By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis residents will pay 11.35 percent more for water and sewer beginning Sept. 1, as city council voted Tuesday to raise rates for the third year in a […]
Michigan Avenue, Olive and Hubbard to be resurfaced this summer by Central Asphalt
By Ralph Echtinaw City council approved the resurfacing of Michigan Avenue from M46 to the 127 viaduct, Olive from Hebron to Corinth and Hubbard from M46 to just past Giddings Place in […]
Layoffs, early retirements, pay cuts all on the table as SL schools prepare for state aid cuts
By Ralph Echtinaw St. Louis schools face a major challenge between now and June 30, as state government plans to cut its contributions to school districts, but no one knows by how […]
Covid-19 can’t stop public works employees from turning & burning, but it does slow them down
The following is reprinted from the Department of Public Works monthly report. By Mark Abbott; DPW superintendent Public works has been operating on a reduced staffing level since the middle of March. […]
Hemlock attorney questions Gov. Whitmer’s authority to restrict freedom regarding virus
By Philip L. Ellison, MBA, JD, Esq COVID-19 has hit Michigan, hard. In these times, leaders have emerged to direct the state’s response to the crisis. However, the authority to act is […]
