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Keith Kushion set to retire after 38 years in Gratiot County prosecutor’s office

By Ralph Echtinaw on January 27, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

By Ralph Echtinaw Keith Kushion chuckles when he remembers perhaps the funniest crime in his 38 years in the Gratiot County prosecutor’s office. The owner of a bar on the corner of […]

County officials hope to turn old landfill into solar farm to generate electricity

By Ralph Echtinaw on January 22, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

By Ralph Echtinaw Having already harnessed wind power with dozens of turbines that generate electricity, Gratiot County officials now seeks to put the sun to work for the same purpose. An 82-acre […]

Council hires Jamie Long to replace retiring Mari Anne Ryder as city clerk

By Ralph Echtinaw on January 19, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

By Ralph Echtinaw Jamie Long of the city’s Finance Department was officially hired Tuesday as the new city clerk, who supervises elections in St. Louis. City council approved the hiring of Long, […]

High concrete prices put a damper on St. Louis schools construction projects

By Ralph Echtinaw on January 18, 2023 • ( 2 Comments )

By Ralph Echtinaw Some of the school district’s planned work in connection with a 2021 construction bond ballot proposal has been postponed on account of high bids in concrete and metals. When […]

Clover Imaging to close Ithaca plant, putting 82 people out of work

By Ralph Echtinaw on January 14, 2023 • ( Leave a comment )

By Ralph Echtinaw Some 82 people will lose their jobs in March when Clover Imaging Group shuts down its plant in Ithaca. The employees were told Wednesday, Jan. 11, that Clover intends […]

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St. Louis Facts

Population

The 2020 census set the population of St. Louis at 3,805 free people and 3,648 inmates in the prison.

Heavy Load

St. Louis police officers typically carry 30-40 pounds of gear when they are on duty. State police troopers carry 41 pounds of gear.

Infrastructure

There are 24 miles of road in St. Louis and 22 miles of sanitary sewer pipe.

How much are they paid?

The mayor is paid $1,120 per year plus $35 per council meeting. City Council members are paid $700 per year and $35 per meeting.

Board of Review members are paid $50 per session.

Members of all other city boards and commissions serve for free.

Politics

St. Louis has 2,534 registered voters.

1,477 voted in 2016 (59 percent turnout)

782 voted for President Trump

574 voted for Hillary Clinton

100 voted for other candidates

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