CEDAR RAPIDS — When Solon’s William “Bill” Brown entered the terminal at the Eastern Iowa Airport last Tuesday night at the conclusion of the 57th Honor Flight, he and 87 fellow veterans were...
This was not your typical Solon Senior Night.
The storied Senior Night traditions for Solon remained the same, with the announcement of each senior athlete, the passing of the torch to the kindergarteners,...
Eli Kampman and Piper Stahle were crowned as Solon’s 2025 Homecoming King and Queen in separate coronation ceremonies last week.
Kampman, the Spartans’ primary quarterback, received his sash and...
Homecoming events – The parade, pep rally, and crowning of the King were held Wednesday. The Homecoming Game is set for Friday with frosh/soph playing at 5:00 p.m. and varsity at 7:30. During halftime...
It arrived with a sound like thunder yet silent tears were shed while it was here.
The Global War on Terror Wall of Remembrance, a traveling memorial and visual history of the war against terrorism,...
Friday night Solon American Legion Stinocher Post 460 members stood with their brothers from Mount Vernon American Legion Hahn Howard Post 480, the Solon High School Marching Band played patriotic tunes,...
A pair of University of Iowa journalism students will soon be hitting the streets in Solon seeking out stories to tell.
Reanna Robb and Lily Graham are in this fall’s Iowa Community News class and...
It's a football Friday night tradition.
Before the varsity Spartans take the field, the Solon Marching Band, in their orange and black uniforms with polished black hats and plumes, performs the National...
The week before the official start of the nine-week high school football season is called “Week Zero,” and often provides a test for teams before hitting the gridiron for competition in Week One.
While...
The members of the Solon Centennial Lions Club are used to unique bicycling events – the Club hosts the annual Fat Tire Classic every February on the trails around Lake Macbride.
“We just celebrated...
The City of Solon held its annual Clean Up Day Saturday, August 9 at the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA) with LRS-Johnson County Refuse providing trucks and crews to haul away residents’ unwanted...
Jack Neuzil (Nov. 25, 1930-April 19, 2025), better known to many simply as ‘The Dinosaur Man,’ was remembered and honored Friday, August 1 as the Solon Public Library held its fourth annual Dinosaurs...
