By Ralph Echtinaw The end is in sight for the city’s creation of water wells in Arcada Township to replace wells in the city limits that were closed when St. Louis and […]
Search begins for last well to supply water to St. Louis, Alma
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.
Central Dispatch asks St. Louis to host public safety antennas
By Ralph Echtinaw Gratiot County Central Dispatch Authority finds itself in urgent need of a new host for two public safety communication antennas and hopes St. Louis will come to the rescue. […]
Rents to rise at Greenland Place after city nixes tax break
By Ralph Echtinaw City council unanimously rejected extension of a tax break to Greenland Place Apartments on Tuesday. Rent there is expected to rise by $43 a month as a result. Established […]
Bill Leonard, Roger Collison elected to St. Louis City Council
By Ralph Echtinaw With a turnout of 9.68 percent, St. Louis voters elected Bill Leonard and Roger Collison on Tuesday to fill two city council seats being vacated by Jerry Church and […]
City Council candidate profile: Ralph Echtinaw
By Ralph Echtinaw Four St. Louis residents will be on the ballot Nov. 5, competing for two open seats on the St. Louis City Council. They are Bill Leonard, 73, Don Dean, […]
Scott Hemker leaves St. Louis schools after almost 20 years
By Ralph Echtinaw After almost 20 years with St. Louis schools, Athletic Director Scott Hemker has resigned to take a job with Success Virtual Learning Centers. Wasting no time, the school board […]
Local group controls free roaming cat population with surgery, not fatal injections
By Ralph Echtinaw Starting five years ago with just $400, Marie A. Green and a group of animal lovers founded Gratiot Animals In Need (GAIN). Today the group spays and neuters 800 […]
