In the course of drilling holes in Area Two of the contaminated Velsicol Chemical site, the EPA has run into, but not been deterred by, bits and pieces of the plant that […]
Velsicol artifacts unearthed
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.
Alma may provide property assessing service to St. Louis
By Ralph Echtinaw They’re not talking about merging Alma and St. Louis yet, but recent developments seem to be sliding in that direction. The cities have already combined their water service and […]
Cemetery rules revised
By Ralph Echtinaw City council approved revised rules for Oak Grove Cemetery last month in response to citizen complaints about when decorations can be placed on graves, among other things. Click on […]
Downtown St. Louis News
By Ralph Echtinaw The following is a summary of what Downtown Development Authority Director Phil Hansen passed on the DDA members last month. There is one vacant position on the DDA with […]
Volunteers beautify St. Louis instead of going to church
By Ralph Echtinaw More than 250 people turned out Sunday for “I Love My City Sunday,” an effort by congregations of six St. Louis churches to clean up the city in lieu […]
EPA gets busy with Area Two on Velsicol contamination site
By Ralph Echtinaw After successful decontamination of a one-acre patch of the Velsicol Chemical site last year, the EPA now turns its attention to Site Two, which is so big it must […]
St. Louis schools trustee Gregory Walterhouse resigns
By Ralph Echtinaw The St. Louis Board of Education is short one member, as the resignation of Greg Walterhouse was accepted on Monday, April 15. Walterhouse was elected as a write-in candidate […]
