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Scaled-back Solon Home Days becomes Summer Festival; set for July 28
Solon Home Days, a long-standing summer tradition in the city, has been rebranded as the Solon Summer Festival.
Officers investigate rash of entries into parked autos: Solon Police Blotter
Also in this week's blotter, a Solon man, 75, reported being the victim of a scam involving a phony Facebook representative that cost him thousands of dollars.
Solon mayor thanks state legislators for helping to secure funding to support park improvements
Solon Mayor Ed Kraus thanked State Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland) and State Rep. Phil Robinson (D-Solon) at the City Council meeting Monday (July 15) for their efforts in helping to secure $1.5 million in state funding from this year’s capital budget process to support improvements at Solon Community Park.
Solon council amends agreement for Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail
Solon City Council has approved an amendment to the project development agreement for the Solon to Chagrin Falls Trail.
All aboard: Solon School District can maintain current transportation levels for 2024-25 school year
The Solon City School District will be able to maintain current transportation levels for the 2024-25 school year, thanks to a successful bus driver recruitment campaign.
Find your summer adventure at area parks, on land, water and in the air: Valley Views
It’s summertime and nature is calling. There is much to do and enjoy at our area parks, from navigating a high ropes course to paddling on a lake, listening to an outdoor concert or hunting for dragonflies and fireflies. Here are some fun activities.
Solon football preview: Comets can set new tone in Suburban League — 2024 camp tour
A new league awaits Solon, which remained in the Greater Cleveland Conference last year for football only while the rest of its athletic teams made their debut in the Suburban League.
Woman’s birthday bash ends in wild car crash: Bainbridge Township police blotter
After leaving her birthday celebration, A Uniontown woman, 23, lost control of her vehicle 2:30 a.m. June 29 in Bainbridge Township. Her car struck a guardrail, skidded across the road to the opposite side and through a resident’s split rail fence before crashing into a tree, which spun the car 180 degrees and sent it to rest next to a homeowner’s deck. Along the way she also struck and damaged at least two residential mailboxes.
Pest control salesmen on Segway scooters make pests of themselves: Russell Township police blotter
Door to door salesmen canvased a Russell Township neighborhood while gliding on Segway scooters July 1. The novel approach included not having proper solicitation permits. After receiving complaints, police caught up to them and advised them to scoot from the area until they stop to register and obtain the necessary permits.
Man arrested for assaulting his pregnant girlfriend: Solon police blotter
Also, Solon police were called to a house where a man and his wife had engaged in a physical altercation. The woman was arrested for hitting the man in the face and head and giving him a bloody lip.
Unmerited article comparing Reagan’s age issues to Biden’s
President Ronald Reagan won a second term in an historic 1984 landslide, carrying 49 of 50 states, while President Joe Biden’s approval rate is now just 37%, writes Jacquelyn Calavitta of Solon in a letter to the editor.
Police respond to a fight taking place on church property: Chagrin Falls police blotter
As seen in this week’s Chagrin Falls police blotter, officers were called to a disturbance 9:11 p.m. July 1 after a father and son were seen engaging in a physical altercation at the St. Joan of Arc Church.