TMS Headlines: September 11, 2025

Episode Transcript

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Stay informed on local issues on the Morning Spiel, brought
to you by Royal Water on WKMZ time Now for
your Morning Spiel, news and sports headlines. Forty five people
face indictment now in Upshur County, where the September term
of the grand jury met. This includes two facing attempted
murder charges. Twenty two year old Rain Chuma is indicted

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in separate incidents, one for trying to run someone over
at the Buchanan Walmart and another for spraying two men
with gasoline on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan. Earlier
this year, a national advisory firm gave lawmakers an extensive
list of choices that could improve the finances of the
Public Employees Insurance Agency. The possibilities include potentially removing non
state employees from eligibility and bolstering fraud detection capabilities. The

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claim is that there could be upwards of fifty five
million dollars in savings if those options are successfully implemented.
You can read the story in full at wv metronews
dot com. A woman died in a crash Tuesday afternoon
on Smithtown Road in Montingelia, CA. A forty four year
old Marlena Don Sloan of Morgantown is identified as the driver.
She reportedly crossed the center line and struck an oncoming

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box truck. She died at the scene. Two people in
the truck were not hurt. The investigation remains ongoing. Three
people are set to serve several years in prison after
being convicted for selling meth in north central West Virginia.
Thirty two year old Cody Ray Robinson of Belington will
serve ten years in federal prison for selling meth in
Barber County. Thirty four year old Emily and Swecker of
Colton will serve nine years and two months for selling

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meth in Randolph County. Meanwhile, forty year old William Charles
Wilson of Franklin will serve four years and three months
for selling meth in Pendleton County. The Morgantown Municipal Airport
recently top ten thousand en playments for this calendar year,
meeting requirements for additional federal funding for the first time
since twenty twelve. What drove the increase in usage? That
story in full today at bv Metronews dot com. The

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West Virginia Board of Education and Department of Education announced
Brandon Kelly from Upshire County as the School Service Personnel
Member of the Year. He serves as a custodian at
Washington District Elementary School in Upshur County, West Virginia. Wesleyan
College will offer a new Physician's Assistant program at Battler's
Knob and bring the program back to Phillippi. It was
previously at Alderson Broadest University. It was the first of

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its kind in US history. The Physician's Assistant program for
ab new wv SSAC Executive Director Wayne Ryan has been
updating legislators on a number of issues, including referee recruitment
and retention, among other issues that could impact student athletes
this season. Read the story in full today at wv
metronews dot com. Five Powerball tickets worth fifty thousand dollars

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have now been confirmed sold in West Virginia in the
past two weeks alone. The latest winner was sold at
a Fayette County convenience store on Route nineteen in Fayetteville.
Today is the twenty fourth anniversary of September eleventh, two
thousand and one. There is full coverage at wv metro
news dot com. Pitts Desmond Reid poses a potential problem
for what has been a STINGYWVU defense through the first

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two weeks of the season. Meanwhile, who steps in for
Jaheem White? Greg Carey breaks down the latest storylines all
week for the Backyard Brawl at the WVU Sports section
of wv metronews dot com. Fairmont Senior's big opening week
win over Robert C. Bird comes in part from highly
publicized transfer quarterback Anthony Smith. The sophomore signal caller is
already being recruited at the FCS level. Read all about

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his move to Fairmont today at wv metronews dot com.
You can hear the week to recap bonus pot of
the Friday free for all by checking out the show
on the Spreek rep or your preferred podcasting platform. Chris
Johnson and I have the Week three preview live Friday
morning at seven oh six on one of three three
WKMZ ANDWKMZ news dot Com. Finals Around the Mountain East

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Wednesday and men's soccer, Davis Nelkins drew two a side
with West Liberty. Wesleyan was blanked, losing three nil to
Frostburg State. On the women's side, Fairmont State cruised in
a three to one win over Clarion, Ursuline exploded in
a five to two win over Glenville, and Wesleyan picked
up a narrow one nil win over Kalpa. Only one
Thursday night football game in the Mountain East Conferences, as

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Wesleyan will host Ohio Dominican University. Kickoff from Buchanan is
set for six thirty. The Pirates wasted an eight strikeout,
two hit gem from Paul Skens only pitched five innings,
but picked up a no decision in the two to
one loss that went to ten innings in Baltimore. The
Pirates have now lost five straight heading into this afternoon's
final game with the Orioles. Let's take a look at

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your weather. Some fog this morning, four commuters, sunny today,
high seventy eight, clear tonight, low fifty sunny on Friday
for Week three of high school football, which will be
much nicer than Week two. High eighty one Friday night,
clear with temperatures dropping into the fifties. Saturday sunny and
warm for the backyard Brawl. High eighty two Sunday, mostly sunny,
High eighty two Monday sunny, high eighty Tuesday sunny, high

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eighty one. That'll do it for your news and sports headlines.
I'm Alex Sweeerspiel. Thanks for listening to the digital only
news and sports headlines today on the Morning Spiel