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Partridge in a Christmas tree

There are lots of holiday creatures in this Christmas tree located in the lobby of The Inn at ONU.

Four named All-Ohio; four named Academic All-Ohio in women's soccer

Four Ohio Northern women's soccer players were named All-Ohio and four were named Academic All-Ohio in voting conducted by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association.

Senior Tara Tokar and sophomore Kristina Klusek were named First Team All-Ohio.

Senior defender Paige Garber and juniorAbby Vargo were both named Second Team All-Ohio.

Head coach Mark Batman was also named Coach of the Year.

Garber and Tokar were named First Team Academic All-Ohio, while junior Abbie Schauble was named Second Team Academic All-Ohio and junior Lauren Brown was named Third Team Academic All-Ohio.

Tokar, a pharmacy major, was named to the NSCAA Scholar All-Region team.

Women's basketball ranked No. 15 in D3hoops.com poll; No. 19 in USA Today sports coaches poll

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team rose two spots in both the D3hoops.com poll and the USA Today Sports Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.

The Polar Bear are ranked No. 15 in the D3hoops.com poll and No. 19 in the USA Today Sports Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll.

In the D3hoops.com poll, ONU received 217 points.

DePauw (Ind.) remained in the top sport with 623 points, fellow OAC foe Mount Union is second with 583 points and Calvin (Mich.) remains No. 3 with 523 points.

The Polar Bears were ranked No. 24 in the first weekly poll, No. 20 in the second poll and No. 17 in the third poll.

Six named All-Ohio; five named Academic All-Ohio in men's soccer

Five Ohio Northern men's soccer players were named All-Ohio and four were named Academic All-Ohio in voting done by the Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association.

Seniors Nate Bascom, Mac Church,Cameron Johnson and Austin Windsorwere all named First Team All-Ohio.

In addition, senior Chris Matejka and freshman Keegan Ross were both named Second Team All-Ohio and head coach Brent Ridenour was named Coach of the Year.

Bascom, Church, Johnson and Windsor were also named First Team Academic All-Ohio, while junior Matt Fleming was named Second Team Academic All-Ohio.

Bascom earns his second straight First Team All-Ohio First Team Academic All-Ohio selection.

ONU to offer free courses focusing on small business development

The Community Economic Development Center (CEDC) at Ohio Northern University will hold six noncredit certification classes beginning in January. Classes are free and open to the public, and all events begin at 6:30 p.m.

Classes range in length from one to six weeks, and each class focuses on general topics relating to the development of a business. The classes range from exploring self-employment to computer literacy.

Police log for Dec. 10 - Dec. 16

The Ada Police Department provided the Icon with the following updated docket:

Dec. 10

  • Traffic stop warning for marked lanes; Report taken Info Only

  • Handled animal call

Dec. 11


  • Assist EMS on W College Ave

  • Traffic stop warning for stop sign
Handled suspicious vehicle on Beech St

  • Handled suspicious activity complaint on E North Ave
  • Traffic stop, warning issued.
  • Report taken for noncriminal incident

Dec. 12

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