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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The Fort Gower Resolves, signed by soldiers in November 250 years ago, was one of the first documents to express support for American independence.
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Ohio’s infant mortality rate has improved slightly in the past decade. But Black babies in the state are dying at a rate more than twice as high as white infants.
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Ohio experienced its worst drought in decades this year, leaving some farmers stressed about feeding their animals through the winter.
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In the farm fields of Fairfield County, about 30 minutes southeast of Columbus, the scariest creatures around aren’t ghosts or goblins. They’re scarecrows.
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As Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens shut down stores across the country, a study from Ohio State University found that hundreds of communities are now pharmacy deserts.
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The Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance recently released the results of its farm stress survey. Its findings hope to improve mental health care for farmers.
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When a child or young adult is having a crisis, parents and teachers often turn to institutions, like psych wards or the police, for help. But an increasing number of Ohioans now have another option.
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The Loveland Frogman — a child-sized bipedal frog — supposedly dwells along the Little Miami River. This October, the Cincinnati suburb is celebrating its story.
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At a time when hospitals across the state are closing maternity wards, southeast Ohio is getting a new one. Memorial Health System broke ground Tuesday on the region’s first women and children’s hospital.
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Last week, the Coshocton County Fair hosted its inaugural Ag for All Abilities Livestock Show. It’s one of many county fairs across the state making an effort to include more people with disabilities.