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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Geauga County in northeast Ohio says its maple festival is the oldest in the state — and the country. -
Pixelle Specialty Solutions is searching for a buyer for its Chillicothe paper mill. -
About a quarter of Ohio counties have bans on renewable energy projects. In northwest Ohio, Paulding County has embraced them. -
The foam many Ohio fire departments use to put out flames is laced with cancer-causing PFAS chemicals. Now, a new alternative is on the market. -
Steubenville is a standout when it comes to third grade reading proficiency. -
A chorus of a thousand voices from across the state will perform in Columbus next month, with hopes that the harmony they create will transcend the stage. -
As part of its effort to reduce federal spending, the Trump Administration has plans to cut tens of thousands of workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs. That has veterans in one small Ohio city worried. -
In November, an Athens city employee paid $700,000 for construction work on a new fire station. But the money never reached the construction firm it was intended for. -
From Wittenberg to Antioch College, some Ohio universities are in bad financial shape. They’re trying various strategies to recover. -
A man in northeast Ohio has spent the last decade filing upwards of 160 lawsuits against local governments. He says they failed to comply with the state’s open government laws.
