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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It’s been a week since eight tornadoes touched down in Ohio, including one in Logan County that killed three people. The area has begun a long path to recovery.
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Last year, Ohio biologists collected a pregnant fisher killed on the side of the road. They say it’s a sign the weasel-like animal could be reproducing here again, for the first time in more than a century.
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In a five-year span, Ohio lost hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, according to the latest census of agriculture. The loss is part of a nationwide trend.
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Ohio faces a housing shortage. One Ohio University researcher says fixing up old homes could help.
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Last month, Athens became the latest Ohio city to call for a cease-fire in Israel and Gaza. Elsewhere in the state, city councils have declined to introduce or pass similar resolutions.
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When the COVID pandemic hit, two friends in southeast Ohio stayed in touch through poetry. Now, they've published a book of their correspondences.
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Last November, Ohio voters decided to legalize recreational marijuana. But in the time since, local governments all over the state have voted to ban its sale within their city limits.
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In Ohio’s Amish communities, most children don’t go to school past the eighth grade. One non-practicing Amish woman is raising awareness about it through an unusual platform: ballet.
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From Miami University to Youngstown State, schools all over Ohio are eliminating degree programs. What will the cuts mean for Ohio students?
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The poorest Ohioans pay more of their income to state and local taxes than the state’s richest residents, according to a recent report.