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Solon Economist

Piper Stahle and Eli Kampman were crowned 2025 Homecoming Queen and King in separate events last week during Homecoming Week.

Kampman and Stahle crowned 2025 Homecoming King and Queen

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 8, 2025

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...

Grey Johans (314), Crystal Nicholson (361), Lauren Vande Kamp (425), and Mirai Hong-Noerper (309) with many others, start the third annual Bone Dash fundraiser at the SRNA.

Bone Dash is this Saturday

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 8, 2025

The fourth annual Bone Dash 5K run and Monster Mile takes over the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA) Saturday morning. Runners and walkers, many in costumes (costumes are encouraged) will gather...

Solon resident asks city to slow down speeders

Ty Rushing, For the Solon Economist October 8, 2025

Fernando Oliveira wants drivers to slow down when driving through his Solon neighborhood, and he shared those concerns with city officials during the Oct. 1 Solon City Council meeting. “I don’t...

Phillip Miller takes aim during a mini-tournament hosted by the Solon Archery Team in 2023.

Archery parent meeting and sign up is Sunday, October 19

October 8, 2025

The parent meeting and student sign up for Solon Spartan Archery is Sunday, October 19 at the Solon Methodist Church’s Family Life Center. Students at Solon Intermediate School (SIS) and Solon Middle...

167 girls from preschool through 5th grade performed as cheerleaders during halftime of the frosh-soph game Friday, October 3 under the direction of the JV and varsity cheerleaders.

Mini Cheer Clinic fills the field and boosts cheerleaders’ coffers

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 8, 2025

167 Solon girls from preschool through 5th grade shook, shouted, and jumped as they took over the football field Friday evening (October 3) for the 2025 Spartan Cheer Champ. The event, the largest fundraiser...

Solon firefighters’ Battery Up program is next month

John Studt, SFD Fire Prevention Captain October 8, 2025

It’s that time of year when you should change out the batteries in your smoke detectors and carbon monoxide. Your Solon Fire Fighters offer a Battery Up program to our senior residence, and disabled...

Iowa Poetry Association announces release of its 80th annual anthology Lyrical Iowa 2025

October 8, 2025

The Iowa Poetry Association, Inc (IPA) announces the publication of its annual poetry anthology Lyrical Iowa 2025, Our 80th Year. The poems included within these pages are finely-crafted and engaging...

(Front, from left) Gable Knight, Jillian Elijah, Piper Stahle, Jozie Lahr, Kiley Devery, and Kennedey Whitford. (Back, from left) Nick Stahle, Eli Kampman, Nick Gerdin, Teague Williams, Ty Turner, and Tripp Johnson.

2025 Solon HS Homecoming Court

October 1, 2025

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...

Grey Johans (314), Crystal Nicholson (361), Lauren Vande Kamp (425), and Mirai Hong-Noerper (309) with many others, start the 5k and 1-mile runs for the third annual Bone Dash fundraiser at the SRNA. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, October 11 at the Timber Dome and costumes are encouraged.

Support Solon kid in upcoming Bone Dash

Ella McEntaffer, Intern October 1, 2025

Four year old Liam Mattson of Solon is enrolled in Pre-K at Lakeview Elementary School. His mom, Taylor Mattson, says that his favorite subject in school is recess, he loves to “play” his piano toy,...

Meet the city council/school board candidates Monday, October 20

Chris Umscheid, Editor October 1, 2025

Voters in the city of Solon and in the Solon Community School District (SCSD) will go to the polls Tuesday, Nov. 4 for the city and school election with several candidates to choose from for open seats...

Johnson County Board of Supervisors move forward with redistricting

Monica Simon, The Daily Iowan October 1, 2025

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved the next step in redistricting supervisor seats after a state law required the county to use district instead of at-large representation earlier this...

The Johnson County Board of Supervisors officially designated September 2025 as National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month in Johnson County. Receiving the proclamation is Patient Advocate Bridget Toomey who lost her mother from ovarian, and researchers Kristi Thiel, PhD, and Danielle Uhl, PhD with Johnson County Board of Supervisors Mandi Remington, V Fixmer-Oraiz, Rod Sullivan, and Lisa Green-Douglass.

September is National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month

October 1, 2025

Ovarian cancer ranks fifth in cancer deaths among women in Iowa and is the deadliest of the gynecologic cancers, with a five-year survival rate of just 50 percent. Because of the location of the ovaries...

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