2025 Local Memorial Day events
(WKBN) - There are several Memorial Day events scheduled across the Valley. Here are a few that were reported to us. Please note the day. Read next: Valley summer events 2025 If you know of a public...
View ArticleOHSAA releases baseball tournament field
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – On Sunday afternoon, the OHSAA released the 2025 high school baseball playoff field. Below is the listing of the local sectional/district tournaments: Division IINortheast 1...
View ArticleEvelyn Edith Callahan, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Evelyn Edith Callahan, 89 of Champion, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 2, 2025, at Gillette Nursing Home. She was born April 16, 1936, in Newton Falls, Ohio, a...
View Article2 local teams ranked No. 1 in latest softball poll
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKBN) – The Ohio High School Softball Coaches Association released the latest coaches poll for the 2025 season on Monday, May 12. Five local teams are ranked in the top 10 in their...
View ArticleChampion, Howell edge Southeast on road
RAVENNA, Ohio (WKBN) – Dylan Howell tossed a complete game gem for Champion to shut out Southeast, 1-0. Howell allowed 4 hits, 1 walk and struck out two to register the victory. Bradey Quinby scored...
View Article1 dead; police chief and firefighter sent to hospital after Champion fire
Editor's note: This story corrects the title of Tom Dempsey. We regret the error. CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) -- One person has died after a fire in Champion Township on Wednesday morning, which also sent...
View ArticleOVI checkpoint planned Thursday night
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) -- The Champion Police Department announced an OVI checkpoint is planned for Thursday night. In a Facebook post, the department said an OVI checkpoint will take place on Mahoning...
View ArticleRosters and date set for MVCA Jack Arvin Classic All-Star Football Classic
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - The 39th annual Jack Arvin All-Star Football Classic will take place on Thursday, June 5 at Liberty Leopard Football Stadium. Players from Mahoning and Columbiana County will...
View ArticleRobert L. Antonelli, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Robert L. Antonelli, 72, of Champion, Ohio passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. He was born March 25, 1953, in...
View ArticlePalmer J. Antonelli, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Palmer J. Antonelli, 84, of Champion passed away on Saturday morning, May 17, 2025 at Washington Square Nursing Facility after an extended illness. Palmer was born...
View ArticleUpdated schedule: 17 local softball teams in District Championship
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - Seventeen local softball teams will play for a District Championship this year across the newly expanded seven divisions in the OHSAA tournament. Weather concerns on...
View ArticleReed's single pushes Champion into districts
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – High drama in Champion; Konner Reed’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh lifted the Golden Flashes by Fairview, 2-1, and into the district round next week. Champion’s...
View ArticleChampion wins third consecutive district title
HUBBARD, Ohio (WKBN) - Champion softball defeated Poland, 9-1, to claim another Division V District Championship on Saturday. Flashes senior Gabby Gradishar tossed as complete game with 11 strikeouts...
View Article2025 Champion softball stats/results
WARREN, Ohio (WKBN) – Champion won the district and is set to play South Range in the Division 5 Regional semifinal on Wednesday (May 28) at 2 pm. Below is the Golden Flashes’ results and statistical...
View ArticleSouth Range softball knocks off Champion in extra innings
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) - South Range has ended Champion's playoff run for the third straight season with a 1-0 victory in extra innings in the Division V Regional Semifinals on Wednesday. A throwing...
View ArticleHelen E. Clime, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Helen E. Clime, 95, of Champion, Ohio passed away Monday, May 26, 2025, at Clearview Lanterns Estates in Champion. She was born October 12, 1929, in Bucyrus, Ohio,...
View Article3 injured in Champion car accident, fire
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) -- Three were taken to the hospital Saturday following a car accident in Champion. According to the township's fire department, emergency crews were called around 6:30 p.m. to...
View ArticleJosephine “Ruby” Jones, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Josephine “Ruby” Jones, 89 of Springfield, Ohio and formerly of Warren, passed away on Friday, May 30, 2025, at home, surrounded by her children, grandchildren and...
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Road reopens after gas leak caused by utility work
CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) -- Aspen Drive in Champion is back open Monday night after it was closed for several hours while Enbridge crews worked to contain a gas leak caused by other utility work. Read...
View ArticleRobert W. Mook, Jr., Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Robert Willis Mook, Jr., 91 of Champion, Ohio passed away on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at his home. He was born April 14, 1934, in Youngstown, Ohio, a son of the late...
View ArticleBarbara Hall, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - Barbara "Barb" Joyce Hall, 70 of Champion, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025, at Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital. She was born April 27, 1955, in Warren, Ohio,...
View ArticleNancy L. (Kniszek) Dolney, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) – Nancy L. (Kniszek) Dolney, 78, of Champion passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025 at St. Joe’s Hospital in Warren after a battle with an extended illness. Nancy was...
View ArticleJohn M. Obermiyer, Champion, Ohio
CHAMPION, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - John M. Obermiyer, 55 of Champion, passed away on Monday, June 2, 2025, at St. Joseph Medical Center. Born on June 17, 1969, in Sharon, Pennsylvania, John was the...
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