By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis Area Fire Department board members doubled the amount of money set aside annually to replace worn out trucks and other costly equipment at their meeting Tuesday. Instead […]
12-hour shifts, burnout and pocket dials: The world of 911 dispatchers in Gratiot County
By Ralph Echtinaw Although Gratiot County is hardly a hotbed of crime, accidents and medical emergencies, 17,818 emergency 911 calls were made here last year and handled by just ten dispatchers. Add […]
Councilman Kubin wants city to resurface downtown alleys
By Ralph Echtinaw City Councilman and business owner George Kubin wants the city to resurface alleys behind businesses on the west side of North Mill Street. The alleys, along with parking lots […]
Gratiot Animals in Need sets office hours: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays
By Ralph Echtinaw Gratiot Animals In Need has added six hours per week of office availability to better serve local animal lovers. You may now speak in person to GAIN founder Marie […]
Auditor finds much to praise in city’s accounting department
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis Finance Director Bobbie Marr got high marks last week from Ken Berthiaume, a certified public accountant who just completed an audit of the city’s books (covering 12 […]
School district plans safety, infrastructure improvements
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis Schools plan to take on debt in August in the form of a bond issue to enhance infrastructure, technology, safety and “whatever we need in the classroom,” […]
Students make 25 ‘doll houses’ for fire department training
By Ralph Echtinaw Burn, baby, burn! The St. Louis Schools wood shop students of Phil Maxwell aren’t used to making things that will go up in smoke, but that’s exactly what they’ve […]
