
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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Swimming pools across Ohio are in the depths of a lifeguard shortage. But the Northside Pool in Youngstown is well-staffed and helping its youth thrive, thanks to a local lifeguard academy there.
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Researchers with the University of Toledo say carbonized corncobs can help clean drinking water contaminated from harmful algal blooms.
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Congress is considering taking back funding for public media. would hurt the budgets of public radio news outlets across the state.
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Millions of people visit Hocking Hills every year. The region’s economy is growing, but so are challenges like traffic and a housing shortage.
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The Appalachian Basin – which includes parts of eastern Ohio – is one of the areas where aquifers are most at risk.
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Cradle Cincinnati – a nonprofit focused on reducing infant mortality – is starting work to expand its model to other Ohio cities through the governor’s Partner for Change initiative.
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A leak at the Austin Powder Plant forced residents in the southeast Ohio village of Zaleski to evacuate their homes last week.
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The IGNITE program teaches incarcerated people skills like financial literacy and job interviewing, with a goal of reducing recidivism.
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The authors say more federal investment is needed to clean up pollution, reduce runoff and restore wildlife habitat.
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In honor of National Trails Day, the Buckeye Trail Association has a lofty goal: it’s asking people to hike segments of the statewide loop in hopes of collectively completing the whole thing in a single day.