Katherine Simon

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Multimedia Journalist at WKBN-TV (Youngstown, OH)

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Pennsylvania experiencing decline in organ donors this Donor Life Month

1 week ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

(WKBN) — April is National Donate Life Month, highlighting the importance of organ donation. Donate Life Month is about encouraging people to become donors and celebrating organ donors and their families. Cindy Findley from the Pennsylvania Department of Health says they’re seeing a decline in organ donor registrations in Pennsylvania and nationwide. In Harrisburg on Friday, PennDOT, the PA Department of Health, and organ donation programs came together to showcase the impacts of organ donation.
Friends of Mosquito Lake Dog Park hosts doggy Easter egg hunt in Bazetta, Ohio

1 week ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

BAZETTA, Ohio (WKBN) — Pups and their owners got to enjoy some Easter fun on Sunday. The Friends of Mosquito Lake Dog Park hosted their third annual Doggy Easter Egg Hunt. 90 dogs were signed up across two sessions Sunday morning and afternoon. Organizers scattered over 3,000 eggs around the park filled with treats and tickets to win prizes. “This is just so dogs have something to enjoy Easter with.
Truck hits toll booth on Ohio Turnpike in Newton Falls, Ohio

2 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WKBN) – A commercial vehicle hit a toll booth on the Ohio Turnpike Thursday morning, according to the Ohio Turnpike Commission. It happened at milepost 211 of the Ohio Turnpike in Newton Falls around 9:20 a.m.The Turnpike Commission said that the commercial vehicle hit a vehicle ahead of it, causing the toll booth to be hit. The Turnpike Commission said that the driver of the commercial vehicle was charged with not stopping at an assured clear distance.
Truck hits toll booth on Ohio Turnpike in Trumbull County

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Simon

NEWTON FALLS, Ohio (WKBN) – A commercial vehicle hit a toll booth on the Ohio Turnpike Thursday morning, according to the Ohio Turnpike Commission. Read next: Employee charged with selling vape products to underage buyer: Report It happened at milepost 211 of the Ohio Turnpike in Newton Falls around 9:20 a.m.The Turnpike Commission said that the commercial vehicle hit a vehicle ahead of it, causing the toll booth to be hit.
Pyrotecnico, of New Castle, Pa., executive Stephen Vitale is cautiously optimistic on tariffs

2 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (WKBN) – Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and summer celebrations could look a bit different this year if the impact of tariffs is sustained. Tariffs uniquely impact the fireworks industry because nearly all of them come from China. China is the largest producer of fireworks in the world. As of now, there’s a 54% tariff on goods coming from China, but that could change.
OhioMeansJobs can help laid off Insight employees find jobs at Kent State Trumbull

2 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

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 Insight Trumbull and Hillside. The rapid response event is not a job fair. It is designed to provide information to help the workers get re-employed.
Trumbull County agency can help laid off Insight employees find jobs

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Katherine Simon

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 Insight Trumbull and Hillside. The rapid response event is not a job fair. It is designed to provide information to help the workers get re-employed.
Mercy Health and Cigna insurance in negotiations

3 weeks ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

(WKBN) — If Mercy Health and Cigna don’t reach an agreement, Ohioans with Cigna commercial insurance plans will be out-of-network with Mercy Health on Tuesday. Now, one local woman is worried about where she’ll turn next for health care. “I have no clue what I’m going to do as of April 1,” said Cathy Suess of Boardman. That’s the day when, if no deal is reached, Mercy Health will go out-of-network for people in Ohio who have Cigna health insurance through their employers.
Remarkable Woman Lori Stone, Austintown, Ohio Air Force veteran, volunteers and gives back to Youngstown VA

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

AUSTINTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – Every Tuesday in March we’re introducing you to a remarkable woman from here in the Valley. For Lori Stone, it all comes back to family, her own children and grandchildren, the family she made through her military service, and her volunteer family. Stone’s military journey started in 1965. She enlisted after graduating from Austintown Fitch. “That was my dream, and back then, you might not have known but women were only 2% of the force enlisted,” Stone said.
Akron Children's opens 'Farmacy' for income-eligible in Youngstown, Ohio area

1 month ago | wkbn.com | Katherine Simon

BOARDMAN, Ohio (WKBN) – There’s a new resource available at Akron Children’s Hospital to help make sure families with sick children don’t have to worry about putting food on the table. The hospital is celebrating the opening of a Food Farmacy at the Boardman campus. “Having nutritious food is foundational to good health, and we have spent a lot of time thinking about taking care of the whole child not just their physical needs,” said Chris Gessner, President and CEO of Akron Children’s Hospital.