Chris Umscheid

SOLON — Sometimes “close enough” is “good enough.” However, when it comes to correctly installing and securing a child safety seat in a vehicle, “close enough” is far from “good enough.” It has to be right. Getting it right, for the maximum in safety and protection for a child, means ensuring the seat is the...

SOLON — For the third year runners and walkers, some in costumes, covered the trails of the Solon Recreation and Nature Area (SRNA) in support of kids undergoing treatment at the UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital. The Bone Dash, as the event is called, raises money for the Joining Hands Support Group for pediatric rheumatology...

CORALVILLE — Iowa City West High and Liberty High’s (North Liberty) Trojan-Bolts dominated the annual crosstown rivalry meet against City High last Tuesday at the Coralville Recreation Center with the junior varsity (JV) winning 128-58 and varsity winning 129-48. All four Solon swimmers – Grace Hoeper, Madelyn Elkins, Ella Pressler, and Nora Bumsted, were in...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Skies were mostly sunny with warm temperatures and a slight breeze Saturday, October 12. But at Kingston Stadium, for a few minutes, the best and worst of Mother Nature were on display instrumentally as the Solon High School Marching Band competed in the Iowa High School Music Association’s State Marching Band Festival....

SOLON — Older adults in Solon have a new place to go for socializing over a cup of coffee as Solon Senior Support is offering a “Senior Coffee Group” Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9-11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall of the Solon Methodist Church. The new gathering debuted last Tuesday and organizer and hostess...

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 clay models. Last Thursday, kids attending the Solon Public Library’s weekly early-out BAM POW event were able to try their...

SOLON — “When you lose somebody who’s on your team, it’s an opportunity to reform that team. The Board that existed Friday (Nov. 15) doesn’t exist anymore. We’ve got a new Board tomorrow (Tuesday, Nov. 19) and that Board will move forward together regardless of who is on there. This is our opportunity to push...

Solon Middle School celebrates state ranking and their principal

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 Christmas Eve. Part of Santa’s seasonal duties includes going through many, many letters. This year, one in particular caught...

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 Community Center last Wednesday, it was the final evening of four weeks of adaptive basketball play. However, it likely...