By Ralph Echtinaw City council members were in a penurious mood Tuesday, declining to approve three items that City Manager Kurt Giles put on the agenda. The most significant shoot down was […]
Science teacher resigns, questions school policy on evaluating new teachers
By Ralph Echtinaw Four St. Louis High School students sang the praises of science teacher Charles Bunce at Monday’s school board meeting only 30 minutes before the board voted to accept the […]
Collison single-handedly delays purchase of salt barn replacement
By Ralph Echtinaw With city council shorthanded by two and meeting a day later than usual, Councilman Roger Collison single-handedly held up the planned purchase of a new structure to store salt. […]
County commissioners take Jan Bunting to task for unsubstantiated allegations
By Ralph Echtinaw County commissioners John Lemmermann and Sam Smith took one of their colleagues to task Tuesday for talking trash about county government at a We the County meeting on May […]
County commissioners finally stop giving federal funds to municipalities
By Ralph Echtinaw After giving away $5.2 million of the $7.9 million Gratiot County received from the federal American Recovery Plan Act a year ago, the generosity of Gratiot County commissioners reached […]
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