SOLON — They dribbled, passed, and took shots at the basket just like their classmates do, but the pace was perhaps a bit slower. For the dozen or so kids enjoying basketball skills at the Solon...
SOLON — Things are understandably busy at the North Pole, headquarters for Santa Claus and his elves, as they work feverishly to produce toys for all of the good boys and girls to be delivered on...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• December 18, 2024
SOLON — Kobie Lietz grabbed the Benton missed shot and started moving in transition. Usually, the senior guard would find an outlet pass to get the offense going, but this time Lietz took it upon...
Kyle Prondzinki, For the Solon Economist
• December 18, 2024
SOLON — A quarter into the 2024-2025 season, the Solon Spartans (3-1) are demonstrating steady growth, using each game to improve their progress. Head coach Jared Galpin has emphasized the importance...
SOLON — The Iowa Department of Education released performance ratings for the 2023-2024 school year last month marking the first time new state school performance ratings and federal designations...
The Iowa City Police Department and the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office may merge forces with a potential joint law enforcement facility. The discussion first arose due to separate space needs studies...
IOWA CITY — The holidays in Eastern Iowa keep getting brighter thanks to Holiday Lights at the Lake.
Entering its 4th year, Holiday Lights at the Lake, featuring a mile-long route of large, animated...
SOLON — Winter coats were brought out for the first time of the year last week, and the Solon Lady Spartan girls’ basketball team tipped off for the first time this season. They took the court with...
TAMA — The Lady Spartan wrestlers placed third in South Tama’s Girls Invitational last Thursday (Nov. 21) with 156.5 team points behind champion Vinton-Shellsburg (215.5) and runner up South Tama...
Education (IDOE) recently released new Iowa School Performance Profiles for the 2023-24 school year, marking the first time new state school performance ratings and federal designations have been determined...
SOLON — It’s a job Elaine Claude loves to do, but one she wishes didn’t need to be done.
Claude is the Director of the Solon Community Food Pantry, a role she took on back in February. As...
SOLON — Stop motion – the process of making a movie or video literally one frame at a time, has been around since the early 1900s using various forms ranging from simple drawings through sophisticated...
