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Extensive damage

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Fire extensively damaged a two-story home at 409 N. Main early Monday afternoon. No one was injured. The house, owned by Ben Bright, had two apartments in it with at least three people living there. More information and more photos are below. (Monty Siekerman photo)

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Extensive damage to North Main Street residence
Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Story and photos by Monty Siekerman
Fire extensively damaged a two-story home at 409 N. Main early Monday afternoon. No one was injured.

The house, owned by Ben Bright, had two apartments in it with at least three people living there.

The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.

Ada-Liberty fire and rescue were assisted by Lafayette-Jackson, McGuffey, Alger, and Hardin Northern units as well as Ada Police and Sheriff's Office.

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Ada Icon total views up over 13% in first quarter of 2017

Posted by Fred Steiner on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

In the first four months of 2017 Ada Icon total views increased by over 13 percent, according to statistics from Google Analytics.

Here are those stats with 2017 totals first and 2016 totals second.

Total viewers
41,423 vs. 36,571
13.27 % increase

Total individual viewers
18,202 vs. 17,390
4.67 % increase

Page views
85,956 pages vs. 66,580 pages
29.10 % increase

Average pages viewed per visit
2.08 pages vs. 1.82 pages
13.98 % increase

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Men's tennis out of tourney

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

BEREA -- The Ohio Northern men's tennis team bowed out of the Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament in the quarterfinals with a 5-0 loss at Baldwin Wallace on Tuesday afternoon at the Pop Collins Tennis Courts.

The Polar Bears end their season with an even 11-11 record, a 6-game improvement over the 2015-16 squad's mark of 6-13.

The Yellow Jackets improve to 17-3 and advance to the OAC Tournament semifinals on Friday at the Lindner Tennis Center in Mason.

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Women's tennis advances in tourney

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Wednesday, May 3, 2017

The Ohio Northern women's tennis team advanced in the Ohio Athletic Conference for the 16th consecutive season by posting a 5-0 victory over Marietta on Tuesday afternoon at University Courts.

The second-seeded Polar Bears improve to 21-4 on the year and are now a perfect 16-0 in the quarterfinals in the 16-year history of the OAC Tournament.

Seventh-seeded Marietta ends its season at 3-18.

Freshman Kaleigh Cummins(Springfield/Northeastern) won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles to lead the Polar Bears, who did not lose a game in any of their victories.

Northern swept the three doubles matches by 8-0 scores and won by forfeit at No. 6 singles to get the win.

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Journalist to talk about President Trump

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Journalist Martin Sieff, who has earned three Pulitzer Prize nominations for international reporting, will discuss “Donald Trump and the World” at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3 at the College of Law. The talk is is free and open to the public.

Sieff also will address ONU’s students at noon on May 3 at the law school. This lecture is also open to the public.

Since Donald Trump’s election, Sieff has toured the United States, putting on seminars for admirals and Air Force generals about how Trump will respond to international crises. Wednesday’s “Donald Trump and the World” is the same talk he has given to the admirals and generals. 

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