By Ralph Echtinaw Fresh off their Hope House homeless shelter success, a group of six St. Louis churches will conduct a volunteer spring cleanup on Sunday, May 5, in lieu of church […]
Churches to skip services, clean up St. Louis instead
Retail sale of marijuana now prohibited in St. Louis
By Ralph Echtinaw City council voted unanimously Tuesday to enact an ordinance prohibiting the establishment of stores that deal in recreational or medical marijuana. St. Louis resident Walter “Shady” Seyka, 69, provided […]
Credit union buys adjacent buildings, plans expansion
By Ralph Echtinaw The Gratiot Community Credit Union, located in downtown Alma, is expanding. The home office on southwest corner of Center and Prospect will increase in size with additions to the […]
FFA students compete in leadership development event
By Kacie Allen Seventeen members of the St. Louis Future Farmers of America chapter spent their Valentine’s Day competing in the Region III Leadership Development Event at Michigan State University on Feb. […]
Moolenaar invites students to submit art for competition
Congressman John Moolenaar invites all high school students from Michigan’s Fourth Congressional District to enter their art in the 2019 Congressional Art Competition. The winning student from the Fourth District will have his or her […]
Road reconstruction and water main work on tap for 2019
By Ralph Echtinaw City council voted Tuesday to apply for a $250,000 grant that would make the reconstruction of Maple Street more affordable. The city hopes to tear up the existing road, […]
Pine River, Arcada townships want out of Airport Authority
By Ralph Echtinaw Supervisors of Pine River and Arcada townships sent letters to the Gratiot Community Airport Authority announcing intent to withdraw from that organization as of March 31. “Ten years ago […]
