By Ralph Echtinaw The school board’s meeting Monday was probably the shortest of the year at 15 minutes, but a few notable morsels of news emerged. Board members approved the retirement of […]
St. Louis basketball teams struggle against Sterling-Standish & Ithaca

By Ralph Echtinaw The Sharks basketball teams hit a bad patch last week, losing thrice to Standish-Sterling and Ithaca. It might have been four losses if the girls Dec. 13 home game […]
St. Louis fire department buys a truck
By Ralph Echtinaw Fire board members voted unanimously Dec. 6 to buy an F-550 truck chassis from LaFontaine Ford of Lansing for $58,873. The truck will replace the St. Louis Area Fire […]
Jan Bunting implies that work ethic of county employees needs improvement

By Ralph Echtinaw County Commissioner Jan Bunting implied last week that county employees frequently leave work early, especially on Fridays. “I come over here (to the county building in Ithaca) a lot […]
Fouls plague Zacharko as Michigan Lutheran hand Sharks their first loss
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis boys and girls basketball teams got a reality check Friday, as both teams lost big at Michigan Lutheran Seminary. The Shark girls took their first loss after […]