By Ralph Echtinaw Bethany Township farmer Bradley Lynn Baxter, 53, pleaded guilty to attempted third degree arson at a circuit court conference in the Gratiot County Courthouse Monday, according to Assistant Prosecutor […]
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.
School board member denied closed session to discuss Baxter arson case
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis school board member John D. Pavlik surprised everyone when he asked for a closed session near the end of the board’s regular meeting on Monday, Aug. 16. […]
Councilmen worry that two Clapp Park events will be too noisy for neighbors
By Ralph Echtinaw Two requests to hold Christian revival events in Clapp Park this fall had some city councilmen objecting on the basis of noise and neighbors last Tuesday. The events in […]
St. Louis school district plans several improvements after passage of bond
By Ralph Echtinaw Voter approval of a St. Louis Schools bond issue on Aug. 2 allows the district to refinance an existing 2014 bond issue, resulting in major savings. “We are able […]
District Court News
Here are the outcomes of St. Louis people who appeared before District Court Judge Stewart D. McDonald for May 10 to June 4, 2021 Randy Wiggins, 28 Controlled Substance, Use of Methamphetamine […]
