The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
Seniors Addie Miller (left) and Izzy Frees embrace with tears flowing after the final out of the Class 3A regional semifinal against archrival Mount Vernon in Mount Vernon Saturday evening.
News
Callie Levin
Solon’s Callie Levin named 2025 Beef Days Celebrity Grand Marshal
Kevin Hotz named 2025 Beef Days Grand Marshal
Steve and Shirley Knight named 2025 Beef Days Cornerstone Grand Marshals
Meet Larry Swann, the 2025 Solon Senior of the Year
Things to know about Beef Days
Sports
Senior Jackson Link had a tough start to Friday’s Class 3A Substate No. 5 first round game against the Grinnell Tigers. Link faced two batters and watched helplessly as both drilled solo homeruns just before the game was suspended for severe weather.
Tigers bite Spartans baseball to end the season
Postseason softball campaign opened with 9-1 win over Anamosa
J-Hawks top Lady Spartans softball to end the regular season
Lady Spartans softball fall to rival Clear Creek Amana
Bobcats add to Lady Spartans’ softball woes to cap winless week
Top Stories
Solon’s Callie Levin named 2025 Beef Days Celebrity Grand Marshal
Kevin Hotz named 2025 Beef Days Grand Marshal
Steve and Shirley Knight named 2025 Beef Days Cornerstone Grand Marshals
Tigers bite Spartans baseball to end the season
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Opinions
Opinion | Two Grandmas, Miss Bruce and a new baby sister
Opinion | Hot summer afternoons in the 1940’s
Opinion | When July 4th meant homemade ice cream
Opinion | Troubled by City’s response to Jordan Creek Church
Community
Solon Public Library News: July 17
Solon College News: July 17
Solon Public Library News: July 10
Solon College News: July 10
Obituaries
Lawrence A. Meister

June 29, 2025

John M. Hatcher

June 15, 2025

John Scott

May 14, 2025

Joanne Staumanis

May 6, 2025