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Community

Poppy Days in Solon, May 19-28

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 7:51pm

SOLON– Each year, the American Legion Auxiliary distributes poppies to commemorate the sacrifice of our servicemen and women who gave their lives in our country’s wars.
The tradition of the memorial flower honoring the war dead began after WWI when returning soldiers brought memories of the battlefield poppies which were immortalized in Canadian Colonel John McCrae’s poem “In Flander’s Fields” whose opening lines are familiar to millions around the world:
“In Flander’s fields the poppies blow,
Between the crosses row on row...”


Help clean up Johnson County: volunteer for the Adopt-A-Roadway program

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 7:55pm

IOWA CITY– Johnson County’s Integrated Roadside Vegetation Management program is seeking groups and individuals interested in volunteering to clean up county roadsides by participating in the Adopt-A-Roadway program.


Supervisors get an earful at public hearing

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 8:46pm
Young farmers argue for changing agricultural exemption

By Chris Umscheid
Solon Economist
IOWA CITY– Young farmers in Johnson County raised their voices loud and clear to the board of supervisors: change or scrap the county’s agricultural exemption policy.
The young guns blazed away during a Thursday, May 10, public hearing on the proposed county comprehensive plan, citing the immense difficulties many budding farmers encounter in trying to purchase 40 acres (the minimum amount of land required to be considered a “farm” in Johnson County).


Solarize Johnson County coming to Solon May 24

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/17/2018 - 8:48pm
Solar panel installation incentive comes to six cities

JOHNSON COUNTY– Local residents have an opportunity to learn more about solar energy and invest in affordable solar through the new Solarize Johnson County program.
The initiative builds on the success of Solarize Cedar Rapids and Linn County, where more than 500 individuals attended free solar education sessions and nearly 100 property owners added solar to their properties in 2017.
Now, Johnson County, Johnson County Public Health, Johnson County Conservation and six municipalities are teaming up with a Wisconsin-based nonprofit organization to launch a similar program.


New Farmers Market opens May 29

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 4:28pm

SOLON– The Solon Farmers Market will be located in the parking lot of Mushroom Park on Tuesdays, from 3-6 p.m., starting May 29. Other days the market will be open are Sunday, May 27 (Solon firefighters breakfast), and Saturday, June 2 (weekend of Solon garage sales). The hours those days are 8-11 a.m. For vendor information, go to the city website, www.solon-iowa.com and open the Solon Farmers Market page.


Early voting for June 5 primary

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 6:57pm

IOWA CITY– Early voting for the June 5 primary will be available weekdays 7:45 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at the Johnson County Auditor’s Office, located at 913 S. Dubuque St. in Iowa City. The office will be closed Memorial Day, May 28.
Voting will also be available at the auditor’s office the weekend before the election: Saturday, June 2, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 3, noon to 5 p.m.
Early voting will also be available at these satellite voting sites:
• Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St. in Iowa City.
- Friday, June 1, 2:30–6:30 p.m.; and Saturday, June 2, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.


Johnson County Refuse program

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 6:59pm
New automated curbside service to begin July 1

SOLON– The City of Solon has officially adopted a new, automated curbside garbage and recycling system proposed by Johnson County Refuse of North Liberty.
Residents will receive two carts, one for recycling and one for garbage, to be used beginning in July. The new carts will eliminate the need for Johnson County Refuse employees to lift bags, limiting workplace injuries for the company.


Johnson County P&Z’s recommended changes under consideration

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 7:15pm
Supervisors’ public hearing on comprehensive plan May 10

Johnson County P&Z’s recommended changes under consideration
By Chris Umscheid
Solon Economist
IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Thursday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing is the latest step in what has been a nearly two-year process in crafting the document; the first of it’s kind for the county.
The Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) voted 5-0 on Monday, April 9, to approve a draft of the plan with 24 recommended changes.


Solon man pleads guilty to cyberstalking female teen

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 7:15pm

DAVENPORT– A Solon man faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty April 30 to a federal charge of cyberstalking a 16-year-old female.
Daniel Lee Stone, 48, of Solon, appeared before Magistrate Judge Stephen B. Jackson, Jr. in U.S. District Court, in Davenport and entered a guilty plea, according to U.S. Attorney Marc Krickbaum.
In a plea agreement, Stone admitted to texting a minor female over 170 times from on or about Oct. 31, 2016, through Nov. 3, 2016.


Swisher Legion Auxiliary selects two Prairie girls to attend Girls State

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 7:19pm

SWISHER– The Swisher American Legion Auxiliary has chosen two Prairie girls to attend Girls State this coming June at Drake University.


CRANDIC on the run

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 7:38pm
Inaugural marathon supports Corridor school districts

NORTH LIBERTY– In the calm morning hours of Sunday, April 29, a sea of over 1,200 people gathered on Landon Road in North Liberty, tightening their shoelaces and warming up in preparation for the journey ahead. The city served as host not only to residents of the Corridor area but also to people from across the U.S. as the RUN CRANDIC half marathon began.


Supervisors’ public hearing on comprehensive plan May 10

Submitted by admin on Thu, 05/10/2018 - 7:40pm
P&Z’s 24 recommended changes under consideration

IOWA CITY– The Johnson County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing on the proposed Comprehensive Plan Thursday, May 10, at 5:30 p.m. The hearing is the latest step in what has been a nearly two-year process in crafting the document; the first of it’s kind for the county.
The Johnson County Planning and Zoning Commission (P&Z) voted 5-0 on Monday, April 9, to approve a draft of the plan with 24 recommended changes.