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City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes I… At the end of the last Ludington City Council meeting, this reporter dropped off $131.36 with the city clerk as payment for what the city council had previously adjudicated was a lawful Freedom of… Discussion City Hall Runs an Extortion Ring But Makes I… 1 Like Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Ca… The March 9th meeting of the Ludington City Council was the first in a long time to not have some kind of controversy emerge during the public comment period, but this seems less to do with what was… Discussion Ludington City Council, March 9, 2026: A Ca… 1 Like 2026 Torchlight Transparency Awards for Maso… On the occasion of Sunshine Week (March 15-21, 2026), the Ludington Torch is proud to announce its first annual round of awards for local public bodies who excel in their procedures and practices wo… Discussion 2026 Torchlight Transparency Awards for Maso… 2 Likes

Ludington City Council Meeting, September 22… The September 22, 2025. fall equinox edition of the Ludington City Council meeting (agenda packet here) saw the absence of not only Councilors John Terzano and John Kreinbrink, but also of civility.… Discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, September 22… 2 Likes

Ludington City Council Meeting, August 11, 2… The agenda packet for the Ludington City Council was incredibly light on controversial action for their first regular meeting in August, with nothing involving two major legal disputes appearing the… Discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, August 11, 2… 2 Likes Betraying, not Bettering, the Environment wi… Kathy Winczewski has served as a Ludington City Councilor for a dozen years, but she has also been affiliated with the local environmentalist group, A Few Friends of the Environment and the World (A… Discussion Betraying, not Bettering, the Environment wi… 1 Like

Ludington City Manager Equivocatin' Kaitlyn,… The city manager of Ludington, Kaitlyn Aldrich, has been caught in several massive lies which should have any critical thinking individual calling for her immediate resignation or at least contact t… Discussion Ludington City Manager Equivocatin' Kaitlyn,… 3 Likes Signs of Ludington Marina Corruption Kudos to an anonymous member of the Ludington Pitchfork, our sister site on Facebook, who noticed that a crop of new signs has popped up along the perimeters of our public marinas with a simple mess… Discussion Signs of Ludington Marina Corruption 2 Likes DNR and City Manager Weigh in on Illegal Fis… On July 16th, I sent a complaint to the Report All Poaching (RAP) website concerning a recent policy move by the management at the Ludington Municipal Marina (LMM). The RAP site is not only used fo… Discussion DNR and City Manager Weigh in on Illegal Fis… 1 Like Bizarre Bill That Would Expand Government Se… Michigan State Senator Veronica Klinefelt (pictured below) has had to deal intimately with the Open Meetings Act (OMA) during a career which goes back to her stints as city councilor and county comm… Discussion Bizarre Bill That Would Expand Government Se… 1 Like Ludington City Council Meeting, June 23, 202… The agenda packet of the Ludington City Council's last regular meeting before Independence Day on June 23, 2025, didn't give much hint of how repressive our local government has been over the last t… Discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, June 23, 202… 1 Like

Ludington City Council Meeting, June 9, 2025… For the first meeting of the Ludington City Council in three weeks, this one had a relatively light agenda packet and a couple of notable absences. Councilor John Kreinbrink, the promising freshm… Discussion Ludington City Council Meeting, June 9, 2025… 1 Like

Slick Talkers About Bayou Oil Spills On the afternoon of May 5, 2025, the Mason County Press ran a story about the recovery of a boat that sank back in February just east of Thompson's Marina. The original story included a picture of… Discussion Slick Talkers About Bayou Oil Spills 1 Like

School Board Night at LASD and MCC, April 21… On Monday, April 21, 2025, the school boards of Ludington and Scottville/MCC had their monthly meetings, the Ludington Torch attended both. In comparison, both boards were notified by community mem… Discussion School Board Night at LASD and MCC, April 21… 1 Like

Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for A… An older woman from Hamlin Township had her right to cast a vote yesterday thwarted by an election worker who may have misinterpreted the law as it applies to electioneering. Ironically, our sherif… Discussion Hamlin Hat Harassment: Voter Arrested for A… 1 Like

Lawsuit Against City of Ludington Seeks Reli… At the beginning of my second comment at the June 10th, 2024 meeting of the Ludington City Council, my process server gave the city clerk the defendant's copy of a lawsuit I filed against the City of… Discussion Lawsuit Against City of Ludington Seeks Reli… 1 Like New Prosecutor Hand-ed a Reality Check by Op… The Ludington Torch had chance to witness high courtroom drama at the 79th District Court yesterday. Newly appointed Prosecutor Beth Hand led the state's charge against local businessman James Nash… Discussion New Prosecutor Hand-ed a Reality Check by Op… 2 Likes

Trooper Seymour's Secret Prosecution: One H… The recent arrest and arraignment of Michigan State Trooper Sammy Seymour is maddening for a couple of reasons. The first, noted after the Ludington Torch received the police report concerning the… Discussion Trooper Seymour's Secret Prosecution: One H… 1 Like Seymour Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil Michigan State Police (MSP) Trooper Sammy Seymour (Cadillac post) is at it again, allegedly involved in another episode of domestic violence and having it swept under the rug until it was uncovered… Discussion Seymour Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil 1 Like The Hand that Prosecutes the Innocent On August 4th, I attended a court proceeding that should have never happened. A prosecutor was seeking a felony charge against an honestly-employed Ludington citizen stemming from an incident where… Discussion The Hand that Prosecutes the Innocent 1 Like

Mayor Barnett Floats a Sloan with Negative C… Another of Mark Barnett's deer death cull-tists have come to the forefront, this time they are defending the man rather than the cull and playing rather loose with the facts of the matter, which is… Discussion Mayor Barnett Floats a Sloan with Negative C… 1 Like

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