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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As local governments across the country receive opioid settlement money, a new crowdsourced database is tracking instances of alleged misuse. -
In Northwest Ohio’s Williams County, it isn’t hard to find a job. But it is hard to find a house. A grassroots effort aims to change that. -
A state appeals court ruled in July that Athens’ ban on plastic bags violates the Ohio constitution. The case raises questions about the tension between state law and home rule. -
In the wake of federal legislation meant to improve the foster care system, county children’s services agencies are struggling with soaring placement costs. -
County engineers in north central Ohio are re-surveying the line created by the Treaty of Greenville. It divided what’s now the state of Ohio in two: claiming the south for westward-bound American settlers and the north for a dozen indigenous nations. -
Reports of black bears are increasing in Ohio. The state’s division of wildlife says the species is expanding its range. -
The southern Ohio city of Portsmouth is known for its floodwall murals. Now, a nonprofit is painting sidewalks, basketball courts and brick walls too. But federal funding cuts threaten the bigger picture. -
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. -
Researchers with the University of Toledo say carbonized corncobs can help clean drinking water contaminated from harmful algal blooms. -
Congress has taken back funding for public media, which hurts the budgets of public radio news outlets across the state.
