The following is a press release from the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force. EPA Project Manager Tom Alcamo told members of the Pine River Superfund Citizen Task Force that the excess […]
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.
City pays $250 to resident whose toilet sprayed sewage all over her bathroom
By Ralph Echtinaw City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to pay $250 to Michigan Avenue resident Karen Aumaugher after a routine sewer cleaning “turned my toilet into a fountain and sprayed sewage all […]
Apps announces retirement after 21 years as chief of St. Louis Area Fire Department
By Ralph Echtinaw After 21 years as chief of the St. Louis Area Fire Department, Rich Apps, 69, has announced his retirement. Apps will be officially retired as of Dec. 31. The […]
St. Louis primary results mirror district-wide outcomes with one exception
By Ralph Echtinaw The local stage is now set for the Nov. 3 general election after last week’ primary eliminated contenders for several positions in Gratiot County. Six Lakes resident Pat Outman, […]
Council nixes proposed bonus for police officers designed to head off grievance
By Ralph Echtinaw City councilmen declined Tuesday to give five police officers a $1,000 bonus to head off a possible grievance over their treatment during the worst of the coronavirus restrictions. The […]
