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2026 Local Primary Election Previews
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We at the Ludington Torch believe that all voters deserve to know what they are actually voting upon, that's why we have…Continue
Ludington City Council, July 27, 2026: The Battle Against the Taxpayers
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Court of Appeals Concludes Prosecutor Beth Hand Failed to Lawfully Produce Records
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Transparent as Dirt: Local and State Open Government Hypocrites
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"The discussion about the waterway and the proposed changes to the boat trailer lot was especially interesting. It’s good to see the council taking some issues back for further review rather than rushing decisions, particularly when public…"
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Errors in Engineering and Enforcement Affecting Bicycle Safety
A bicycle accident with serious injury on the US 10/31 corridor highlights the fact that it is inherently unsafe to ride a bike between Ludington and Scottville, two fatal accidents over the last seven years show the same. Analyzing those three incidents in the same general area, we see two problems in common with each, both of which could be remedied with a paradigm shift of thought in public officials and a little initiative. In general, those problems are with engineering and enforcement.…See More
2026 Local Primary Election Previews
We at the Ludington Torch believe that all voters deserve to know what they are actually voting upon, that's why we have challenged voting results where voters were kept ignorant of the issue. Most of us do not have the time or ability to attend a candidate forum and rarely are there actual debates anymore, but we've found the best…See More
"I will let you know when my FOIA response is granted, provided the city manager doesn't assign a massive price for the records and effectively blocks it that way. What bothers me is that nobody in the council is eer outwardly upset when…"
"Is this Camilier advice another under-the-table deal by the city manager?"
Ludington City Council, July 27, 2026: The Battle Against the Taxpayers
The agenda packet for the July 27, 2026 meeting of the Ludington City Council had only a couple of action items on the agenda, both uncontroversial. Citizen input…See More
"The main problem is I shouldn't have to take it to court with compromised judges and then to appeals court, after the trial court fails to respect FOIA principals. These issues should be addressed in the administrative appeal to council,…"
""... a tool of the establishmen,..." sums it up, unfortunately. You may be correct about Fox's ignorance of FOIA law. I hope this appeal against his ruling sends him a good message to study harder and judge more fairly, along with the…"
"Thanks, this was actually a lot easier to persevere than my FOIA fee case for body cams with the City of Ludington, with about 18 months of circuit court motion hearings and over $600 in transcript costs in that one.
Judge Eric Fox, who also…"
"YAY! X! Imo, Fox is too close to Ludington to be fair and impartial and may have his nose to the wind in case he may ever need help from the henhouse in the north.
Way to persevere!"
Court of Appeals Concludes Prosecutor Beth Hand Failed to Lawfully Produce Records
Back in April 2025, this reporter filed a FOIA lawsuit in the 51st Circuit Court against Mason County Prosecutor Beth Hand for failure to provide public records, namely the body cams of two deputies responding to a call on election day back in November 2024, where a would-be …See More
Transparent as Dirt: Local and State Open Government Hypocrites
The Ludington Police Department offered up a survey last year on their Facebook page suggesting in their preface without any sense of irony: "Your honest responses will contribute to our ongoing efforts to improve transparency, communication, and community relations." Chief Christopher Jones with the help of the rest of city hall administrative officials and a rubber-stamp city…See More
Interesting Conflicts in Hamlin
In the 18 years the Ludington Torch has published local news, opinion, and analysis, we have exposed a lot of conflicts of interests among our city's officials that were evident and generally went without any type of official sanction. Let's reflect on just a handful of these affecting Ludington over the years distinguished by their colorful titles:-- In 2010-2012 we uncovered a host of conflicts of interests in our …See More
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- At 7:18am on December 31, 2025,
Paul Galinski said…
New to this site. You are well informed and write superbly. Is this your site/'invention''?
I am in Ludington every couple of weeks. Likely to continue into 2026. Also grew up in Ludington.
Best/only strong resource to get better in touch with Ludington. Thank you!
- At 8:50pm on December 30, 2023,
Willy said…
- X, I am unable to edit my comments and cannot attach a photo or video to my comments. I don't know if it's my computer or if it's has something to do with the forum. Just wondering if anyone else is having a problem.
- At 9:37pm on November 3, 2021,
Hello and thank you!
- At 8:10pm on February 5, 2020,
Annabel Lee said…
Thank you!
- At 10:01pm on November 12, 2018,
AQUAMAN said…
Anything special about the CC Mtg. tonight? Thanks, Aqua.
- At 9:23pm on January 3, 2018,
XLFD said…
Louise, in the upper right corner of the main page you will see your name and an "inbox (1 new)" link under it. Click on that and you'll see a message from me. Click on that, and then reply in that same space. This will be private messaging between you and me. I will use my resources to try and verify your claims; our sheriff's office is remarkably cloaked in secrecy (more so than the COL) since KIm Cole assumed the position of sheriff.
- At 8:32pm on January 3, 2018,
Sure hope to hear these names! Bullies need exposed!
- At 4:54pm on January 3, 2018,
- I’m not sure how to message you, other than this way...sorry not good with computers. I have no evidence or proof. I’m sorry I wish I knew how to verify the claims all I can tell you is the names of the officers I heard about
- At 9:02pm on January 2, 2018,
- Ive heard that a local corrections officer got fired for sleeping with an inmate while on duty and another got fired for falsifying his time card, also A deputy Sargent recently got demoted. What is going on at our local sheriffs office and why is none of this being reported?
- At 12:55am on November 18, 2017,
- I'm curious about something and have not been able to find an answer. I'm hoping you may know the answer. Is it 'usual practice' to use a person's full name in the body of an op-ed?
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