Erin Gottsacker
Reporter, The Ohio NewsroomErin Gottsacker is a reporter for The Ohio Newsroom. She’s especially interested in covering education and environmental issues in rural parts of the state.
Before joining the Ohio Newsroom, Erin reported on a large, rural area in the Northwoods of Wisconsin and hosted Morning Edition for WXPR Public Radio. There, she covered a range of topics from affordable housing to the environment to rural health care to Native American cultures. Prior to that, she was a Peace Corps educator in Ethiopia. A Cincinnati native and Ohio State graduate, Erin enjoys reporting in her home state.
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The American Whistle Corporation has been making metal whistles in Ohio since 1956. -
The annual festival attracts around 80,000 visitors to Northwest Ohio each spring to witness the warbler migration. -
In the face of looming budget deficits, school districts across the state are preparing to close buildings at the end of the school year. -
Roughly a third of Ohio’s counties have banned large-scale renewable energy developments in unincorporated areas. Richland County is one of the first to hold a referendum. -
Sixty years ago, Ohio State University didn’t have a mascot. So Sally Lanyon and Ray Bourhis created one. -
They’re part of a broader effort to reduce harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie. -
The city of Youngstown is one of five Ohio communities to receive funding from the state Department of Development to invest in workforce housing. -
Dulcimer players at the festival participate in intensive workshops and toe-tapping jam sessions. -
After years of slow business, northeast Ohio’s Newton Falls is trying an unconventional approach to lure tourists to town. It’s hosting a treasure hunt. -
Of the 500 counties across the country that use the most pesticides per square mile, Investigate Midwest found 60% have above average rates of cancer.
