You are here

Home » Monthly archive

January 2018

Bruns top OAC Player for the week

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

ONU junior Ryan Bruns (Chickasaw/Marion Local) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week.

Bruns led Northern (11-4 overall, 6-2 OAC) to a 2-0 week with victories over No. 25 Baldwin Wallace and Muskingum. He earned the honor for the second time this season.

The junior had career-highs of 41 points and 17 rebounds in the win over Muskingum and had 21 points and 6 rebounds in win at #25 Baldwin Wallace.

»

Bullimore garners OAC honor again

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

Amy Bullimore garners OAC honor again, may surpass Morgan (Dumbaugh) Bass of Ada in scoring record

For the second consecutive week, senior Amy  Bullimore (Morrow/Little Miami) has been named the Ohio Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

Bullimore guided Northern (14-1 overall, 8-0 OAC) to its 13th and 14th consecutive victories, averaging a double-double during the week.

In a 61-55 overtime victory over Baldwin Wallace, Bullimore tallied a game-best 22 points and grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.

»

Community Improvement Corp. elects officers on Wednesday

CIC promotes, advances and encourages industrial, economic, commercial and civic development here
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

Ada’s Community Improvement Corp. (CIC) will elect officers for 2018 at its first quarterly meeting of the year.

The meeting, at noon, Wednesday, Jan. 17, is in the Dean’s Heritage Room in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

This year’s officer’s slate includes Jamie Hall, president, Brandt Miller, vice president, Eileen Peterman, secretary and Angela Polachek, treasurer. They are the current officers.

According to Peterman, other agenda items include a review of members, and a 2018 budget.

»

Second-ever Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival growing

Stage set for this year's Super Bowl Eve event
Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

As the NFL playoffs continue, Ada will again have its own Super Bowl extravaganza.
 
The second annual “Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival” on Saturday, Feb. 3, will celebrate the village of Ada’s connection to the biggest football game of the year. Ada’s Wilson Sporting Goods factory makes the footballs used in the Super Bowl, and the day’s events will again capture that theme, leading up to a “football drop” at midnight on the cusp of Super Bowl Sunday.
 

»

Norma J. Guthrie 1940-2018

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

Ada

Norma J. Guthrie, 77, passed away January 14, 2018 at Mercy Health - St. Rita's Medical Center in Lima.  Norma was born November 20, 1940 in Cambridge, Ohio to the late Roy and Eva (Stiles) Shelton.  On February 2, 1958 he married Harold "Gus” Guthrie who survives in Ada.

»

Earl Dome Insurance

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

If you need insurance, when the operator asks, "Number, please," Say, "214." It's  the Earl Dome Insurance Agency, Ada. Employees were Julia Bentley, Lillian Desenberg and Nancy Long. Earl Dome was the agent. This photo is from the 1953 Ada Community Centennial Souvenir Program.

»

Once upon a time in Ada

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

Once upon a time in Ada

Things you didn’t know about your own hometown

By Lee Crouse
[email protected]

»

SSWDNP

Posted by Fred Steiner on Monday, January 15, 2018

We don't know the meaning of SSWDNP, but it certainly means something and we welcome viewers' thoughts. The Icon found this plate on a red Lexus RX 350 in Bluffton,

»

Swim/dive team beats Mount Union

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

ADA — The Ohio Northern women's swimming and diving team posted a 160-120 victory over Mount Union in a rare Sunday afternoon meet at the ONU Sports Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 3-1 overall and are 2-1 in the Ohio Athletic Conference with the victory, while the Purple Raiders fall to 4-2, 1-2.

Senior Sydney Veon (Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield) led the Polar Bears with four victories on the afternoon.

In a span of about 10 minutes, Veon won the 100 breast in 1:08.63 and the 50 free in :25.66. Later in the meet she won the 100 free in :56.56.

»

Men clinch share of OAC title

Posted by Monty Siekerman on Monday, January 15, 2018

The Ohio Northern men's swimming and diving team clinched at least a share of its 12th Ohio Athletic Conference regular season title with an 182-118 victory over Mount Union on Sunday at the ONU Sporrts Center Natatorium.

The Polar Bears improve to 4-0 overall and are 3-0 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Purple Raiders fall to 4-2, 1-2.

Ohio Northern also extended its home OAC dual meet winning streak to an impressive 31 meets and won its 11th OAC Regular Season crown in the past 12 seasons under head coach Peggy Ewald.

»

Pages