Archive - 2020

SOLON Solon is on a streak, six straight wins following its 41-12 defeat of the Oelwein Huskies on Friday, Oct. 23, at Spartan Stadium, in the second round of the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Class 2A football playoffs.
The victory puts the Spartans (6-2) on a collision course to host the Independence Mustangs (6-1) on Friday, Oct. 30, at Spartan Stadium with kickoff at 7 p.m.

IOWA CITY– With the Tuesday, Nov. 3, General Election less than two weeks away, the Johnson County Auditor’s Office encourages voters to cast ballots as soon as possible to alleviate potential lines and crowding both on Election Day and the day before.
The auditor’s office has historically seen a massive influx of in-person absentee voters the day before the election; more than 1,700 voters cast ballots in person at the Johnson County Administration Building the day before the 2016 General Election.

NORTH LIBERTY– GreenState Credit Union announced a $25,000 per year pledge for five years totaling $125,000 in support of the “I’ve Got Five on It” campaign, led by Opal Tomashevska, chair of the Young Professionals of the African-American Credit Union Coalition (AACUC).
Tomashevska accepted the pledge and commented, “We look forward to a strong partnership with GreenState Credit Union, who is certainly taking the lead as a pacesetter with their generous support of the ‘I’ve Got Five On It’ campaign. This GreenState pledge is the first and the largest of its kind.”

SOLON The race for Iowa House District 73 is drawing a lot of attention.
Democrat Lonny Pulkrabek challenges incumbent Republican Bobby Kaufmann for a two-year term representing six eastern precincts in Johnson County (including Solon, Lake Macbride and Morse), all of Cedar County and the city of Wilton.
Pulkrabek is the retiring Johnson County Sheriff, having served since defeating Republican Steve Snyder, of rural North Liberty, in 2004. He replaced 30-year sheriff Robert Carpenter. Pulkrabek was unopposed in 2008, 2012 and 2016.

SOLON– Johnson County farmer Brian Fleck and his spouse Sabra donated 40 acres they call Bee Haven Farm to the Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT), the group announced.
“The Flecks’ generosity has been a true inspiration to everyone at SILT, especially during such a challenging year,” said SILT Executive Director Suzan Erem. Bee Haven Farm is the second farm in Johnson County donated to SILT.