Former Mayor Vince Urbin Busted in Prostitution Sting

Urbin pleads no contest, found guilty July 1. Will spend one day in jail.

Avon Lake’s former mayor, Vince Urbin, was arrested following a prostitution sting in Bowling Green June 30. Urbin pleaded no contest to one charge of solicitation, a third degree on July 1 in Bowling Green Municipal Court, was found guilty and fined $500, sentenced to 31 days in jail with 30 days suspended. Bowling Green’s ABC affiliate, WTVG, first reported the story of the sting. The Wood County Sheriff's Department arrested five people in a prostitution sting at a Bowling Green hotel on June 30. Urbin reportedly pleaded “no contest” to the charges of solicitation after answering an ad on a website by undercover officers posing as women selling sex. Reports indicate Urbin agreed to pay $100 to have sex in a motel in East Wooster Street …

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Life As A 20-Something

It's All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Maced in the Face

OSU grad Nicole Frie has an up-close and personal recount of the May 14 Woodfest and riot control at Ohio State University.

Editor's note: The accompanying videos provide a first-hand look at 2011 Woodfest and riot control, but all contain strong profanity. Caution is advised. It’s all fun and games ‘til someone gets maced in the face. And by ‘someone,’  I mean the estimated  1,000 people who attended “Woodfest,” a block party on Woodruff Avenue on Ohio State’s off-campus area on Saturday night. The event, like many on college campuses, was created by some college residents living on Woodruff and was advertised as an open event on Facebook, meaning anyone could attend. And boy, did they attend. I made the mistake of driving down Woodruff around 8 p.m.  Saturday night. I was simply trying to make my way to UDF for some cheese so Boyfriend and I could dine on our…

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