The Eldorado Game Association is hosting their annual first day of deer season game dinner and raffle on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 6:00 pm at the Eldorado Civic Center, one mile south of Eldorado on Hwy 277. Drawing prizes include over 100 guns and pistols, cross bow, high-end coolers, generator, gift cards, hunting accessories and other prizes. The Grand Prize this year is a 2024 Polaris Ranger 570 Crew ATV donated by APEX Clean Energy.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas announced fiscal year (FY) 2025 financial assistance opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).
The Meador family of Schleicher County including Lynn and Christy Meador and their sons Stan and Chris, along with their X Bar Ranch, were recognized on Wednesday, October 9th by the Texas Department of Agriculture during a program held at Gruene Hall in the Gruene Historic District just outside of New Braunfels.
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar was in Eldorado on Wednesday, October 2nd, where he met with Schleicher County Judge Charlie Bradley, Sheriff Jason Chatham and Treasurer Jennifer Henderson as part of …
Elizabeth Kahura, a native of Kenya, was in Eldorado on Tuesday, October 8th, to teach Eldorado students about East African culture and lore. As part of the program, she had some of the students wear …
Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, September 30th and heard from Public Librarian Michele Bischoffberger who introduced Steven Tharp, the construction foreman who will be overseeing the transformation of the old hospital clinic into the new home of the Schleicher County Public Library.
Schleicher County Sheriff Jason Chatham is alerting local residents of a scam that is being perpetrated on unsuspecting individuals, including at least one here in Eldorado, in an attempt to defraud victims.
Exciting news for Eldorado! The Schleicher County Public Library is set to kick off its new project at the Eldorado Service Center on October 1, 2024.
The Schleicher County Hospital District board of trustees met at 12 noon on Monday, September 16th and voted to adopt a $6,012,212 budget for the 2025 fiscal year. The trustees the voted to levy a …
The Plateau Underground Water Conservation & Supply District board of directors voted Tuesday, September 17th, to adopted a $216,520 budget for fiscal year 2025. That’s up from last year’s $148,835 budget with the increase being attributed to legal fees and the need to conduct a district-wide hydrology study.
Eleven members of the Eldorado Woman’s Club started the 2024-2025 club year with a program presented by Mary Gathoni, a Wesleyan nurse based in Eldorado.
Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, September 16th and heard from Eric Duckett, representing Redemption Pool Services of San Antonio, that water is escaping form the county swimming pool through an improperly sealed gap at the top of the pool.
SCISD Superintendent Oscar Aguero announced on Tuesday that he had overturned a controversial rule that prevented EHS cheerleaders from wearing their uniforms during school hours.
The Eldorado City Council met Monday, September 9th, and learned that a commercial variance for new food truck is no longer needed. Cristina Mata had previously asked for the variance for her residence at 610 North Street. Mata will instead place the food truck at 105 W. Brooks Avenue, a location that already has a commercial zoning variance.
The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, September 9th and took a lengthy discussion about the need to deal with some or all of the district’s aging buildings and how to pay the multi-million dollar tab for renovation and/or new construction under the State of Texas’ recapture or “Robin Hood” wealth sharing rules.
Texas DPS Trooper James Sissom recovered a stolen trailer on Friday, September 6th during a traffic stop in downtown Eldorado. As a result of the stop, two additional stolen trailers were recovered in Scurry County.
Schleicher County Commissioners met Tuesday, September 3rd and voted to adopt the proposed 2025 budget, but only after making several amendments.
Wade Oliver, a licensed hydrologist, and the principal scientist for Intera, an Austin-based geo-science/engineering firm, was on hand Thursday, August 29th, to update the Plateau Underground Water Conservation & Supply District (PUWD) board of directors on the status of the Edwards-Trinity Aquifer.
Skyrocketing costs were the focus Monday night as the Schleicher County Hospital District board of trustees met for their regular monthly meeting, particularly insurance premiums and food costs.
The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, August 26th and voted to adopt a $7,397,519.00 budget for the 2025 fiscal year that begins on September 1st. The new budget is roughly $600,000 less than the 2024 budget, due primarily to declining enrollment that requires fewer teachers. It should be noted that staff reduction has come through retirement and attrition.
