By Ralph Echtinaw City council approved new electric service rates Tuesday for residents and businesses that use St. Louis electricity. Increases are 0.86 percent in first year, 0.71 percent in second 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.
McKittrick takes over as St. Louis schools superintendent
By Ralph Echtinaw Longtime St. Louis Schools Superintendent Kristi Teall resigned in June to take a job supervising virtual learning centers, and her position was quickly filled by Jennifer McKittrick, now the […]
Council members have seen too many single bid contracts lately
By Ralph Echtinaw Add another $83,734 to this year’s cost of maintaining the city’s electric plant, as council awarded a contract in that amount Tuesday to replace a gas line. This comes […]
DDA looking to move farmers market to permanent location
By Ralph Echtinaw The St. Louis farmers market might get a new home within the next few years, after setting up in the parking lot of city hall since it began. “We’re […]
EPA poised to run up a huge electric bill at Velsicol site
By Ralph Echtinaw EPA Project Director Tom Alcamo gave city council a report last week on progress at the Velsicol Chemical contamination cleanup site. A one-acre patch of the 54-acre site was […]
Council approves $17 million budget for 2019-20 fiscal year
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis City Council voted unanimously June 4 to adopt a budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year that tops $17 million. Capital improvement projects in the budget include: Preventative […]
Memorial Day parade and cemetery service a big success
The weather couldn’t have been better for the Memorial Day parade and cemetery ceremony in St. Louis today. Here are a few pictures of it.
