Cami Rasmussen, City Administrator, Special to the Solon Economist
• April 16, 2025
Project Overview
The decision to build a new treatment facility came after extensive evaluation by city engineers.
The age of the current facility, limited space, flooding issues, and more restrictive...
SOLON, IA — Park and Recreation Director Brodie Bohlen says that there are a lot of interesting events and activities this upcoming spring for the Solon area community.
Preschool through third grade...
Justin Hoehn, Kirkwood Community College
• April 16, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood Community College was given the 2024 Tree Campus USA Award at the Annual Community Forestry Awards Luncheon in Ankeny on April 3. The college is one of only 10 Tree Campus USA...
Justin Hoehn, Kirkwood Community College
• April 16, 2025
CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood Community College and IowaWORKS has announced a new partnership that will improve the availability and coordination of workforce programs in the Cedar Rapids area.
Effective...
SOLON — Solon Public Library has been selected as one of 300 libraries to participate in round three of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library...
Thanks to everyone who contacted legislators and shared their opinions, he two bills in Iowa Legislation (HF880 and HF521) that would have negatively impacted library services, did not pass the second...
OXFORD — The Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District’s Board of Education has announced three finalists in their search for the district’s next superintendent, with two, Dr. Josh Lyons...
Jackson Miles, For the Solon Economist
• April 16, 2025
SOLON—Jordan Creek Church, which started as a small gathering in a living room just a few years ago, now is poised to become what church leaders hope is a cornerstone of the Solon community.
Rodney...
SOLON — The annual Spartan Dash is a family-friendly 1 mile fun run with an obstacle course and serves as the largest fundraiser for the Lakeview Elementary and Solon Intermediate School PTO's.
Families...
Jake Olson, For the Solon Economist
• April 15, 2025
SOLON — The Solon Public Library recently welcomed Mykle Clark as the new Adult Services Librarian -- taking over for Alexis Kruth, who served in the position for the previous five years.
Clark worked...
SOLON — With an eye toward future growth and redevelopment the Solon City Council approved a $1.1 million purchase price for the Brosh Chapel, located at 100 S. Cedar St., during their regular meeting...
Homeowners in unincorporated Johnson County and its smaller communities who would like to have greener and healthier lawns without the use of chemicals, can apply to have 50% of the costs for soil...
