By Ralph Echtinaw Prices may rise at Hidden Oaks Golf Course this year following a failed attempt by owners Heather and Aaron Mills to have their property assessment reduced. According to the […]
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.
County commissioners clash as $1.8 million is given to cities, villages and townships
By Ralph Echtinaw County commissioners put on a show Tuesday as they distributed much of what remains of the county’s $7.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds. The American Rescue Plan Act […]
Cost of M46 water main project exceeds expectations by more than $550,000

By Ralph Echtinaw Inflation hit the city hard Tuesday when bids were opened on a water main project expected to cost $1.25 million. The lowest bid of $1,804,852 from Crawford Contracting, was […]
School board okays purchase of multiple food service items with more on the way
By Ralph Echtinaw An embarrassment of riches in the St. Louis Schools food service fund triggered the purchase of $69,931 worth of equipment last month. The district finished 2021 with a surplus […]
Granger to deliver new containers for trash and recyclables next month

By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis and Alma homeowners can expect to receive curbside “carts” from the twin cities’ new trash hauler next month. The 96-gallon, wheeled containers are designed to be lifted […]