Author: Steve Novotney

Steve Novotney has been a professional journalist for 34 years, working in print for weekly, daily, and bi-weekly publications, writing for a number of regional and national magazines, hosting 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.

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.

Timing Key to Vaccine Rollout in Ohio, Marshall Counties

The clock is ticking once the first dose is received.

Best of 2020: An OPEN LETTER to … Lex Reddy

An OPEN LETTER to … Lex Reddy, CEO, Alecto Healthcare:

Tops of 2020: Aqua Ohio and St. Clairsville

Public or private? It was a big decision for the city of St. Clairsville.

Tops of 2020: OVMC/EORH

There has been positive news concerning both properties.

Tops of 2020 – Interstate 70

To this point, the Interstate 70 project has been a pleasant surprise.

ARCHIVES: A Return to Roney’s Point

They wanted to see some sort of ghost, or at least to be chased by the caretaking mad man with the shot gun. That’s what they had heard about, and they were looking for the same thrill so many professed to experiencing.

An OPEN LETTER to … Haters of 2020

Life certainly has been different for the past 10 months.

LEDE’s 2019 Person of the Year

For this kind of story about this kind of person, one must interview the best friend. The one person who knows it all; the good and the bad; maybe even a little dirt. That is why this interview is with Michelle Frangopoulos, best to friend to Christine McKnickle-Thomas, the LEDE News Person of the Year for 2019.

An OPEN LETTER to … Santa Claus

First, I’d like to thank you for the Huffy and the Fuji 10-speed, the ball gloves, the Big Wheel, the stereo, and the Evil Knievel action doll complete with that super cool wind-up motorcycle.

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