Put-in-Bay Policeman Insight On The Position One of the best reasons for living in a small town is the opportunity to get to know the people that make it all work. This spring Steve Riddle, the Village of Put-in-Bay Police Chief, hired a Put-in-Bay Policeman from the...
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Put-In-Bay Investigation
Put-in-Bay Investigation Near Completion If you read the mainstream press, i.e. the Sandusky Register, you already know that the investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing by the Village of Put-in-Bay is wrapping up with the possibility of the case coming to a...
Put-In-Bay Investigation
Put-in-Bay Investigation Near Completion Suppose you read the mainstream press, i.e., the Sandusky Register. In that case, you already know that the investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing by the Village of Put-in-Bay is wrapping up, with the possibility of...
Christmas In July Canceled
After many years of a fun-filled holiday enjoyed by thousands, the Put-in-Bay Christmas In July celebration has been canceled due to unruly crowds. Over the last few years have resulted in busloads coming from Detriot and overwhelming law enforcement and community...
Ice Rescue
Almost 100 Saved In Ice Rescue From Lake Erie Multiple area first responders participated in an Ice Rescue that saved or provided assistance to almost 100 people trapped on deteriorating ice near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio's Lake Erie. The large group was ice...
Ice Rescue
Almost 100 Saved In Ice Rescue From Lake Erie Multiple areas first responders participated in an Ice Rescue that saved or provided assistance to almost 100 people trapped on deteriorating ice near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio's Lake Erie. The large group was ice...
Put-in-Bay Police
Put-in-Bay Police Today & Yesteryear Fifty years ago, Put-in-Bay Police were much different than today. There were four big times each summer when the crowds, albeit a fraction of what we see today, got out of hand to the dismay of island business leaders and...
Put-in-Bay Monument Vandalized
Put-in-Bay Monument Vandalized Reward Offered Put-in-Bay, Ohio –May 18, 2017 – The Put-in-Bay Monument was vandalized on or about May 13th, 2017. The Lake Erie Heritage Foundation is raising the reward to $2,500 for any information leading to the identification,...
Village Council May 2016
Meeting Notes From Village Council May 2016 The Put-in-Bay Village Council met in May, and one of the first business items was to hire Steve Riddle as the new Village Administrator. Steve graciously accepted the position and literally got to work as soon as the...
Village Council January 2018
News From Put-in-Bay Village Council January 2018 The Put-in-Bay Village Council voted unanimously to accept the recommendation from Mayor McCann to approve the completion of the probationary periods for Chief Steve Riddle and Lt. Doug Miller of the Put-in-Bay Police...