Leadership, Farmers Getting Ready, Responding to Tragedy, Colon Health and the Flu

On this week’s Appalachia Matters. It is a packed show.

At This week on At the Leadership Table with Retired Major General Jim Hoyer, he sits down with Aly Gregg, Vice President of Communications for the Civil-Military Innovation Institute (CMI2). They discuss how great leadership can come from any person in any role; the important work CMI2 is doing, especially involving students in Clay County; and her hopes for the state moving forward.

As temperatures are warming up farmers need to start thinking about testing their soil Tom Susman talks with Evan Wilson the WVU Extension Agent in Mason County.

This month is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and we cover a special event hosted by Holzer Health in Gallipolis Ohio.

In our third segment, we replay a talk Ryan Craddock from Boone County gave to the West Virginia State Senate Judiciary committee, Ryan lost his 13-year-old son Cohen to a head injury while practicing for football. He is advocating for a special protective cap for football helmets.

In the final segment we hear about Influenza A from Amy Haskins of the Jackson County Health Department.