Solon
LATEST NEWS
Noelck Family Presented Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award Friday
Friday, the Isreal (Is) and Kristin Noelck family of Franklin County was presented the Wergin Good Farm Neighbor Award during a presentation at the Hampton Country Club. Noelck Farms was established in the 1960s by Ivan and Karen Noelck. Their son, Is, joined the operation in 1992. Now, more than three decades later, the multi-generational family farm includes Is and his wife, Kristin, and their three children: sons Isaiah and his wife Reann and their daughter Halston; Noah and his fiancé Maci; and daughter Isabella.
A-R-C Football Preseason Poll
After back-to-back national semifinal appearances, the Wartburg College Knights were selected as the favorite again for the 2024 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) season, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. Wartburg was chosen first on seven ballots and earned 62 points to earn the No. 1 ranking. Coe...
Starmont schools delay start of school year to Monday amid staff illnesses
STRAWBERRY POINT, Iowa (KCRG) - Starmont Schools delayed the start of classes until Monday due to staff illnesses. Classes were supposed to start on Friday. However, in a Facebook post, the district said with ten staff members out due to illness, they were unable to cover what they needed. The...
Dubuque Irish Hooley Music Fest Saturday
Attention everyone! Check out the entertainment lineup for the Irish Hooley 2024! 🧡☘️💚👏🏻. Gates open at 11 AM on Saturday, August 24th. Advance tickets are available for $15 at Shamrock Imports, Happy’s Place, Premier Bank in Dubuque, and Family Beer & Liquor. Tickets at the gate on event day will be $20, and children 10 and under are admitted free.
Happy 70th Anniversary to the Davenport Adult Crossing Guards!
An enormous shout out and thank you to all the Davenport Adult Crossing Guards who have kept children safe on their way to school for the past 70 years. Before the Adult Crossing Guards were established, the busiest (and usually most dangerous) crosswalks to schools were protected by Davenport Police officers. Other school cross walks might have had school children as crossing guards. The problems with these early solutions were the police officers having to leave the cross walks to answer emergency police calls which left the children to cross unsupervised. The other issue was children were hard to see when helping other children to cross which lead to many near accidents.
New hotel approved in downtown Mason City
(ABC 6 News)- The River City just keeps on growing. This time in the hospitality arena as the city just approved a proposal that will not only bring another play to stay for visitors, but will also bring even more opportunities for local businesses. “We can definitely use the extra...
Vinton holding 17th annual ‘Boomtown’ event Saturday
VINTON, Iowa (KCRG) - Vinton is hosting its 17th annual “Boomtown” event Saturday at the Benton County Fairgrounds. The Iowa Pyrotechnics Association lights the fireworks as part of the celebration. Volunteers with the Association were in Vinton on Friday making final preparations ahead of this weekend. “It takes...
Sac City’s Cattlemen’s Steakhouse Celebrating Manger Being Recognized As Iowa’s 40 “Women To Watch” In Hospitality Industry
The restaurant manager for the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse in Sac City has been named one of the “40 Women to Watch” in Iowa’s Hospitality industry. Chelsea Funk has been nominated for her exceptional customer service skills, displaying a passion for her customers, the Cattlemen’s Steakhouse team, and the business. Funk has worked in service for most of her life, working in her mother’s bakery before becoming a server at the popular Sac City restaurant. It was not uncommon for customers to request to sit at one of Funk’s serving tables. A promotion to shift manager came quickly to Funk. She started working on the bar portion of the restaurant, spending almost a year and a half developing one of the top state craft cocktail and bourbon menus alongside the 2024 Top Mixologist Ellie Rastetter. Funk was nominated by her team, being defined as the “very essence of hospitality.” All 40 award winners will be recognized during the Iowa Restaurant Association Annual Celebrating Excellence Awards Ceremony on November 18, part of the Iowa Hospitality Showcase.
Six Area Teams Appear in IATC Preseason Boys Cross Country Rankings
All six of the boys cross country teams in the Your Prep Sports area will open the season in the next few weeks as ranked teams. Liberty High, City High, West High, Clear Creek Amana, Solon and Regina all appeared in the preseason cross country rankings released earlier this week by the Iowa Association of Track Coaches.
One hospitalized, suspect arrested in Cedar Rapids shooting
One person is hospitalized after being shot twice in southwest Cedar Rapids. Police were called to the 6600 block of Kirkwood Boulevard SW just before 3:00pm Saturday. When they arrived they found a victim had been shot twice. Authorities say they are expected to recover. Later, police arrested 24-year-old Seth McGraw of Cedar Rapids. McGraw is now charged with:
Iowa Hawkeyes football game-by-game predictions for the 2024 season
Iowa football will be here in one week, that is right let me say it again. Iowa. Football. Is. Back. The joys and pitfalls of watching football are within our grasp and I for one am excited to see what the Hawkeyes have in store this season. Cade McNamara has been the starting quarterback, the offensive line is being finalized, the running back group is as strong as ever, and the wide receiver room will hopefully follow suit.
Ryan, Sandeen Named to B1G Preseason Watch List
IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa cross country student-athletes Will Ryan and Miriam Sandeen were named to the Big Ten Cross Country Preseason Watch List, the conference announced on Thursday. Ryan, a native of Waukee, Iowa, holds the program’s seventh-fastest 6,000-meter time (18:17.4). Last season, he scored in four of the five meets he competed in, including a fifth-place finish at the Hawkeye Invite. Ryan holds personal records of 18:17.4 (6K), 25:20.5 (8K) and 32:53.7 (10K). Sandeen enters the 2024 cross country campaign after a strong finish to the outdoor track season. The Eden Prairie, Minnesota, native has careers...
Hawkeye legend Don Suchy, hero of Iowa's first Rose Bowl, passes at 93
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Former University of Iowa football All-American Don Suchy, a member of the 1956 Big Ten and Rose Bowl champion team, passed away on Aug. 8 at the age of 93. Suchy, an offensive center from Belle Plaine, Iowa, lettered for the Hawkeyes from 1954-56 under...
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.