On this episode, The Lincoln County Courthouse has an internal struggle between between the assessor and the sheriff over office space- But the story gets more complicated, and more politically challenging.
May 5, 2023
1 hr
Don’t miss this week’s #scoopsquadwv as we get Attorney JB Aker's insight on the scandalous mess in Calhoun County and we meet young Republican Strategist Sam Ollis and his views on what makes Charleston livable.
Apr 27, 2023
1 hr 6 min
Two special guests this week drill down into West Virginia and County School issues.Senate Finance Committee Chairman Eric Tarr discusses ARPA Fund spending by Governor Jim Justice and the problems the governor may face.Lincoln County School Board member Jody Pistore talks about his school system's removal from state supervision and the resulting lack of funding for social workers who help with troubled and disadvantaged students.And last, but not least, the squad talks about the 12 counts of malfeasance against the Calhoun County Sheriff including bringing guns and drug paraphernalia(some with residue) to the high school.
Apr 20, 2023
1 hr 13 min
04/13/2023 - The Scoop Squad - Should I Stay (or Come Back) or Should I Go? Calhoun County Gun Play?
Why do college grads leave Charleston? What makes others choose to relocate here? Plus, did the Calhoun County Sheriff let students play with real guns at the high school? We'll find out.
Apr 15, 2023
1 hr 2 min
The Scoop Squad Truth Squad is the hot place to be this week... State Auditor JB McCuskey discusses Charleston's city audit problems and answers questions put to him by Ashley Switzer, Sarah Martin Anderson, and JB Akers. Also Tristan Leavitt joins us to talk about protecting whistleblowers and why government needs them. Get the whole scoop and nothing but the scoop.
Apr 6, 2023
1 hr
This week's podcast features former Mayor Danny Jones who discusses Charleston's drug, needle, and homelessness problems, and WV politics as well as the fascinating history of the area.
Mar 29, 2023
57 min
We have a full house for this week's episode to discuss the city budget failure, city audit issues, and the substance abuse policy failures. Guests include attorney JB Akers, former council person Adam Knauff, and entrepeneur Cathy Nutter. Download a new podcast every Thursday evening.
Mar 23, 2023
50 min
This week #scoopsquadwv hosts State Senator from the First District Laura Chapman from Ohio County as she discusses the Religious Freedom Act bill and the Vaccination Exemption bill. Also, Shari Johnson from Calhoun County's Ridgeview News describes in detail how the Calhoun County Commission disrespected their constituents at a county commission meeting and called the interested citizens in attendance troublemakers.
Mar 16, 2023
1 hr 1 min
Join #scoopsquadwv as we examine the disfunction in Calhoun County government as businesses are begging to come there but aren’t getting cooperation. We also discovered that almost $700,000 in EMS bills were never processed plus the water systems are in crisis modeOur guests include entrepreneur Crystal Mersh of the 1982 Foundation and Ridgeview News publisher Shari Johnson
Mar 10, 2023
1 hr 2 min
#scoopsquadwvThe Charleston city audit (done by Suttle & Stalnacker) reveals that Charleston has significant financial problems within the the city administration’s budget. Find out more in this week’s podcast. *We will publish the auditor’s report that the newspaper won’t mention
Mar 3, 2023
54 min
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