SOLON — Last spring the varsity boys track and field team clinched their second consecutive WaMaC Conference Championship, were crowned with the District Championship, and sent 16 events to the 2024...
SOLON — Downtown Solon has seen an uptick of activity lately as the former Renew Boutique and Spa at 121 West Main St. has been undergoing renovation and conversion to a first for Solon, a new comprehensive...
Scott Maiers, Community Relations Director, Solon Retirement Village
• March 19, 2025
SOLON — Solon Retirement Assisted Living Village received a “Deficiency Free” survey Monday, March 10th.
The assisted living survey is conducted every two years by the Department of Inspections...
Eileen Hageman, GFWC Solon Women’s Club
• March 11, 2025
Your child would love waking up Easter morning to a yard full of stuffed eggs! Members of the GFWC Solon Women’s Club will again be doing the “Egg My Yard” fundraiser. All profits raised will...
SOLON — For more than a century, agriculture has been at the heart of Solon evolving alongside the town itself. From grain elevators to feed mills, family-run businesses like Solon Feed Mill and...
DES MOINES — High school and middle school archers from across the state gathered at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Friday, Feb. 28 through Sunday, March 1, for the 2025 Iowa National Archery in the...
SOLON — Jayden Merrick, a senior at Solon High School, has joined the elite ranks of the Eagle Scouts with his board of review in October 2023 and Eagle Court of Honor last April.
Eagle Scout...
Caleb Bock
Bock, one of nine seniors on the varsity squat this season, was named to the WaMaC East All-Conference 1st Team with such players as Mount Vernon's Josef (WaMaC East Player of the Year)...
Q: Why did President Trump address a joint session of Congress?
A: Article II, Section 3 of the Constitution says the president “shall from time to time” give Congress information about the...
SOLON — Famous pirate John Bluebeard has given up his life of piracy for the love of Princess Maria. But, after he is captured by Queen Victoria and the powerhungry Prince George, it is up to Maria...
Joel Kellar, For the Solon Economist
• February 27, 2025
DES MOINES — It was the Lucas Feuerbach show in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena during the State High School Wrestling Tournament last week. After receiving a bye in the first round, Feuerbach dominated...
Jonah Frey, For the Solon Economist
• February 27, 2025
MOUNT VERNON — With her warmups back on, backpack slung over her shoulder, and tears in her eyes, senior Kobi Lietz walked out of the locker room after playing with her teammates one last time. Just...
