Champion holds meeting on police levy
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) -- Champion Township held an informational meeting for voters Thursday night, explaining why they need a 1.6 mill additional levy on the ballot. Champion police are in a...
View ArticleChampion man dead in Weathersfield single-car crash
WEATHERSFIELD, Ohio (WKBN) -- One man is dead following a single-car crash in Weathersfield Township Saturday morning. It happened on West Park Avenue just before 6 a.m. The Ohio State Highway Patrol...
View ArticleThomas C. Emery, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributs) - Thomas Clifford Emery, age 76, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 26, 2025, after struggling with illness for over a year. He was born on March 20, 1949, to...
View ArticleLocal students get sneak peek at new Oh Wow! exhibit
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Oh Wow! in downtown Youngstown is getting ready to open its new floor. On Tuesday, those at the museum tested out a new exhibit on some local students. A group from the...
View ArticleRobert L. Warner II, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Robert L. Warner II, age 39, entered into eternal rest Saturday, March 29, 2025. He was born July 20, 1985, in Niles, the son of the late Robert L. Warner I and...
View ArticleTrumbull County agency can help laid off Insight employees find jobs
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) - OhioMeansJobs Trumbull County is helping workers from Insight hospitals who may have been laid off or furloughed. It is holding a rapid response event for people who worked at...
View ArticleAttorneys hold town hall for Insight employees
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) - An informational town hall was held at Kent State Trumbull Wednesday afternoon for those impacted by the layoffs and closure of Insight Trumbull and Insight Hillside. A tough...
View ArticleRowe tosses a gem; LaBrae improves to 4-0
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Austin Rowe struck out 10; permitted just 3 hits, as LaBrae toppled Champion – 3-0. Rowe went 7 innings and threw 95 pitches. Owen Boone, Landon Brunstetter and Rowe – LaBrae’s...
View ArticleLocal Big Lots stores reopening next month under new ownership
(WKBN) - A few local Big Lots stores will be reopening next month under new ownership. The Champion store, at 4331 Mahoning Ave. NW, and Boardman store, at 7100 South Ave, will be opening May 1 under...
View ArticleKent State Trumbull to host sexual assault awareness panel
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) - April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and to mark the month, the Kent State Trumbull Jurisprudence Club is hosting a panel discussion on the topic. It focuses on intimate...
View ArticleScholarship winner's PSA about organization with personal connection
SPRINGFIELD TWP., Ohio (WKBN) - The Tom Holden Memorial Scholarship Contest carries on a former news anchor's mission of helping students. Local students entered the contest by writing Public Service...
View Article6 local teams ranked in the latest softball state poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – The Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association released the latest coaches poll for the 2025 season on Wednesday. Six local teams cracked the top ten in their respective...
View ArticleGradishar strikes out 20 as Champion moves to 8-0
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) - Champion softball senior Gabby Gradishar struck out 20 batters in a 3-0 shutout victory over Garfield to improve to 8-0 on Wednesday. Watch the video above for extended...
View ArticleRobyne L. Ward, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Robyne L. Ward, age 63, passed away peacefully in her home in Champion, Ohio, on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Diagnosed with brain cancer in 2023, she fought hard to...
View ArticleQuinby tosses a one-hitter; Champion tops Brookfield
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Bradey Quinby tossed a 1-hitter in Champion’s 5-0 victory on Thursday at home. No. 16 struck out 10 batters throughout his 7 innings of work for the Golden Flashes. Carter...
View ArticleCommunity Night promises food, fun and education
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) - If you have ever been curious about what happens at a technical school and would love to enjoy a flurry of activities, food and learning, head out to a special event at...
View ArticleRaymond Kwiatkowski, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Raymond Kwiatkowski, 88, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at Windsor House of Champion. He was born as one of identical twins on September 8, 1936 in North...
View ArticleSix local teams still ranked in latest softball state poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – The Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association released the latest coaches poll for the 2025 season on Monday. Six local teams remain ranked in the top ten in their...
View ArticleBeverly Katherine Posey, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Beverly Katherine Posey 73, of Champion, Ohio died Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Mercy Health, Hospice House of the Valley. Beverly was born on May 6, 1951, in...
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