Bruce Wheeler, the co-founder of the Heritage BluesFest, has been contemplating a winter version of the annual, three-day music festival. We’ll discuss the ideas, and we’ll also talk about a return of the evening blues shows Bruce staged pre-pandemic.

Marshall County Sheriff Bill Helms will join me for the first hour of the show to discuss a number of different topics, including the latest trends in criminal history, the issues concerning ATVs and side-by-sides, the increased rate of Covid infections, and we’ll also talk about his deputies go about welfare checks in the most rural parts of the county.

Kris Maher is a former reporter for the Wall Street Journal and he has written a book titled, “Desperate with Simon and Schuster,” which details the issues that have taken place in coal communities across the state of West Virginia. We’ll discuss the book and the battles that have taken place over jobs, clean drinking water, mine conditions, and the abrupt closures that have taken place through the years.

Guests: Jeramie Alvarado, Jon Banco

Jeramie Alvarado from Rachel’s on 16th will sit down with me during the first hour of the show to discuss his eatery in East Wheeling, how he and his wife have become involved with the Wheeling community, and what could be coming to North Wheeling later this year.

Jon Banco returns for “Liner Notes” to release his schedules for live entertainment for the rest of the week and for the weekend, and we’ll also discuss the many venues that host live performances each week in the Wheeling area.