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.

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.

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.

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