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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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. -
Cultural institutions across Ohio are trying to figure out their next steps, two months after the Trump Administration cancelled millions of dollars in federal grants for the humanities. -
Food pantries in rural Ohio are feeling the impact of Trump administration cuts to food aid. -
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources halted a fracking operation in southeast Ohio’s Noble County earlier this month, after about 50 small earthquakes rattled the area. -
With over a thousand dairies, Ohio has a rich history of making ice cream. -
Ohio has more sites in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program than any other state, and a new initiative in southern Ohio is playing a key role in adding even more. -
In 1929, Harry and Alta Carle opened a neighborhood grocery store in the north central Ohio city of Bucyrus. Generations later, the store — and city — is famous for its bratwurst. -
Southern Ohio Folklife's oral history project shares the cultural traditions of Latino communities in Appalachia. -
New service standards the United States Postal Service rolled out last month could impact Ohioans — especially those in rural communities. -
Cities like Chicago and Philadelphia cancelled their Cinco de Mayo parades this year, citing fears of deportation. Painesville decided to go ahead with its fiesta.
