Doug Lindner

SOLON Krista Stramel didnt know where her path was.
For me, the hospitality industry gave me a lot of stability and really allowed me to figure out where I wanted to go in life and what my purpose was, she explained.
Stramel, 32, celebrated her third year as the general manager of Red Vespa, in Solon, with a nomination as one of 40 Women to Watch in Hospitality announced by the Iowa Restaurant Association.
The honorees were recognized Nov. 16 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines during the associations annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony.

WAUKON– It’s hard to win a football game without the offense scoring any points.
Despite opportunities, Solon’s varsity football team could only find the end zone once against Waukon, when Gage Marty picked up an Indian fumble and rumbled 25 yards across the goal line.
The Spartans were eliminated from the Class 2A football playoffs after a 24-8 loss to the Indians in Waukon Friday, Nov. 6.

IOWA CITY– Most of the people have spoken.
A whopping 86.11 percent of Johnson County’s registered voters cast ballots in the Nov. 3 General Election, according to updated information posted by the Johnson County Auditor’s Office Nov. 5.
A summary of the results reported 84,161 of the county’s 97,739 registered voters took part in the election.
Just over 72 percent of the votes were received as absentee ballots.
The auditor’s office handled 60,897 absentee ballots, while 23,264 people voted on election day, according to unofficial results.

SOLON– Senior Kennedy Bombei, sophomore Delaney Bombei and junior Maddie Manifold were selected for recognition as the WaMaC Conference announced its volleyball honors Oct. 21.
Kennedy Bombei was named to the All-WaMaC East Second Team, while Delaney Bombei and Manifold received WaMaC Recognition.
The Solon varsity volleyball team finished the year 2-3 in conference play and 17-19 overall, falling 3-0 to third-ranked (Class 3A) Mount Vernon in a Region 7 road quarterfinal on Oct. 19.

SOLON The City of Solon moved another step closer to building its first water amenity last week.
During an Oct. 21 meeting, city council members approved a $138,957 contract with Stebral Construction of Iowa City to build a shelter and restroom adjacent to a planned splash pad.
Its really been a group effort to get us to this point, noted City Administrator Cami Rasmussen.
Before council members was a resolution approving the price estimate and construction contract prepared by City Attorney Kevin Olson.