By Ralph Echtinaw The W.T. Morris swimming pool won’t open on time due to a lack of interest in pool manager and lifeguard jobs. “We’re working to try to salvage this year,” […]
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.
Council okays 4 road projects for 2021; most beat up streets not among them
By Ralph Echtinaw City Council approved $128,006 for this year’s street resurfacing project, but residents on the most dilapidated streets will have to keep waiting. Streets to be resurfaced are: North Union […]
Toy train in sewer causes two flooded basements on Delaware Street
By Ralph Echtinaw A toy train that someone evidently flushed down a toilet was blamed for a Mother’s Day backup in St. Louis. Public Works personnel were called into action after a […]
City employees turn out on Sunday afternoon to patch water main break
By Ralph Echtinaw Three city employees were called into action late Sunday afternoon when a water main on East Prospect broke and flooded the street. Work began about 90 minutes after this […]
Grant would accelerate city’s program to replace galvanized water connections
By Ralph Echtinaw City councilmen put $36,700 on the table and rolled the dice Tuesday in hope of winning a $3 million grant to replace about 500 lead and galvanized water service […]
