Student athletes in St. Louis Schools will have an athletic trainer on hand to help them overcome sports injuries in the coming school year. The district signed a three-year contract last spring […]
Ralph Echtinaw
I am editor and publisher of the St. Louis Sentinel, an online newspaper just for St. Louis, Michigan. I have lived in St. Louis since 2011 and run a window cleaning business called I Feel Your Pane. My journalism experience is 14 years as reporter, editor and copy editor from 1987 to 2001.
St. Louis police officers to pass out stuffed animals to children
St. Louis police have gone into the Teddy Bear distribution business, thanks to residents of the nearby Pine River Correctional Facility. Inmates there have created dozens of stuffed animals that Frank Yell […]
St. Louis churches working to establish homeless shelters
Pastors of two St. Louis churches are working to establish two shelters collectively called Hope House to accommodate an estimated 450 homeless folk in Gratiot County. They hope to be up and […]
Deficit spending continues in St. Louis Schools new budget
Wrapping up the 2017-18 fiscal year in St. Louis Schools, the school board approved a final amended budget on June 18, with $378,135 in deficit spending. Total revenue for fiscal year 2017-18, […]
‘Social emotional’ teachers to help kids in St. Louis Schools
St. Louis Schools have added two “social emotional” teachers to the staff who will work with elementary-age children at Carrie Knause and Nikkari starting in September. Current teacher Pamela Hanson-Bender has changed […]
Volunteers needed to help abused and neglected children
A Gratiot County social services organization seeks volunteers to help guide neglected, abused or abandoned children through the probate court system. The need is great, as just 42 percent of the 64 […]
Cost of recycling likely to rise as China gets more selective
Republic Services, the trash hauler for St. Louis and Alma, told St. Louis officials that it may have to change its terms of service in response to more stringent recycling standards in […]
