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.

Tops of 2019 – Memories Made

News
They dreamed of The Show.

Our Christmas Traditions

Community
(Photos archived by James Thornton) It is a process here in the Upper Ohio Valley, and the residents adhere to the traditions long ago adopted...

Selecting that One Person

Community
It’s not about celebrating a person, but instead it's about heralding what that person has accomplished for the good of all of us in...

Counting on a ‘Cracker’

Community
It was a big day back in 2015, when then-Gov. John Kasich announced that a Thailand company called PTT had intentions for constructing something...

Politics to Change in St. Clairsville

Community
But these days Kathryn Thalman can’t wait to become the next mayor of St. Clairsville, Ohio, a municipality in East Ohio that serves as the county seat of Belmont County. On Jan. 2, Thalman will take the oath of office at the Municipal Building to join her seven council colleagues, and the cookies and coffee will be on her dime and not the city’s.

An OPEN LETTER to …

Community
While running for office for a complete year before May 2016, the downtown district was a big focus for many of you because that’s what the Main Street organization’s studies dictated, and voters bought in because, well, it was ugly out there then … but is way worse today.

He Says it’s ‘Charlie Time’

News
But that never-more-narrow defeat represents only one of the many reasons why Ballouz has announced his candidacy for the race in Ward 2. Wheeling Island resident Ben Seidler announced his intention to run for the seat several months ago, and the incumbent Imer has not yet filed for re-election.

New Reality for Wheeling’s Salvation Army

Community
And there they are once again, those bell-ringing folks standing next to a red kettle outside several stores at The Highlands and at the Ohio Valley...

Gifts and the Happiness

Free Speech
And I’ve been asked the same again this year, and as a 53-year-old man with a wonderful wife of 25 years and two kind kids, both of whom are adults making valuable contributions to society, what else could a husband and father want?

An OPEN LETTER to …

Free Speech
You caused a lot of people to struggle during your tenure here in Wheeling, and during those 13 years you drove far too many from the Church while abusing your carte blache bishopness to live a lifestyle far, far removed from 99.9 percent of your former congregation.

‘Struggling to Understand’

Community
Wheeling Councilman Dave Palmer wishes for city residents to understand the amount of work that has been performed while identifying the best location for a new, $14.5 million public safety building for the police and fire departments.

Why We Live Here

Community
If an individual has moved away, there’s something about this place that lures you back here whether you’re from the Ohio side or native of the northern panhandle, and those are the same reasons why many have never left. If you haven’t moved back, you do return every time it’s possible no matter where you live now.
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