Featured

Solon Economist
Flour Power
05/09/2013 - 6:44pm
Steph Hooper takes a blast of flour after exiting “Great Bales of Solon,” one of the many fun obstacles at the Spartan Dash, a fundraiser for the Lakeview Elementary PTO Saturday, April 27. Turn to page 20 for more photos by Doug Lindner.
Go fish
03/26/2013 - 7:34pm
Payton Haas and her friends won big at the live goldfish game, part of the 18th annual Solon Dollars for Scholars “Bringin’ in the Green” carnival held March 4 at Lakeview Elementary. The event is a fundraiser for the local organization that gives college scholarships to every Solon graduating senior who applies. See more photos in next week’s...
North Liberty Leader
A cluster of controversy
03/19/2013 - 7:46pm
IOWA CITY– Opponents of a proposed housing development along Newport Road in northern Johnson County left the county administration building disappointed Tuesday night in the wake of a 4-1 vote by the board of supervisors. A proposal to rezone 90.89 acres owned by Sharon Dooley, wife of the late Mike Dooley, from agricultural land to Rural Cluster...
North Liberty Leader
Flapjack happy
03/19/2013 - 7:42pm
Ten-month-old Ben Stoner of Oxford munches on breakfast while attending the 40th annual Optimist pancake fundraiser with his grandfather, Dick Stoner, Jr. For more photos of the event, see page 20. (photo by Doug Lindner)
Solon Economist
Off road
03/19/2013 - 7:24pm
Bruce Koffron trails behind Jana Holmes and Michelle Lobeck as they slog cross country through farmland southeast of Solon as part of the Solon Survivor Extreme 5K, held Saturday, March 9, as a fundraiser for the Solon Sluggers 12U baseball team and the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital. See next week’s edition for more photos and results. (...
North Liberty Leader
Trojans still 4A state champs
03/12/2013 - 6:49pm
DES MOINES– The Iowa City West High Trojans are still the reigning Class 4A Champions after a three-game campaign at the Boys State Basketball Tournament in the Wells Fargo Arena. The team, coached by Steve Bergman, went on a rollercoaster ride, which ended with its second consecutive state tournament trophy, the fifth for the program and the...