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 […]
Leonard laments widespread apathy about local government
By Ralph Echtinaw Many St. Louis residents have no knowledge or interest in city government, and that perplexes new Councilman Bill Leonard. Leonard used his turn during council comments time Tuesday to […]
Federal Census Bureau seeks local people to go door to door
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting census takers for temporary positions in communities across Michigan in advance of the 2020 Census. Pay rates for census takers in Michigan have increased, with a […]
Leonard, Collison take their places on St. Louis city council
By Ralph Echtinaw Roger Collison and Bill Leonard took their places on city council Monday, being sworn in by Clerk Mari Anne Ryder and attending their first meeting as council members. They […]
Church, Allen step down after a collective 36 years on council
By Ralph Echtinaw City council said goodbye Tuesday to council members Jerry Church, 81, and Melissa Allen, 49, who didn’t seek re-election this year. “It’s been great being with this team for […]
