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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
