By Monty Siekerman
During the past year, the Ada Icon saw a significant increase in the number of stories viewed, more than a quarter of a million—272,327 to be exact. That’s an increase of 23 percent in the past year.
Truly, the Ada Icon lives up to its motto, “Where Ada gets its news.”
And, the Icon tries hard to meet the local news appetite. We posted more than 2,500 stories in 2017. Some weeks saw 70 or more local stories made available to readers. That's a lot of news, week after week, from a village that is only 2 square miles in size.
MARIETTA — The Ohio Northern men's basketball team battled a power outage and the Marietta men's basketball team on Saturday afternoon as it dropped a hard-fought 90-86 decision at Ban Johnson Arena.
The Polar Bears fall to 9-4 overall and 4-2 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Pioneers improve to 10-3, 4-2.
Junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) scored a game-high 32 points to lead the way offensively, while senior Nate Burger (Dayton/Alter) scored 25 points and senior Joey DiOrio (Columbus/Watterson) added an 18-point effort.
ONU senior Amy Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) recorded her fifth consecutive double-double as the No. 14-ranked Ohio Northern women's basketball team snapped No. 18-ranked Marietta's 12-game winning streak in a battle of Ohio Athletic Conference unbeatens on Saturday afternoon at the ONU Sports Center.
The Polar Bears posted their 12th consecutive victory and moved to 12-1 overall and 6-0 in the OAC, while the Pioneers fall to 12-1, 5-1.
The Ohio Northern women's tennis team will open the spring portion of its schedule in the dead of winter with a night contest indoors at Kalamazoo (Mich.) on Feb. 16.
The Polar Bears, who are 2-0 on the season with victories over Defiance and Concordia (Mich.) in the fall, will then travel to Albion, Mich., for matches with Albion and Adrian (Mich.) on Feb. 17.
ONU will then play six matches during its Spring Break trip to Orlando, Fla., from March 5-8. While in Orlando, Ohio Northern will train at the new United States Tennis Association Training Center in Lake Nona, Fla.
The Ohio 3rd District Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments in two cases at Ohio Northern University’s Pettit College of Law at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9 at the Law College.
The event is free and open to the public. However, seating is limited.
The oral arguments will be held before a three-judge panel consisting of Judges Stephen R. Shaw, Vernon L. Preston, John R. Willamowski or William R. Zimmerman. Shaw, Willamowski and Zimmerman are Ohio Northern University law alumni.
