Author: Steve Novotney

Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 33 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, host baseball-related talks shows on Pittsburgh’s ESPN, and as a daily, all-topics talk show host in the Wheeling and Steubenville markets since 2004. Novotney is the co-owner, editor, and co-publisher of LEDE News, and is the host of “Novotney Now,” a daily program that airs Monday-Friday from 3-6 p.m. on River Talk 100.1 & 100.9 FM.

Seidler Warns ‘Slumlords’ that Enforcement on Its Way

It's about safety, and it's about property values.

An OPEN LETTER to … W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice …

Own it. It's that simple.

Dilapidated Clay School Likely to Remain in 2021

The former school has been vacant for nearly 30 years.

Timing Unknown for Next Round of 80 and Older Vaccinations

Employees of the Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department filled every available vaccination appointment in less than an hour this morning after officials announced the first...

ARCHIVES: Total Replacement Necessary on Washington Avenue

The upcoming $7.4 million project on the Washington Ave. Bridge is not a re-decking similar to what is taking place in Bethlehem and along Interstate 70, but instead is a total replacement of the span initially opened 72 years ago.

An OPEN LETTER to … Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine …

There comes a point where our decisions are our decisions, right?

2021 Should Be Historic Year for the City of Wheeling

All the talk finally will walk the walk.

Best of 2020: Island Expo Hall Burning

(Publisher's Note: It was near this time exactly one year ago when hundreds of people attending a New Year's Eve Party at Wheeling Island...

Tops of 2020: Delayed Indefinitely

The rumor was President Donald Trump was coming to the Upper Ohio Valley in the spring. Specifically, to Dillies Bottom, Ohio, in Belmont County. It was...

Best of 2020: An OPEN LETTER To … OVAC HOF

Are you scared of the Boogie man?

Tops of 2020: Something Called Covid

The valley fell silent in March and has remained that way.

Tops of 2020: Buying the Blight on 19th Street

The focus now is future economic development on 19th Street in East Wheeling.

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