Sarah Volpenhein

I am a watchdog reporter for The Marion Star in Marion, Ohio, who is experienced in using data analysis tools, developing sources and reporting quickly and accurately from the field. I strive to support my reporting with documents and data and am skilled at making public records requests and using tools such as Microsoft Excel and Access to clean and analyze data.

I have mostly written about government, breaking news and the criminal justice system during my time working at newspapers and freelancing for national news outlets. Among the stories I have covered are a hate crime against a Somali business in North Dakota, the terror-inspired attack at Ohio State in November 2016, the Ohio State Fair ride accident and a labor trafficking ring in Marion, Ohio, that targeted Guatemalan teenagers.

You can reach me by email at sarah [dot] volpenhein [at] gmail [dot] com.