Schleicher County and District Clerk Mary Ann Gonzalez (D), was re-elected Tuesday, November 8th by a 516 to 488 margin over her challenger, Rosemary Adame (R). Most of Gonzalez’s 28-vote margin of victory came from mail-in ballots. Adame previously served as the county’s election administrator and resigned before filing for office. She is currently employed at the Schleicher County Nursing Home.

The Eldorado Game Association held its annual Game Dinner on Saturday, November 5th, at the Schleicher County Civic Center. An estimated thousand people turned out for the dinner, catered by Pit Bar B Que of San Angelo, as well as the raffle that followed. Event organizers said it was a successful night and credited a new format for helping things run smoothly.

Eldorado Elementary School will be performing a patriotic celebration at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 11th for Veterans Day in the EHS auditorium. All service members and veterans of the armed …

The Plateau Underground Water Conservation & Supply District has brought rainwater harvesting to the Schleicher County Annex on SW Main Street.

Schleicher County voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 8th to decide two local races, and let their choice be known on a congressional race, as well as a list of statewide and district races.

Don’t miss this year’s Annual Game Dinner at the Eldorado Civic Center this Saturday, November 5th. Come out early to join in the fun. Raffle tickets will be available for $1 each from 9 am until 7:30 pm. The drawing will start at 7:45 pm and no tickets will be added to the tumbler after the start of the drawing.

Schleicher County ISD notified parents and community members on Tuesday, October 18th, that a student had threatened a staff member. The notification indicated that no students had been threatened …

The Eldorado Game Association is hosting their Annual 1st Day of Deer Season Game Dinner and Raffle on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 6:00 pm at the Eldorado Civic Center one mile south of Eldorado on Hwy 277. Drawing prizes include over 80 guns & pistols, cross bow, high end coolers, generator, gift cards, hunting accessories and other prizes. The Grand Prize this year is a 2021 CF-MOTO 500 ATV. There will also be special gun auctions and gun boards.

"West Texas welcomed the annual migration of monarch butterflies earlier this month, which means that winter is coming and that the monarchs have returned from their arduous journey to the northern states and are on their way back to the Sierre Madres,” said Gregory Wilson, AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist, San Angelo.

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, October 17th and took the opportunity to get a look at the Eldorado Volunteer Fire Department’s newest truck. Assistant Fire Chief T.J. Rodriguez was …

Eldorado Elementary recently created the Shining Eagle Award as a way of acknowledging students and their good deeds. On Friday, October 7th, Emma Cook, Grace Garcia, Jacob Birkhimer, Sutton …

Celebrating its 20th anniversary October 24-30, the Eldorado Star Party has been a focal point for gathering astronomers and astro-photographers from across the state and around the country to enjoy the dark West Texas skies at the X Bar Ranch.

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, October 10th, and voted unanimously to purchase a house located at 308 W. Fields Avenue, as well as the land it sits on. The school will pay $45,000 plus all closing costs.

The Eldorado City Council agreed Tuesday evening, October 11th to pay for a “back flow prevention valve” that was installed on the sewer line serving a triplex apartment building at 405 North Street owned by Stephen and Courtney Arnold.

Schleicher County Medical Center will hold its annual Health Fair from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Wednesday, October 19th at the Schleicher County Civic Center on U.S. 277, just south of Eldorado.

BY RANDY MANKIN THE ELDORADO SUCCESS Large greenhouses, in various stages of completion, and a massive processing facility are going up about four miles south of Eldorado where Plantible Foods is constructing the nation’s first commercial duckweed facility.

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, October 3rd and discussed using funds the county received through the American Rescue Plan Act to purchase a new heating and air conditioning unit for the county library.

The Plateau Underground Water Conservation & Supply District board of directors met Thursday, September 22nd at the Schleicher County Annex. District Manager Jon Cartwright presented the minutes from September 2, 2022 meeting. He also presented the district’s bills for payment.

Roman Nolberto Medrano, 28, of Eldorado was arrested in San Angelo on Saturday, September 24th, by a San Angelo Police Deparment officer and booked into the Tom Green County Jail.Medrano was charged with theft, a class C misdemeanor and one count of fraud that involved...