By Ralph Echtinaw The Hope House homeless shelter is back in business for the coming three winters, as St. Louis planning commissioners voted Wednesday to approve a three-year special land use permit […]
Church rents flamingos to support Gratiot County Personal Needs Pantry
By Ralph Echtinaw The Gratiot Community Personal Needs Pantry has come up with a great way to prank a friend and donate to a good cause. For a $10 contribution you can […]
Fire Board seeks to establish system to hire a new chief
By Ralph Echtinaw Although St. Louis Fire Chief Rich Apps has no immediate plans to retire, the Fire Board talked Tuesday about establishing succession protocols for the time when Apps does step […]
St. Louis electric rates go up, but still lower than Consumers
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 […]
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 […]
Shark and cage sculpture awaits installation at the pool
The shark and diving cage sculpture that will soon decorate the grounds outside the city pool has been finished and is being stored at an undisclosed location. Paid for by a grant […]
