Solon News

Selecting a point to make for an argument is a lot like selecting a boat for sailing: watch out for... The Solon Community School District will host an open house for state legislators, media and educators at 12:15 p.m. today at the school, 600 West Fifth St.

Election years - to be honest - make democracy annoying. The 44 Plays for 44 Presidents Festival hopes to inspire the opposite effect, with a national project that's already underway.

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The Johnson County Board of Supervisors approved opening a call for bids March 6 for contractors to replace the Mehaffey Bridge, a more than $4 million, two-year project.

Gregory John Engrav, , and Zachary John Engrav, , father and son, died from injuries received in a car accident near Solon, Monday, January 30, 2012.

Authorities investigate a fatality accident on Ely Road just south of 140th Street NE near Solon this morning, Monday, Jan.

SOLON, IA - On Monday a father and son were killed in a car accident west of Solon on Ely Road.

A Lakeview Elementary school student and his father were killed in a two-car crash near Solon Monday morning.

Cedar Rapids - Cedar Rapids Fire fighters say they don't know what caused students and faculty at Harding Middle School in Cedar Rapids to become ill today, an incident which sent five students and three employees to the hospital.

One person was killed and two others were hurt in a head-on crash Monday morning near Solon.

A medical helicopter is on the scene after a traffic accident on Ely Road near Solon.

Vivian Akers will be celebrating her 90th birthday on February 1st! Cards can be sent to: 1313 Ash St.

Two players who had struggled to find the range did so in the nick of time and enabled Regina to... Watching her 4-year-old son, James, giggle and toss 'snowballs' - rolled-up socks and tiny pieces of Styrofoam - with other kids, Tiffany Adrain beamed from the sidelines.

Mary Jean Swenka turns 80 on January 10th! John and Jean Swenka were residents of West Liberty for many years as their children Cheryl, Terry, John, Lori, Wendy and Mary Sue were growing up.

Mary Jean Swenka turns 80 on January 10th! John and Jean Swenka were residents of West Liberty for many years as their children Cheryl, Terry, John, Lori, Wendy and Mary Sue were growing up.