Solon News

" Christopher Reed wants to enact term limits for members of Congress - " starting with 2nd District Rep.

The Johnson County Sheriffs Office says that some people in Solon could have problems calling 911 or other numbers.

A committee of the Johnson County auditor, recorder and treasurer will name a new supervisor Friday, filling the remainder of Larry Meyers' term on the Johnson County board.

A Solon business was found to be noncompliant during alcohol compliance checks conducted by the Johnson County Sheriff's Office on Friday evening in several communities and rural Johnson County.

Who says Halloween cannot be educational at an elementary school? Our efforts to tell the kids to wash and use hand sanitizer has rubbed off on our teachers.

The following communities will have trick-or-treating at these times: * Coralville: 5:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday.

The Solon School District is expected to have its new superintendent sometime in the spring, according to district officials.

Four candidates interviewed Friday to fill the remainder of Larry Meyers' term on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Iowa City Luis Herrera Rodriguez, 24, of 2401 Highway 6 E. No. 2610 in Iowa City was arrested for assault causing injury at 2:29 a.m. Tuesday, Oct.

Eight of the 16 people who applied will be interviewed for the open Johnson County Board of Supervisors seat.

Posted on Oct 16, 2009 by Gregg Hennigan . City council members, a past supervisor and a University of Iowa student are among 16 people who want to fill an open seat on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Nine people have put their name in contention to fulfill Larry Meyers' Johnson County supervisors term.

N.E. in Solon was arrested for second-degree robbery at 2:49 p.m. Oct. 3 at 425 S. Gilbert St.

3 at 800 Melrose Ave. in Iowa City. * Benjamin Lee Ethier, 24, of 658 Knoll St. S.E. in Cedar Rapids was arrested for drunken driving at 1:58 a.m. Oct.

The Visiting Nurse Association will conduct several public flu clinics next week.

Harold Joseph Fiala, 78 of Solon, died Sunday, October 4, 2009 at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Brosh Chapel in Solon.

Despite years of scrambling for funding, battling the elements and its crumbling, 120-year-old CSPS building, Cedar Rapids' Legion Arts crew has kept a brave face and an astonishing parade of world-class musicians and artists coming through their doors .

It was a weekday morning two years ago. Libby Kestel was walking Ginger -- a white terrier mix named for her ginger-colored ears and spots -- along with her other dog, Daisy, at Hickory Hill Park.

A group of county residents has started collecting petition signatures in hopes of having a special election to decide the newest member of the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.

Posted on Oct 01, 2009 by Gregg Hennigan . A grass-roots effort has begun to try to force a special election to fill a vacant seat on the Johnson County Board of Supervisors.