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Erin Gottsacker

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
15
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Sep 29, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Erin Gottsacker

    Invasive burrowing beetles threaten Ohio’s largest native fruit (opens the original)

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    Pawpaw trees, which grow Ohio’s largest native fruit, are resistant to a lot of pests: Many insects, rabbits and deer largely leave the understory plant alone. But in recent years, invasive ambrosia beetles have been wreaking havoc on pawpaw trees in parts of southeast Ohio. “It's been pretty tough,” said Chris Chmiel, a co-owner of Integration Acres. The farmstead near Athens is one of the largest pawpaw processors in the world. Ambrosia beetles drill through a tree’s bark and then cultivate a

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Erin Gottsacker

    From tomatoes to güisquil, an Ohio community garden is cultivating intercultural connection (opens the original)

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    On a drizzly afternoon at the Dover Community Garden, a group of growers hunched over the pieces of a compost bin. Glancing down at the instructions, Eva McClave, who serves on the garden’s board, offered guidance for constructing it to a couple of volunteers pitching in this group work day. “Folks can come and work on their plot whenever they want, but there's something really special about working together on a project,” she said. “So I try to schedule work days like this every couple weeks.”

  3. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Erin Gottsacker

    In a landscape of local news loss, the Toledo Blade is looking for a buyer (opens the original)

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    If the Toledo Blade isn’t sold by the end of this year, the 190-year-old newspaper will stop publishing. Block Communications, the paper’s owner, announced the decision to staff in an email earlier this month, according to the newspaper. “Unfortunately, an extremely difficult decision has been made,” wrote Block Communications’ president and chief operating officer Jodi Miehls. “The Block Family’s continued investment to keep the Blade open is no longer an option. The financial losses the Blade

  4. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Erin Gottsacker

    Ohio cities are un-damming waterways. Here's why (opens the original)

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    Eyman Park in the southwest Ohio city of Washington Court House is a fun place to be a kid: There are basketball courts and softball fields, a playground and a splash pad, even an old train engine. But the stream that runs through the middle of the park isn’t for playing in. “You're gonna keep kids back from the dam,” said City Manager Joe Denen. “It's just not very inviting, particularly if you have a family of younger kids.” Just a few feet from the sidewalk, Paint Creek’s ditched banks drop s

  5. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Erin Gottsacker

    As flooding gets more frequent in central Appalachia, streamgages could offer advance warning (opens the original)

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    A small stream in eastern Ohio’s Harrison County looks shallow and slow, as it winds past banks of yellow flowers and humming summer bugs. But Natalie Kruse Daniels, a professor and director of the environmental studies program at Ohio University, says the peaceful scene can be deceiving. “Little streams can flash flood really, really quickly,” she said. She recently visited another one in Athens. “It's maybe ankle deep right now, but it flooded the road and multiple businesses on August 11th.”

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