The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
The community newspaper for Solon

Solon Economist
(From left) Jadlyn Huynh (Agnes/Pirate 1), Abby Kramer (Pirate), Merrick Gravert (Morgan Bluebeard), Evann Freerks (Princess Maria), Natalie Arthur (Jackie Bluebeard), and MacKenna Kramer (Pirate) rehearse a scene from The Pirate Sisters and the Bounty for Bluebeard, this year’s spring play at Solon High School. The curtain goes up Saturday, March 8 and Sunday, March 9 in the Center for the Arts.
News
Former marine chooses to give back after accidental shooting and brain injury
Johnson County Food Policy Council vacancies
Communities received nearly $9.3M from Alliant Energy in 2024
Miller-Meeks, Ernst expose billion-dollar boondoggles
Treasurer Smith announces reduced fees for IAble
Sports
Carson Reid (at left) and Trendon Walker bowled for Iowa City, City High this season and have been recognized with Mississippi Valley Conference honors.
Solon’s Carson Reid and Trendon Walker earn MVC bowling honors
Spartans postseason run ended by undefeated Clear Lake Lions
Grant Gordon delivers to send Spartans to state qualifier
Lucas Feuerbach rolls to a second place finish at state
Bock leads Spartans past Benton in substate thriller
Top Stories
Lucas Feuerbach rolls to a second place finish at state
Solon girls’ basketball comes to a close
Spartans start slow, win big over Demons in regular season finale
Beef Days Committee seeking 2025 T-shirt artwork
E-Edition
Solon Economist
Opinions
Letter to the Editor
Transparency is never partisan, especially with tax money involved
An ode to the peanut
Letter to the Editor | Klaps for Klep
Community
SIS Alpha Club members pose for a group photo after delivering over 1,200 pounds of food to the Solon Community Food Pantry.
SIS Alpha Club fills the Pantry
Solon Public Library News
Reminder – 2025 Solon Senior of the Year Award nominations due March 19
VITA providing free tax preparation assistance for qualifying residents through April 9, 2025
Obituaries
Norma Dunbar

March 5, 2025

Cheryel Lee Reyhons

January 31, 2025

Leonard Phelps

January 30, 2025

Vivian Rose Mougin

January 12, 2025