security too.

    The Casto Family Farm in Jackson County received the Heritage Farm Award presented by the West Virginia Farm Bureau and the State Fair of WV. We hear from Joe Casto about the farm.

    Harness Racing in the Buckeye State is a big deal. Tom Susman files a report where he talks with a several individuals involved in the sport. Including a gentleman Roger Houston that has called more harness races than anyone. Many of these races are held during county fairs, the interviews were recorded at the Historic Rock Springs Track at the Meigs County Fair.
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    30 min
  • Cool Face, Pack Leadership, Carnival Workers, Capito on ACA & Cute Kids

    Cool Face, Pack Leadership, Carnival Workers, Capito on ACA & Cute Kids
    Aug 11 2025
    Welcome to Appalachia Matters we have a great show lined up for you today. This week At The Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with Larry Pack, Treasurer of the State of West Virginia. Larry was a former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, advisor to then Governor Jim Justice and Secretary of Revenue., Larry discusses his history of entrepreneurship, the journey to becoming our state’s Treasurer, and his advice for young leaders in the Mountain State.

    The West Virginia Grown program supported by the department of agriculture works to promote the purchase of West Virginia made products. One way they do it is each year at the State Fair of West Virginia they operate a country store and sell WV products. While this year’s fair may be over by the time you hear this report make a mental note to stop in next year. The main take away is to buy locally sourced products if you can help our local economy.

    President Trump's Big Beautiful Bill is now law , and I talked with US Senator Shelly Moore Capito of West Virginia about two related health items, the health transformation fund and a health item that is not in the bill. The issue not dealt with is the health exchange tax subsidies and the current level of subsidies expire on December 31 and without federal intervention 65,000 west Virginians will see a significant increase in premiums, for some it could be a 300% increase.

    At fairs and festivals, you see different kinds of exhibits, this past week at a county fair I talked with a face painting artist. Her work is amazing, and she grew up in Point Pleasant but lives in Buckhannon WV. She was at the Mason County Fair, and we will get to meet the artist.

    For those who play carnival games have you ever wondered about the folks who operate the games? I talked with two individuals who do, one is a musician who is fulfilling a bucket list item traveling with the carnival, the second is a person who seems his life has been saved from addiction by being part of the traveling carnival.

    The final bit is a discussion I had with a brother and sister who were showing animals at the Mason County Fair. They are 110% cute.
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    30 min
  • Fair is 100, VOAD, Path Shows the Way & Three Fair Food Vendors

    Fair is 100, VOAD, Path Shows the Way & Three Fair Food Vendors
    Aug 3 2025
    At the Leadership Table, General Hoyer sits down with David Lumsden, Chair of the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD). In this episode, Dave shares his journey from the military to the West Virginia non-profit space, and how the folks at VOAD support our communities surrounding disasters such as the recent flooding we’ve seen here in the Mountain State.

    The State Fair opens soon and runs through August 16, 2025. It is the 100th WV State Fair. Agriculture Commissioner Kent Leonhardt talks about the fair in the Rooted in the Mountain State segment submitted by the WV Department of Agriculture.

    Randy Smith is a former Meigs County Commissioner and now provides mental health and substance use treatment for Path Behavioral Health. He and Tom had a discussion at the Meigs County back to school event.

    In our final segment, Tom Susman talks with three local food vendors who set up at area fairs and festivals.
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    30 min
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