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Solon Economist

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Solon Economist

The Fall 2025 Community News class (from left) – Reanna Robb, Lily Graham, Sonja Fortier, Aviva Wilks-Adams, Zoe Bentler, Megan Klein, instructor Tyren Rushing, and Liam Halawith.

UI students ready to cover the news that matters to Solon

Chris Umscheid, Editor September 10, 2025

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...

Sophomore football players carry a 35’ American Flag (on loan from the Cedar Rapids Fire Department) along the sideline as pregame ceremonies for Armed Forces Night are about to get underway during last year’s Mount Vernon vs. Solon varsity football game on Armed Forces Night. This year’s event is this Friday, Sept. 12, with all veterans and active duty military admitted free of charge.

Armed Forces Night is this Friday at Spartan Stadium

September 10, 2025

Solon High School is proud to invite all active-duty personnel and veterans to attend “Armed Forces Night” Friday, September 12 at the Mt Vernon Mustangs vs. Solon Spartans football game. This special...

Reminder: GWOT Wall of Remembrance and Ruck-22 walk next week

September 10, 2025

The Global War on Terror (GWOT) Wall of Remembrance is coming to Solon next week and will be at the Legion Field. The wall, similar to the Vietnam Memorial wall the Solon American Legion Stinocher Post...

Council continues discussion on Macbride Pointe subdivision’s request for city water

Chris Umscheid, Editor September 10, 2025

The Macbride Pointe subdivision, located just west of the roundabout on Hwy. 382, west of Solon, has been the subject of much discussion in recent months, and was again discussed during the Wednesday,...

Outdoor siren testing out of sequence for the Johnson County North Zone next week

Outdoor siren testing out of sequence for the Johnson County North Zone next week

Travis Beckman, Johnson County Emergency Management Agency September 4, 2025

Due to recent repairs needed on the outdoor warning sirens located in the North Zone (north of Lake Macbride - Solon, Swisher, Shueyville, and rural areas), Johnson County Emergency Management Agency will...

The Solon High School Marching Band exits the field after pregame ceremonies Friday, August 29. The 40-some-member band performed the National Anthem and school fight song to open the first varsity football game of the season and debuted their competition piece for the year during halftime.

Pumping up the crowd

Chris Umscheid, Editor September 3, 2025

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...

Coach Elizabeth Rohner keeps a watchful eye as a team of cheerleaders launches Layla Knazze skyward while practicing before the start of the varsity football game Friday, August 29. Rohner and co-coach Kashi Griffith have 20 girls on the squad this season.

Firing up the team and the crowd under the Friday night lights

Chris Umscheid, Editor September 3, 2025

Friday night – the marching band is playing, the student section is decked out in the theme of the week, parents and other fans are in the stands, the Spartans are on the gridiron, and on the track...

Don Ellis, “The Voice of the Spartans,” announces the end of a lightning delay and that the crowd may reenter Spartan Stadium ahead of the pregame warm ups and ceremony before the opening kick Friday, August 29. Ellis has been the man on the mic since 1988, becoming a Friday night football tradition in Solon.

Until it isn’t fun anymore

Chris Umscheid, Editor September 3, 2025

Tradition runs strong in communities like Solon, including Friday night football. Part of that tradition is the steady voice originating in the press box and booming through the speakers, introducing...

‘Does anybody know what time it is?’

Chris Umscheid, Editor August 28, 2025

Benjamin Franklin is said to have coined the phrase, “Time is money.” As the Solon Community School District’s Board of Education found out, time, or ensuring the correct time across the vast...

City Council tackles water issues, infrastructure projects

AJ Dolan, Intern August 28, 2025

The City Council meeting Wednesday, August 20, was categorized by updates on hot-button items such as the community’s long-term water supply, the city’s new wastewater treatment facility, a new water...

Solon Retirement Village achieves “Deficiency Free” rating for the second straight year

Scott Maiers, Community Relations Director, Solon Retirement Village August 28, 2025

The Solon Nursing Care Center has earned the highest possible rating on its comprehensive annual survey by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. A Deficiency Free survey certifies that all...

Solon Library to host public input session on non-metro housing Wednesday, Sept. 10

August 28, 2025

Johnson County will host two public input sessions Wednesday, Sept. 10, for community members to continue a discussion on housing issues in the county’s non-metro area. The sessions will be led by...

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