September 11th, 2026

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1:00I'm Lakshmi Singh. Across the country, flags are flying at half-staff. Bells have told names have been read aloud, and memory of the nearly 3,000 people who were killed, and the 9-11 terrorist attacks on US oil 25 years ago today. Ceremonies have been held in New York. William F. A. B. N. S. Richard Anthony Achaeta Henrick Bernard Akerman In Shanksville, Pennsylvania. And outside Washington, D. C., President Trump honor the families and victims of the attacks at the Pentagon. N. P. R. Frank Ordonia's reports Trump also used the speech to defend the administration's war against Iran. President Trump and the First Lady listened as the names of 184 people killed at the Pentagon. And were read at the beginning of the 25th anniversary ceremony of the attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people

2:02in New York, Washington, D. C., and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. In honoring those who died, Trump also sought to tie the moment to his decision to go to war in Iran. We will never, ever forget. That is what we fight today. We don't have choice. It can only be victory. Trump spoke of American unity following the 9-11 attacks, calling it the authentic spirit of the nation. Franco, Ordonia's, N. P. R. News. In connection to the war against Iran, these little prices have topped $6 a gallon for the first time ever. The national average is $6.05. And Pierre Sivan-Bassaha says it's more than just truckers paying for the higher cost at the pump. This rise in diesel prices has been rapid. It's gone up 42 cents a gallon in September alone. And since the warthoron started,

3:02diesels up $2.30. The recent hike follows a steep increase in oil prices as the US war against Iran escalates. Farmers use diesel to power equipment. And that food then gets shipped to stores in trucks also fueled by diesel. So this could drive up grocery bills. Other goods shipped across the country could also see price increases. Sivan-Bassaha, N. P. R. News. Well, more than 100,000 people turned out for the National Football League's first ever regular season game down under. They watch as the San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams at Australia's Melbourne Cricket Ground. Unlike the Niners, the Rams arrived only 28 hours before kick off and kept her body clocks on California time. However, Coach Shomuk-Base says he does not believe the tight travel schedule had anything to do with the loss. This is N. P. R. News. More fighting overnight between Russia and neighboring Ukraine with Russian drone and missiles

4:03against striking Ukraine's capital, Kiev. N. P. R. S. Harals means this more for Moscow. For months, Ukraine has shown a capacity to strike deep in the Russian interior, part of a strategy designed to make Russians experience a war that has raged some 4.5 years. Yet Ukraine's attack on two gas facilities in Siberia, Zyamol and the Nets region, some 1,800 miles from the front line, is believed to be the deepest strike to date. Ukrainian drones also targeted another oil facility and logistics warehouse in the city of Saratov and carried out strikes in the Volga grad and Tula regions. Those attacks came just a day after Ukrainian drones had fired to the lone Caspian seaport in the Republic of Dagestan and attacked the main beach promenade in Russia's resort city of Surchi, injuring more than 2,000 people. Transmains and P. R. News, Moscow. Poles shows American's attitudes towards schooling is at an all-time low. Here's NPR Sequoia Corrello. Only 32% of Americans say they're satisfied with the quality of K through 12 education in the United States.

5:04The poll conducted by Gallup has measured the public's attitude towards schooling, both public and private for the last 27 years. Satisfaction rates are down 11% in the past two years. At the same time, dissatisfaction is at a record high of 67%. Schools have been trying to figure out how to rebound from learning loss following the COVID-19 shutdown. Most recent attempts have come in the form of cell phone bands or restricting technology in the classroom. Sequoia Corrello and P. R. News. I'm Lakshmi Singh, NPR News. Support for NPR comes from NPR stations. Other contributors include progressive insurance. Progressive is looking for individuals who are interested in moving their careers forward. Both virtual and hybrid jobs are available across a variety of roles. Learn more at careers.progressive.com. All right, good afternoon everybody. This is the new Naur magazine here on Allegheny Mountain Radio,

6:05your community supported radio. My name is Nick Molbs. I'll be your host for the next hour. We're currently looking at 70 degrees here in Monterey under cloudy skies, about six minutes after the hour. We have some pretty good local news coming up. Mike Fulkes reports on some developments with the Highland County Sheriff's Office and requests for more deputies. And Tim Walker gives us a brief look at the upcoming agenda for the Focus Honest County Commissioner's meeting. So hang in there. We'll jump right on into it. A harrowing 911 domestic call on August 29th at a Monterey home has prompted Highland County supervisors to consider hiring more deputies. Highland County Sheriff Bob Kelly and Highland Common Month Attorney Megan Yellen made an unscheduled appearance

7:06before County supervisors on September 1st, citing the domestic call. Both urged the board to do something before a deputy is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. Kelly spoke first, explaining that the only deputy on duty was allegedly attacked by the suspect, resulting in a 12-minute fight before an off duty back up officer was able to arrive. On Saturday, August 29th, we came very close to losing one of our deputies in a line of duty. I do not say this lightly. I am talking about the real possibility of one of our deputies could have been killed during doing exactly what this community expects him to do, respond to danger, protect a victim, and hold the line until help could arrive. The call involved a domestic situation in which a man was strangling a woman. In that kind of moment, there's no time to stand back and hope the situation gets better on its own.

8:07When someone is being hurt and their life may be in danger, our deputies must act. Yell and echo Kelly's concerns. Protecting our citizens first requires protecting the people we ask to do the job. I'm asking this board to find a way to increase all deputy salaries across the board as well as add to new positions. The average of violent crime here in Highland is low, but we cannot staff a law enforcement agency based on averages because tragedy does not happen on an average. It happens all at once. Law enforcement staffing is about managing low frequency high risk events. With only seven officers, our department is forced to run single officer shifts. When that loan officer responded to that call, he was entirely alone. Because he had no immediate backup, a suspect was in Bolland to assault him. We got lucky this time that no one was killed and the weapon wasn't used on a citizen. But counting on luck is not a public safety strategy. If we wait for violent calls to become frequent before we

9:08fund back up, we are deciding that an officer or a citizen has to die before we act. According to a criminal complaint, affidavit, followed in Highland County court records, chief deputy Robbie Vandevendur responded to the domestic dispute call at 107 Myersman Road in Monterey about 715 pm. Following protocol, Vandevendur, who was five minutes away, requested back up despite being the only deputy on duty. Kelly noted that 911 call was placed by the victim's mother from her West Virginia home after speaking to her daughter during the dispute. Once Vandevendur arrived at the home, he first spoke with a neighbor outside who reported that Justin Hinkel, age 41, who the deputy knew was fighting with his girlfriend inside the home they shared. At that point, the victim started screaming for help, prompting the deputy to enter the home through an open back door. He announced his presence and called out for Hinkel. No backup had arrived. The affidavit states that deputy followed the sounds of the screaming moment into a dimly lit room.

10:09There, he could make out the shape of a man knelt down on top of another person. Hinkel came out of the room and asked the deputy what he was doing in his house without his permission. Vandevendur described Hinkel as, quote, very agitated and sweating profusely. End quote. The deputy was about to pull his taser when Hinkel suddenly attacked him and the 12-minute violent struggle ensued, during which the deputy's taser fell out of his open holster. The deputy was knocked to the floor and Hinkel jumped on top of him. At that point, the victim pushed Hinkel off the deputy, allowing Vandevendur to gain control and handcuff Hinkel. When Hinkel was searched, the deputy found a four-inch blade knife and a sheath hidden in the small of his back. It was then the backup deputy arrived to assist. Hinkel was charged with three felonies, including abduction by force, strangling another causing wound or injury and assaulting battery on an long-forcement officer. Hinkel was also charged with a misdemeanor count of assault on a family member and was jailed without bond.

11:11Injuries sustained by the victim and the deputy were treated at the scene by rescue squad staff Kelly said. During this September 1st meeting, Kelly told supervisors of Virginia Sheriff's Association is proposing a bill that would require law enforcement departments to have at least 10 patrol deputies on staff. Kelly asked supervisors to send a letter of support to state legislators to help get the bill passed. Supervisors approved Kelly's request with board chair Harry Sponigal saying the matter would be considered next spring when the FY2027 budget is created. Kelly says he needs two deputies on duty per shift to increase officer safety. Currently, his department has seven patrol deputies on staff with one planning to retire soon. Stay tuned to AMR News for a follow on this story as the station has filed a Freedom of Information Neck request with the sheriff's office for an audio copy of the 911 call. This is Mike Pholkes for Allegheny Mountain Radio News.

12:13The Polka-Hannis County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15th, starting at 5.30 pm. It will be held at the Commission's office in the County Court House and will have the following agenda. At 5.30 pm following normal opening procedures, it will be an opportunity for members of the public to address the commissioners. At 5.40 the commissioners will open and award the bid to purchase a full-size police pursuit vehicle for the sheriff's office. At 5.45 they will consider approval of resolution number five of the PMH Waste Warner project. At 5.50 the commissioners will consider approving payment resolution number 25 of the EPA Tannery project. At 6, Chelsea Fultner will deliver the CVB's 2025-2026 annual report.

13:19And at 6.10 lower Kirschner the prosecuting attorney will ask for approval to hire a part-time employee. The remaining items on the agenda do not have set times assigned to them. They are. Final settlements and orders, nail items and concerns. The 911 director will ask for approval to hire a part-time employee. Missy Bennett the County Court will ask for approval of election officials in the November elections. And for approval of their financial report and vendor lists. They will consider approval to hire a part-time employee for the animal shelter. They will consider approval of the following board appointments for the County Fire Board. Janet Kirschner and Todd Wright. Finally, they will approve and voices Tim Walker, Allegheny Mountain Radio News. The Bocahontas County Opera House is a supporter of Allegheny Mountain Radio.

14:28A 250-seat historic theater located in Marlantin, West Virginia. The Bocahontas County Opera House Foundation presents an annual performance series of both local and international musicians, theater groups and other performers. More information is available at bocahontasopperhouse.org. Monterrey Campground located near scenic Monterrey supports Allegheny Mountain Radio. They offer tent sites, a bunkhouse for up to six people and a clean modern bathhouse. Open March through mid-November. For more information, 540-280-4782 or online at monterreycampground.com. Alright folks, let's have a look at today's weather.

15:38Currently we have light rain. Or rain out here in Monterrey, underneath these cloudy skies. Therefore cast is today mostly cloudy with afternoon showers, definitely on it, likely and high in the 70s, light winds mostly out of the west. Tonight mostly cloudy with the chance of showers or thunderstorms and lows in the low to mid 60s, light southeast winds becoming light and variable. Tomorrow a mix of sun and clouds with the chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the low 70s to around 80. Light winds out of the south. Tomorrow night showers or thunderstorms, likely with lows in the low 60s and light and variable winds. Sunday partly to mostly sunny with the slight chance of isolated showers and highs in the mid 70s to the mid 80s. In Sunday night partly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. Taking a look around the area, see what we've got from our local weather reporters here.

16:39Jeanette Robinson and Boehler had a high yesterday of 79 and a low of 66 with a morning temp of around 68 degrees this morning. There was a trace of rain. Keith Carson and Bluegrass reported a high yesterday of 79 and a low of 66 with a morning temp of 66 this morning. Peak winds yesterday were 23 miles an hour and about 100th of an inch of rain. Julia Bosserman in Bartow had a high of 86 yesterday and a low of 74. Morning temp was around 74 degrees this morning and about an inch of rain. And Lloyd Bird and Mill Gap had a high of 81 yesterday and a low of 60 with peak winds around 15 miles an hour. Looking at our town crier, due to the predicted bad weather, the Highland Farmers Market will be held inside the Highland Center today from 330 to 6. Highland County Public Schools will conduct a lock ground drill today.

17:40It is only a drill. The 9-11 Patriots Day remembrance is at the Marlinton Gazebo today at 5 p.m. A tribute will be presented by Mayor Sam Felton and the Pocahontas County Veterans Honor Cores with rifle volley and taps along with annual flag retirements. Tomorrow the Pocahontas County Farmers Market will be on from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in a lot across from Riverton in Marlinton. And we do have some funeral announcements today. Lucy Elaine Reigns, Vandevender, age 81 of the Forks of the Water Community in Highland County passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026 at her home.

18:40The celebration of life will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, September 13, 2026 at Oba funeral home in McDowell with Reverend Andre Crummon officiating. The family will receive friends during a meal, a fellowship following the service at the property of Ronnie and Julie Helmock, 1793, the Pines Road, Monterey, Virginia. Again, that's Elaine Vandevender, who passed away Tuesday, September 1, 2026. Memorial contributions may be made to the ACG hospice, 427 Leigh Jackson Highway, suite A3, Stanton, Virginia, 244-01. And illnesses and memories may be shared at www.obawfuneralhome.com. Darleen Sue Turner-High, age 72 of Stanton passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026 at

19:42the Shandouah House Hospice Facility in Fisherville. A funeral service will be held 1 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2026 at Oba funeral home, McDowell with Pastor Chip Hill officiating. Entriment will follow in the Green Hill Cemetery in Mill Gap. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Again, that is Sue Heiss, who passed away Thursday, September 10, 2026. Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Simmons 8171 Mill Gap Road, Monterey, Virginia 24465. Condolences and memories may be shared at www.obawfuneralhome.com. Daily funeral announcements are brought to you by Oba funeral home. With locations in both McDowell and Worm Springs, Virginia, they have served families

20:45for over 100 years. Information and online obituaries can be found at obaufuneralhome.com. They may be reached at 540-839-3451 for their Beth Arrangement Center and 540-396-3451 for assistance in Highland County. Star Day September 11. Young Star Systems are dangerous places. A planet can be pelted by giant asteroids and comets. It can collide with its siblings and be kicked out of the system by close encounters with other siblings. It might even be swallowed by its parent star. Stars in the UK recently found evidence of such encounters in several young stars. The researchers zeroed in on stars in three clusters. All of the clusters are young from about 40 million to 200 million years old.

21:46At that age, their star systems might still be chaotic. Planets might be getting blasted or destroyed and they might still be taking shape. Six stars in the clusters showed especially high amounts of lithium. It's a common planet-building material, but its fragile stars quickly destroy it. So any lithium in the stars must have been added recently. The most likely source is young rocky planets. The planets could have been kicked inward by the gravity of other planets or dragged in by gas and dust around the stars. Over time, the remains churn deep into a star's interior, but some can linger for a few million years. The remains of dead planets. One of the clusters is Blanco I. Its 850 light years away in the constellation Sculptor. It climbs into the southeast in mid-evening to the lower left of the bright star Fomolo. It's too faint to see with the eye alone, but it's a decent target for small telescopes.

22:52You can find out how to subscribe to our daily program at star8.org for the McDonald Observatory. I'm Billy Henry. Star8 comes to you on these stations with the help of the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. GBO is a facility of the National Science Foundation. This is BirdNote. I'm J. Drew Lanham, an orthologist, naturalist and writer, and this is a note I've written to a bird I love. Dear Olive-Sided Flycatcher, might I call you Olly Fly? Please forgive the familiarity, but um, there's a dead tree, a nice tall pine snag on the edge of my home by the mountain lake that's just calling your name. For three years now, I've been waiting for you to find it.

23:55No, I'm not expecting a quick three-beers call or anything, so tell tale is that. Especially since it's fall now. I just want to see you sitting up all Flycatcher-like with a white shirt and dark vest. Is that too much to ask of the habitat selection gods? I mean, come on Olly, you're as tightly tied to snag tops as wax wings are to eat in hollybearies. Just saying, come on by, Sally Fourth. I promise I won't totally lose my mind being right all along about your micro-site selection wishes. It'll just be between you and me this dead tree affinity. Okay? Love? And waiting? Dree. PS Olly, give me a quick pip call when you arrive so I know it's really you. Kind of tired of Eastern wood, Peewee's pulling my leg.

25:11On this day is presented by the Holland Historical Society. Today is September 11th. On this day in 1855, Peter H. Kincaid, 52, and Nancy Jane Hall, 24, were married by Reverend O. P. Wingman. Peter was the oldest son of Thomas and Susanna Hall, Kincaid, and Nancy was the daughter of John and Margaret Warwick Hall. The couple had two children, the oldest Felix, died of heart disease at age 24. Their daughter, Ida May, married Samuel Wilson Starratt. Peter and Nancy lived in the crab bottom area, and they farmed with the help of four slaves valued in 1862 at $2,600. Peter died of pneumonia at age 77 in 1880, and Nancy died after a prolonged illness at age 78 in 1909.

26:11All right folks, let's have a look at today's sports cry. The Highland Rams Lady volleyball teams will play a way today at Union Educational Complex. Middle school game will be at 5 p.m. with varsity following at 6 p.m. Also Pocahontas Warrior Football versus Bath Chargers today at 7 p.m. at home. To listen online, go to thealligainymountainradio.org and click on the Go Warriors tab on the home page. We currently have about 27 minutes past the hour. We'll jump into those weekly sports roundup with Pistol Pete Atkinson, followed up with the coaches corner from Tim Walker over in Pocahontas County. Hey everyone, this is Pistol Pete Atkinson coming at you with a weekly sports roundup. Pocahontas County Schools, the Pocahontas County Warriors Girls Varsity volleyball team,

27:13moved to 0 and 3 for the season after losing the Tigers Valley 3 to 1 at home on Wednesday, September 2. The Warriors boys and girls varsity soccer teams traveled to Pike View on Saturday, September 5th with the boys varsity moving to 2 and 1 for the season after a 4-0 win. The girls varsity won 5 to 1, moving their record to 2-2 and 1. The Warriors Boys Varsity football team went on the road to face metal bridge on Friday, September 4th, using 29 to 14 dropping their record to 1 and 1. Bath County Schools, the Bath County Chargers varsity and JV Girls volleyball teams traveled to Buffalo Gap on Tuesday, September 8th, and a closely contested match, the Varsity team fell 16-25, 25-23, 25-17, 26-24, dropping to 1 and 2 for the season. Reagan-Pret led the Chargers with 14 digs, 9 kills and 8 aces, Alcasti nicely recorded 31 assists and 14 digs. Embry Hazelwood added 21 digs and 5 aces, Addison Lockridge had 8 kills and 4 aces,

28:20Trinity Forbes led Bath with 11 kills and Bray Mabe contributed 6 kills. The JV team improved to 2 and 1 with a 3-set victory, 25-20, 16-25, 15-10. Cheyenne Chaplin paced Bath with 6 kills, 18 digs and 4 assists. Carmen Riley added 7 digs and 3 aces, Shelby Sybold had 3 kills and 7 digs, and Evan Ruckle recorded 3 kills. The Bath County Chargers boys Varsity Golf team completed an unbeaten, pioneered district record or season with a victory at Blacksburg Municipal Course on Wednesday, September 2nd. Addicus suffered that Bath with a 44, Michael Kees and Alcule Long each shot at 45, and Zachariah Foster carded a 46 as the Chargers posted a season-load team score of 180. The Chargers boys JV football team opened their season at Buffalo Gap on Wednesday, September 2nd, dropping a close one 12-6. Kees and Phillips scored for Bath on a 45-yard touchdown run in a fourth quarter.

29:23Phillips rushed for 71 yards on 11 carries and Dallas props caught four passes for 33 yards. The boys Varsity football team hosted Buffalo Gap on Thursday, September 3rd, falling 52-12 and dropping to 1-1 on the season. Nate Turner scored both Chargers touchdowns, catching a Cade Perdue pass in a second quarter and returning a kickoff for a touchdown in the fourth. Alcule Phillips rushed for 58 yards on 19 carries, Perdue completed 8-13 passes for 91 yards, and Jeffrey Hamilton had two catches for 53 yards. Turning to area colleges, the West Virginia Mountaineers men's football team opened their season with a 31-24 home win over coastal Carolina on September 5th. The James Madison-Dukes men's football team hosted Liberty on September 5th, coming away with a 20-13 victory to open their season. JMU lost to number 19 with Carolina and to Colorado State dropping a record to 2-2. Their junior tech hookies opened their season at 1-0 with a dominant 73-3 home win

30:27over VMI on September 5th. VMI fell to 0-2. Information for this report came from Mark Pfeiffer the recorder, Max Prepp's, GameChanger, WVSAC.org, and Individual School websites. For more detailed information and scores, please visit the store on AMR's website. This has been Pistol Pete Ackerson for Alligating Mountain Radio News. Have an awesome day. Here is our coach's corner, noon hour interview with Coach Doug Burns about the upcoming game with the BF County Chargers. A game known as the Alligating Mountain Radio Bowl, we're simply as the AMR Bowl. Coach, what are your thoughts about Friday's AMR Bowl?

31:29We've played BF County for several years and then we just couldn't work it in each other's schedule for a few years, but we finally got that thing redone, so we're back on each other's schedule, and it's definitely like I told the guys, they don't know it because they haven't played BF County, we scrimmaged them, but we haven't played them, and it is a rival game. We're so close to each other, players and fans alike know each other. It's always a good competitive, hard-fought physical game, so looking forward to that challenge tonight. I understand there might once again be a trophy that will pass on to the winner of the game. So yeah, years ago, I was not aware of it. Back when I played, we did not play at BF County. I know there was several years. The superintendent of BF County actually called me a couple weeks ago and said that he wanted to try to get that trophy back in the mix. It's a deer head on a plaque and it goes back and forth, whoever wins the game, and then as the legend goes, somebody stole the trophy, I guess for the deer mount, so they had to come up the new one. My understanding is, he's working on it, and he will have that trophy or that plaque for the winner

32:32of the game, so it's always kind of neat when you play for a trophy or a play for something a little bit more than just a W. So anyway, I hope the guys get fired up and ready to go. I know it's going to be a challenge. Like I said, we have BF County Richwood, Tiger's Valley, we have several rival games, because we're close together and it just means a little bit more. So every game like that is a game that guys really get pumped up for and get fired up for. Coach, do you have any thoughts you'd like to share about the Knights World War? Your charger game? When you look at BF County on film, they do something that's very unique and unusual, something we don't see very often. Most teams nowadays spread the field and usually just have the quarterback and shotgun and run them back beside him. They go double wing. So sometimes in single-aid football, you see single wing, you see double wing. Well, unfortunately, we're going to see double wing this week and it's kind of like, I don't know if you watched Georgia Tech years ago, you guys, you got a fullback right behind the quarterback who's under center and then you get two running backs on the wing and a lot of motion, tremendous amount

33:36of misdirection, pulling lineman. It is a very difficult offense to stop. You have to be extremely disciplined and the worst part is trying to simulate it in practice and I told our guys yesterday and you know, we lined up our second group to run the double wing and our varsity guys are older guys. We're getting frustrated because it's hard to even get a playoff but I told them to give us a little time. It's going to take some time. We don't usually take snap under center and we sure don't use double wing. So anyway, it's tough to simulate in practice. So it's going to be an extreme challenge for tonight defensively. They run two different defenses. They'll run an even front, they'll run an odd front, they'll mix it up. They're coming from all different angles. So again, they cause a lot of issues. There's no doubt about that. We're going to have to be extremely focused. We just got to try to be aligned correctly and know our assignments and you know, there's going to be some breakdowns. I know that's going to happen because it's an offense and defense. You don't see very often and I can see why he does what he does. It's going to create some issues for us. That's for sure but hopefully throughout the week we've practiced and we'll be able to at least

34:39handle it. Thank you, coach. You're very welcome. Warrior and Charter fans, be sure to listen to tonight's live broadcast of the game on the Alligay Mountain Radio Network. Starting with the pre-game show at about 6.45 pm. James Sharp and I will be broadcasting tonight's game live from the PCHS field with kickoff scheduled for 7 pm. Tim Walker, Alligay Mountain Radio Sports. From the Farm Credit Studios, this is on the Farm Radio. Rural and Agricultural News coming up next. Today's program is made possible by Farm Credit, a nationwide financial cooperative serving agriculture in rural America since 1916. Farm Credit provides loans for farms, homes, land and agribusiness. Information at farmcredit.com. Equal Housing Lender, NMLS number 456-965. If a hurricane hits, have what you need to weather the storm. Now is the time to put together a disaster supplies kit. For a list of items to include, visit RedCross.org. You're listening to

35:43on the Farm Radio with Jeff Ishi. How is the corn crop of 2026 looking in the second week of September? Rod Bain has the story. Core crop progress for this season is well-making progress. USDAV Araleges Brad Rippie says for instance, for the period ending September 6. We passed the three quarters mark on corn dented and by September 6, we have reached 76% dented nationally. That is four points ahead of the five-year average of 72% and last year is 72%. As for the full maturity mark for the nation's corn crop, that 25% figure compares to the five-year average of 23% and last year's 24% and as USDA receives its first nation-wide corn harvest report. It does show 5% of the U.S. corn crop already cut by September 6. That is ahead of the five-year average of 3% and last year's 4%. The bulk of the harvested corn is across the south, led by

36:44Texas at 69%. I'm Rod Bain reporting for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. Stay tuned. Your daily pearl of wisdom is coming up next. 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. Nearly 90% of farmers say that financial worries constantly changing market conditions and other uncontrollable variables take a toll on their mental well-being. Add in the weather and family dynamics, well it's a lot to handle alone. And should you know farmers and their families can receive free confidential services from licensed professionals. Support is available 24-7 to help with the challenges you face. Look for Farm Family Wellness Alliance under the Resources tab at farmfoundation.org. Take care of yourself. You're well-being matters. You are listening to On the Farm Radio with Jeff

37:49Ishi. Our pearl of wisdom take comes in from an anonymous listener and it says don't find fault with the way it bounces if you're the one who dropped the ball. That's your pearl of wisdom. Your own farm in I'm H. Allegheny Mountain Radio. Thanks Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware for their support of On the Farm. They offer espoma and bondy products, seeds, potting soil and fertilizers. Rockingham Cooperative Ace Hardware is open Monday through Friday 730-5 in Saturday 730-2 noon. They are located on Wilson Avenue off Main Street in Monterey. This is your weekly feeder cattle report on Allegheny Mountain Radio. Average prices are based on information from the USDA for statewide sales in Virginia

38:49and averages of the three livestock markets of Caldwell, Moorfield and Marlinton in West Virginia. For the week preceding September 10 in Virginia, medium and large framed, non-winged steers weighing 5 to 600 pounds, brought 368. 93, 6 to 700 pounds, 350, 84, 7 to 800 pounds, 340, 35, 8 to 900 pounds, 310, 78 and 900 to 1,000 pounds, 261, 50. Medium and large framed, non-winged hefers weighing 5 to 600 pounds, brought 341, 21, 6 to 700 pounds, 310, 96, 7 to 800 pounds, 278, 13 and 8 to 900 pounds, 255. Data for sales in West Virginia was not available at the time of this report. The weekly feeder cattle report

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40:56Six people are facing charges after a fire that caused more than a million dollars in damage to a first responder facility in Fairfax County. The urban search and rescue training facility in Lorton called fired on June 27. Several departments use that facility, including Virginia's Task Force 1. Authorities arrested three adults and three 17-year-olds on September 3rd and Charged Zone with burglary and trespassing. Additional charges are expected. A small building with a big place in Danville history is getting new recognition. A new historic marker at Averitt University highlights the legacy of Sacred Heart Catholic School, which became the first school in Danville to accept black students. WSET reports the marker was unveiled at a Victorian carriage house that opened with the school in 1953 and still stands behind the university's Mary B. Blount Library. Matthew Weatherford, the school's principal, says preserving that history was important. While Father Anthony Saniet called the school's role in expanding educational opportunities a reason to celebrate. I'm Thomas Cage. There's a new public coming to Chesterfield County's Midlothian

42:00area. The grocery chain says it's opening a new location at the southwest corner of Woolridge and Old Hundred Roads. Store officials say they plan to employ around 140 people. 25 years ago, this morning, the deadliest attack on the U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor was carried out, Mark Mayfield has more. September 11th, 2001 saw two hijack commercial jetliners strike the World Trade Center, reducing the twin towers to over a million and a half tons of rubble. Another plane that the Pentagon and the fourth United Flight 93 was brought down in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania by passengers and crew who'd heard about the earlier incidents, reflecting on the anniversary of the attacks former President George W. Bush said this week, there was a brief horrible moment where it was believed that Flight 93 had been shot down by the U.S. Military. I'm Rebecca Hughes. This is VNN, the Virginia News Network. The U.S. Military. I'm Rebecca Hughes.

43:16All right. Today, September 11th, we have a birthday Angelina Williamson, very happy birthday to you. Also in memoriam, Jason Bozermans, birthday would have been today as well. Share a birthday with English author, D.H. Lawrence, director, Brian DePalma, known for Scarface, musicians Harry Connick Jr., and Tommy Shaw from Sticks, guitarist Leo Kotke, NFL coach Tom Landry, and rapper and actor Lutercris. So happy birthday to y'all, and hope everybody has a good word. The Pocahne's County Opera House sponsors the birthday announcements on Allegheny Mountain Radio, offering arts and entertainment in this historic venue in downtown

44:22Marlington. Now, this is a story of Peter in the Wolf. You're listening to narrators sterling hollow-way and you're on the soundbeat. Instead of seeing our characters, we'll hear them. For instance, whenever Peter comes into the story, you'll hear a string quartet playing something like this. In 1936, Natalia Sats commissioned Sergei Prokofiev to compose a piece for Moscow's central children's theater, the goal to introduce children to the principles of the symphony. Somewhat ironically, the orchestra went unnamed in this 1938 3-disc RCA Victor recording, and while the initial reaction was lukewarm, Peter and the Wolf has introduced generations of youngsters and probably some oldsters to the various instruments of the symphony. More than one critic has

45:28viewed the piece as allegory for Soviet and world politics of the time. After all, it can't be a mistake that the greatest Russian folk hero is Peter the Great, who does the Wolf represent? Find out at soundbeat.org right now. Soundbeat is produced at the Belfer Audio Archive. Syracuse University Libraries. I'm Brett Barry. Here today's edition of Health and a Harpy, age is just a number, especially if your heart is aging faster than you are. And for many Americans, their heart is blowing out increasing numbers of birthday candles. A recent study revealed that the average Americans' cardiovascular system reflects that of an adult several years older than their chronological age. The study looked at data from a group of participants representative of about 138 million Americans, ages 30 to 79 without heart disease. American women's hearts were on average four years older than their actual age, and men's hearts were about seven years older than their actual age.

46:33Education levels and socioeconomic factors made a big difference in heart age. Women in men with less than a high school education, as well as those in lower income groups, showed notably higher heart ages. In fact, 24% of lower income women and 35% of lower income men showed a heart age of 10 years older than their true ages. This results were captured by a heart age calculator that included factors like kidney function, blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes status, and smoking habits. While the results of the study might be sobering, the good news is that being aware of this new information and the risk factors involved can help people make positive changes. Small actions around your lifestyle and day-to-day habits, like quitting smoking, managing high blood pressure, or improving your diet and exercise routine, can make a big difference over time. So though it's not always polite to ask someone's age, your heart might be an important exception to the rule. Health and a heartbeat is produced by University of Florida Health, committed to advancing excellence in patient care, research, and education, and by WUFTFM.

47:37Our medical advisors include University of Florida, College of Medicine faculty members who provide the latest information and health research and patient care. Visit us at heartbeatradio.org. All right, it is currently 12 minutes to the top of the hour. We have 68 degrees here in Monterey and Rain already picked up about 16,000 hundreds of minutes since the top of the hour. Let's take a look at our local weather forecast. Today, mostly cloudy with afternoon showers likely in a highs in the 70s with light winds mostly out of the west. Tonight, mostly cloudy with the chance of showers or thunderstorms and lows in the low to mid 60s. Light southwest winds or southeast winds becoming light and variable. Tomorrow, a mix of sun and clouds with a chance of showers or thunderstorms and highs in the low to 70s to around 80. Light winds out of the south.

48:42Tomorrow night, showers and thunderstorms likely with lows in low 60s with light and variable winds. Sunday partly to mostly sunny with a slight chance of isolated showers and highs in the mid 70s to the mid 80s. Sunday night partly cloudy with lows in the upper 50s to around 60. Weather reports that came in from around the area, Jeanette Robinson and Boulder reported to high of 79 and a low of 66 yesterday with a morning tip around 68 degrees in a trace of rain. Keith Carson and Bluegrass had a high of 79 yesterday and a low of 66 with a morning tip of 66. Peak 1 yesterday was 23 miles an hour and they had about a hundredth of an inch of rain. Julia Bosserman and Bartow had a high of 86 yesterday and a low of 76 and this morning's tip was around 74 had about an inch and 700s of rain. Lloyd Byrd and Millgap had a high of 81 and a low of 60 yesterday with peak winds 15 miles an hour. You'll listen

49:46to the new hour of magazine here on Allegheny Mountain Radio. Support for Allegheny Mountain Radio comes from the Virginia Education Association, Resources for Parents and Teachers at v-a-n-e-a.org because a good education is good for everybody. Support for Allegheny Mountain Radio comes from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. A harrowing 9-1-1 domestic call on August 29 at a Monterey home has prompted Highland County supervisors to consider hiring more deputies. Olin County Sheriff Bob Kelly and Highland Common Month Attorney Megan Yellen made a non-scheduled appearance before County supervisors on September 1, citing the domestic call, both urged the board to do something before a deputy is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty. Kelly spoke first explaining that the only deputy on duty was allegedly

50:48attacked by the suspect, resulting in a 12-minute fight before an off-duty backup officer was able to arrive. On Saturday, August 29, we came very close to losing one of our deputies in a line of duty. I do not say this lightly. I am talking about the real possibility of one of our deputies could have been killed during doing exactly what this community expects him to do, respond to danger, protect a victim, and hold the line until help could arrive. The call involved the domestic situation in which a man was strangling a woman. In that kind of moment, there is no time to stand back and hope the situation gets better on its own. When someone is being hurt and their life may be in danger, our deputies must act. Yellen, echoed Kelly's concerns. Protecting our citizens first requires protecting the people he asked to do the job. I am asking this board to find a way

51:51to increase all deputy salaries across the board as well as add two new positions. The average of violent crime here in Highland is low, but we cannot staff a law enforcement agency based on averages, because tragedy does not happen on an average. It happens all at once. Law enforcement staffing is about managing low frequency high risk events. With only seven officers, our department is forced to run single officer shifts when that low and officer responded to that call he was entirely alone, because he had no immediate backup, a suspect was in Boland to assault him. We got lucky this time that no one was killed and the weapon wasn't used on the citizen. Accounting on luck, it's not a public safety strategy. If we wait for violent calls to become frequent before we fund back up, we are deciding that an officer or a citizen has to die before we act. According to a criminal complaint, affidavit found in Highland County Court records, Chief Deputy Robbie Vandevendur responded to the domestic dispute call at 107 Myers-Mind Road in Monterey about 715 pm. Following protocol,

52:56Vandevendur, who was five minutes away, requested back up despite being the only deputy on duty. Kelly noted that 911 call was placed by the victim's mother from her West Virginia home after speaking to her daughter during the dispute. Once Vandevendur arrived at the home, he first spoke with a neighbor outside who reported that Justin Hinkel, age 41, who the deputy knew was fighting with his girlfriend inside the home they shared. At that point, the victim started screaming for help, prompting the deputy to enter the home through an open-back door. He announced his presence and called out for Hinkel. No backup had arrived. The affidavit states that Deputy followed the sounds of the screaming moment into a dimly lit room. There, he could make out the shape of a man knelt down on top of another person. Hinkel came out of the room and asked the deputy what he was doing in his house without his permission. Vandevendur described Hinkel as, quote, very agitated and sweating profusely. The deputy was about to pull his taser when Hinkel suddenly attacked him

53:56and the 12-minute violent struggle ensued, during which the deputy's taser fell out of his open holster. The deputy was knocked to the floor and Hinkel jumped on top of him. At that point, the victim pushed Hinkel off the deputy, allowing Vandevendur to gain control and handcuff Hinkel. When Hinkel was searched, the deputy found a four-inch blade knife and a sheath hidden in the small of his back. It was then the backup deputy arrived to assist. Hinkel was charged with three felonies, including abduction by force, strangling another causing wound or injury, and assaulting battery on an law enforcement officer. Hinkel was also charged with a misdemeanor count of assault on a family member and was jailed without bond. Injuries sustained by the victim and the deputy were treated at the scene by rescue squad staff Kelly said. During this September 1st meeting, Kelly told supervisors of Virginia Sheriff's Association is proposing a bill that would require law enforcement departments to have at least ten patrol deputies on staff. Kelly asked supervisors

55:00to send a letter of support to state legislators to help get the bill passed. Supervisors approve Kelly's request, with board chair Harry Sponigle saying the matter would be considered next spring when the FY2027 budget is created. Kelly says he needs two deputies on duty per shift to increase officer safety. Currently, his department has seven patrol deputies on staff with one planning to retire soon. Stay tuned to AMR News for a follow on this story as the station has filed a Freedom of Information Neck request with the sheriff's office for an audio copy of the 9-1-1 call. This is Mike folks for Allegheny Mountain Radio News. The Pocahontas County Commission will hold its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 15,

56:01starting at 5.30 p.m. It will be held at the commission's office in the county courthouse and will have the following agenda. At 5.35 p.m. following normal opening procedures, it will be an opportunity for members of the public to address the commissioners. At 5.40 the commission will open and award the bid to purchase a full-size police pursuit vehicle for the sheriff's office. At 5.45 they will consider approval of resolution number five of the PMH waste water project. At 5.50 the commissioners will consider approving payment resolution number 25 of the EPA Tannery project. At 6, Chelsea Faultner will deliver the CVB's 2025-2026 annual report and at 6.10, Laura Kirschner, the prosecuting attorney, will ask for approval to hire a part-time employee. The remaining items on the agenda do not have set times assigned to them. They are. Final settlements and orders. The items and concerns the 911 director will ask for approval to hire

57:06a part-time employee. Missy Bennett, the county clerk will ask for approval of election officials for the November elections and for approval of their financial report and vendor lists. They will consider approval to hire a part-time employee for the animal shelter. They will consider approval of the following board appointments for the county fire board. Janet Kirschner and Todd Wright. Finally, they will approve invoices. Tim Walker, Allegheny Mountain Radio News. West Virginia Metro and the US, I'm Chris Lawrence. It's been 25 years since the terror attacks of September 11, 2001. Former Charleston Mayor Jake Goldman says protection of government property was a top priority that day. We did some preventing things like placing police cars around city hall blocking some entrances and as a result of it, the biggest thing we found was a deficiency in the communication system in the city of Charleston. The state, county, and city

58:07government in Charleston were all shut down as state emergency was issued. One of those lost on that day with West Virginia Times was former Mountaineer quarterback Chris Gray. Metro news statewide sports line co-host Greg Hunter was close friends with Gray. The David memory burned my brain as to where I was, what I did by the evening, the realization in writing a story that Chris was part of a company where no one survived the attack because of where they are, where they were on the upper floors of the World Trade Center. Gray worked for Cantifid's Gerald on those upper floors. Others with West Virginia ties that lost that day. Parker's Brigadier Mary Lou Hague 1993 W. Gratwitch M. Samuel. He was at work in the World Trade Center as was West Virginia Wesley and Grat Huck Farrell. At the Pentagon, Shelley Marshall, who was married to a Morgantown native died and hunting to David, Dr. Paul Ambrose was aboard Flight 77, the crashed into the Pentagon. You're listening to Metro news, the voice of West Virginia.

59:07All right folks, that about wrapped it up for this Friday edition of the New Noura magazine with your host Nick Mullins here on Alligainy Mountain Radio, your community supported radio. Up next, we're going to have Ozarks Highland Radio and then D.D. Willie will be taking it over.