By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Ludington City Manager Mitch Foster has tendered his resignation and is expected to be hired by West Shore Community College as its vice president of administrative services. Foster’s resignation appears on the agenda for the Monday, May 20 Ludington City Council meeting, which begins at 6:30 p.m. A recommendation by WSCC President Scott Ward…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Several hundred volunteers showed up Saturday morning to help plant 32,000 flowers along the 37th annual Ludington Petunia Parade. The Petunia Parade includes 40 blocks of flowers along portions of Ludington Avenue, from the city’s eastern limits to Lakeshore Drive, and Loomis and Ferry streets. The Ludington Petunia Parade was started in 1987 by…
By Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief Editor’s Note: Subscribers to MCP’s Daily Briefings get a sneak preview of the sculpture’s concept drawings. Learn more below to become a subscriber of MCP’s Daily Briefings and help support local news. SCOTTVILLE — Artist Harold Cronk recently unveiled a clay model of his sculpture “Forward March” to the Scottville sculpture committee. The model will be…
Video by Rob Alway, Editor-in-Chief LUDINGTON — Hundreds of people, including students from Ludington Elementary School, lined the pier to see the SS Badger depart on its first cross-lake sailing of 2024. The 71-year-old ship’s season ended short in 2023 due to a counterweight failure at the Ludington dock. The Badger is expected to return tonight from Manitowoc, Wis. about…
Danny Leon Griffith, 71, of Ludington, died on Thursday, May 16, 2024. A Mass from the Order of Christian Funerals will be held on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, at 11 a.m. at St. Simon Catholic Church in Ludington, with Rev. Matt Barnum presiding. Family will greet friends starting at 10 a.m. at the church. Arrangements by Oak Grove Funeral…
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