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News

Black and white

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2013 - 7:48pm
County trying to deal with racial disparity in arrest rates

Five county residents to attend Juvenile Justice Reform program

By Chris Umscheid
Solon Economist

NORTH LIBERTY– The subject of minorities being arrested and incarcerated at a higher percentage than white people has been an on-going discussion topic in Johnson County, and was cited during debates over the county’s proposed new justice center. However that discussion focused on adult contact with law enforcement and the criminal justice center, and not necessarily on juvenile offenders.


Have you been taxed too much?

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/17/2013 - 8:05pm
Local option tax expired, but some retailers have still been charging

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader

JOHNSON COUNTY– Maybe they didn’t get the memo. Perhaps they couldn’t believe that a tax could actually expire.


Aw, shucks!

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 8:00pm
Solon schools lunchrooms to serve local farm food

SOLON– Corn means something more to us here in Iowa, and nothing shows it off better than events like the corn-shucking party at Solon High School Aug. 25.
The party, which ended when the work was done, was expected to take place from 2 until 5 p.m. Surprisingly, though, it finished an hour and a half after the fun started. The corn was served to students during the first week of school during lunch.
“It was great to see everybody working together,” Laurie Broghammer said as she cleaned up the last bits of corn from the cafeteria kitchen.


Is Solon ready to start laying eggs?

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 8:03pm
City council asked by youth to consider urban chicken ordinance

By Doug Lindner
Solon Economist
SOLON– Other towns are doing it.
Why not Solon?
Ethan Kober, accompanied by his father Scott, posed the question to the Solon City Council at an Aug. 21 meeting.
“I’ve raised chickens the last four years, and I’d like to continue to do that in Solon,” Kober told council members. He asked what could possibly be done to allow backyard chickens within the Solon city limits.


Solon School News

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 8:09pm

Calendar reminders

Sept. 11: Facilities usage meeting, 7 p.m. in room 403.
Sept. 19: 1 p.m. Early out
Sept. 19: HS Parent-Teacher conferences, 1 until 7:30 p.m.

September board of education

The Solon board of education meeting is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 16, in the central office conference room.

School pictures Sept. 18


We Run for the Red White & Blue

Submitted by admin on Tue, 09/10/2013 - 8:26pm

NORTH LIBERTY– The owners of We Run specialty running store in North Liberty, Kris and Brian Tharp, often hold group running events for their customers, running students and friends.
On Sunday, Sept. 8, the runners had some special guests.
Members of Team Red, White & Blue joined the Sunday run, carrying flags and sporting their Team RBW T-shirts to honor victims and heroes of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center and the U.S. Pentagon and the attempted attack on Washington, D.C.


It’s time to decide school leadership

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:27pm
Six candidates share views at public forum

By Eric Hawkinson
Solon Economist
SOLON– In Solon, there is no shortage of people who care about the town. Many school districts struggle to get anyone from the community to attend a single school board meeting, while some Solon constituents attend every one, hoping to share their ideas for a better future.
The Solon school board candidate forum held Wednesday, Aug. 28, was another one of those nights.


District to potentially assist with drainage issue

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:36pm

SOLON– The Solon Community School District (SCSD) Board of Education has released the following statement through Superintendent Sam Miller in response to drainage issues on Marshek Court:


Stipend or per- call pay for NLFD?

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:50pm
Chiefs hope to change pay rate

By Lori Lindner
North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– Even though they are volunteers, members of the North Liberty fire department do actually get paid, albeit just a stipend at the end of the year.
North Liberty Volunteer Fire Department (NLFD) fire chiefs are seeking to change that.
Fire chief Eric Vandewater and assistant chiefs Bill Schmooke and Bryan Hardin approached the North Liberty City Council on Aug. 13 to present a case for the fire department switching to a pay-per-call system.


Wild Rabbit, worthy cause

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:52pm

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– It looks like something a few dozen clowns would tumble out of. It has more glitter than a Liberace performance. And, it will be a $500 boost to the North Liberty Food Pantry’s coffers when somebody buys it.
It is a 1979 VW Rabbit, known as the “Sparkle Car,” for sale at Sherm’s Auto in North Liberty. Owner Steve Sherman took the utilitarian economy car, which had been brush-painted a rather drab shade of brown, and transformed it into a one-of-a-kind unit its future owner will never lose in a parking lot.


ICCSD to make land purchase near North Liberty for district’s third comprehensive high school

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:52pm

By Eric Hawkinson and
Lori Lindner
North Liberty Leader
NORTH LIBERTY– The spot for a new high school has been chosen, as the Iowa City Community School District (ICCSD) inches toward finalizing its comprehensive facilities master plan.
The school board voted 6-0 at an Aug. 13 district meeting to approve a land acquisition for the location of a proposed third high school; 76 acres of near at the junction of Dubuque Street and North Liberty Road.


CCA board candidates respond to questions

Submitted by admin on Wed, 09/04/2013 - 7:53pm

TIFFIN– Six candidates are running for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) School District Board of Education. Five of the candidates will appear on the Sept. 10 school election ballot, while one candidate has declared a write-in campaign.