By Ralph Echtinaw Vandalism in Oak Grove Cemetery and Clapp Park was a hot topic at Tuesday’s virtual city council meeting, conducted via conference call. “We have been having repeated incidents of […]
The St. Louis Area Fire Department has a new chief today: Bill Coty

By Ralph Echtinaw Bethany Township resident Bill Coty, 44, takes over today as chief of the St. Louis Area Fire Department. Coty was promoted (from lieutenant) by the Fire Board last month […]
City council continues to meet virtually, despite supreme court ruling
By Ralph Echtinaw The St. Louis City Council continues to meet via conference call despite a 4-3 state Supreme Court ruling last Friday that said the 1946 Emergency Powers Act that Gov. […]
Saturday’s power outage caused by car striking utility pole near middle school

By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis residents were left without electricity for four and a half hours Saturday morning after a car struck a utility pole near the middle school. The driver of […]
The Rest of the Story
This is where the St. Louis Sentinel reports the final dispositions of notable local crimes. The information is provided by Police Chief Richard J. Ramereiz Jr. Drunk tries to bite officer A […]