From a foam pit and food trucks to a community parade and a movie in the park, Solon’s Summer Festival weekend is bringing a full lineup of family-friendly events to locations across the city this ...

At Bare Bones Butcher, some beef comes from local farms and is broken down in-house from whole animals. To meet demand, the ...

Also in the notebook, another Republican has announced his candidacy for Congress in Western Iowa's 4th District ...

Iowa offensive lineman Kade Pieper won his second-straight Beef Days Hay Bale Toss, but as always, a good time was had by all.

While the storms may clear up around parade time, there’s a lot of setup and preparation that happens well before spectators ...

For the second straight year, Kade Pieper won the Solon Beef Days hay bale toss competition. The Iowa offensive lineman recorded a 13-foot throw to seal another victory in the event. It took overtime ...

Pieper repeated as the winner of the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss after tossing a bale of hay an astounding 13 feet into the ...

The Solon Beef Days parade has been canceled due to the storms that moved through Saturday morning.In a post on Facebook organizers said, "after ongoing convers ...

Solon Beef Days kicked off on Friday without any issues, but a Saturday morning event has been canceled due to the ...

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Solon Beef Days Hay Bale Toss open men’s division for the second consecutive year.

Iowa football offensive lineman Kade Pieper won the Hay Bale Toss at Solon Beef Days on July 18, 2025. Pieper is now a ...