The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The Fall 2025 Community News class (from left) – Reanna Robb, Lily Graham, Sonja Fortier, Aviva Wilks-Adams, Zoe Bentler, Megan Klein, instructor Tyren Rushing, and Liam Halawith.
News
Sophomore football players carry a 35’ American Flag (on loan from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department) along the sideline as pregame ceremonies for Armed Forces Night are about to get underway during last year’s Mount Vernon vs. Solon varsity football game on Armed Forces Night. This year’s event is this Friday, Sept. 12, with all veterans and active duty military admitted free of charge.
Armed Forces Night is this Friday at Spartan Stadium
Nomination period open for Nov. 4 city/school elections
Reminder: GWOT Wall of Remembrance and Ruck-22 walk next week
Council continues discussion on Macbride Pointe subdivision’s request for city water
Scarecrows Against Hunger to Stomp Out Iowa Food Insecurity
Sports
Kaden Hoeper takes an Eli Kampman pass in the endzone for a touchdown Friday, Sept. 5 in Williamsburg. The junior made three receptions for 86 yards and a pair of scores in a 33-14 win over the Raiders.
Spartans improve to 2-0 with 33-14 win over rival Raiders
A busy start to the season for Lady Spartan volleyball
Little Hawks top Golden Eagles 94-87
Lady Spartans reign, Spartans third at Bob Brown XC Invitational
Solon football secures 36-13 victory over Assumption behind QB Kampman’s monster game
Top Stories
Armed Forces Night is this Friday at Spartan Stadium
Nomination period open for Nov. 4 city/school elections
Reminder: GWOT Wall of Remembrance and Ruck-22 walk next week
Spartans improve to 2-0 with 33-14 win over rival Raiders
E-Edition
Solon Economist
Opinions
Opinion | Miss McGowan, junior high principal extraordinaire
Opinion | President stays on sidelines after school kids are shot
Opinion | Memorable teachers from early school years
Opinion | It’s time for government to learn why ‘more light, less darkness’ needed
Community
Solon Public Library News: September 11
September Solon Senior Advocates news
September Solon Senior Support news
Outdoor siren testing out of sequence for the Johnson County North Zone next week
Obituaries
Charlene Gail Groven (Opkis)
John L. Phillips

September 2, 2025

Jo Ann Mottet

August 20, 2025

Tristan Joseph Metzler