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ARRESTS JUNE 13 • Byron James Bowie, 23, arrested on a warrant for indecency with a child. Motion to revoke. Transferred to another facility. • Jacob Cody Coffman, 19, arrested for …

Public Library Grand Opening Slated Saturday

Bring a lawn chair and join us for the Schleicher County Public Library Grand Opening on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM at 400 W Murchison Avenue in Eldorado, TX.

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ARRESTS JUNE 3 • Robert Matthew Avila, 37, arrested for DWI. Still in custody. INCIDENTS JUNE 2 • 1:28 A.M. • Caller reported suspicious people at the car wash. Officer responded. …

Public Library’s Grand Opening Slated for June 21st

The Schleicher County Public Library invites you to join us for the grand opening of our new location on Saturday, June 21, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 400 W Murchison Avenue in Eldorado, TX. Our new home is part of the Eldorado Service Center, and we are excited to partner with them in serving the community.

Congressional Aide Updates Schleicher County Commissioners on New World Screwworm Threat

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, June 9th and heard from Pierson Ray, a field representative with Congressman Tony Gonzales’ office. He spoke to the commissioners about the threat that livestock producers are facing from the New World Screwworm outbreak in Mexico.

Eldorado City Council Meets, Members Take the Oath of Office

The Eldorado City Council met Monday evening, June 9th, with the oath of office being administered by City Secretary Karla Reyes to Mayor Oscar Martinez and council members Danny Halbert (Ward 1), Michael Ballew (Ward 2), and Martha Medrano (Ward 3) as they each began a new two-year term.
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Obituaries
Adelina Saldivar
Adelina Saldivar
It is with great sadness that the family of Adelina Saldivar announce her passing on June 2, 2025. She is preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Candelario Saldivar. Adelina Saldivar will …
Harris Goldman Napier
Harris Goldman Napier
Harris Goldman Napier passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on May 22, 2025. Services will be held Saturday, June 7, 2025, at 10:00 AM, at Elmwood Funeral Home in Abilene, Tx. …
Roger Keith Tucker
Roger Keith Tucker
Roger Keith Tucker went to join his Savior on April 15, 2025. Roger was born in Frederick, Oklahoma to Bertha and J. M. Tucker on September 17, 1935.
LOCAL PUBLIC NOTICES
June 19, 2025
1) Advertisement for Bid; 2) Notice of Sale
June 12, 2025
1) Notice of Public Participation Meetings; 2) Advertisement for Bid; 3) Notice of Sale
June 5, 2025
1) Notice of Sale
May 29, 2025
1) Schleicher County Notice of Revised Election Precincts; 2) LCRA ONCOR Notice of Public Participation Meetings
May 22, 2025
1) Eldorado Housing Authority Certification of Public Hearing; 2) Schleicher County Notice of Revised Election Precincts; 3) Sheriff's Sale
SPORTS
FOOTBALL AWARDS -- Seven Eagle football players were honored during the EHS Athletic  Awards Banquet on Tuesday, May 12th at Eagle Gym. They include (Front L-R) Jonnie Rae Adame - Offensive MVP; Garrett Walling and Brason Brock - Co-Special Team Players of the Year; Zaid Hernandez - Lineman of the Year; (Back L-R) Zane White and Jonah Penkszyk - Co-Defensive MVP; and Jaysen Santellano - Team Most Valuable Player. -- KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS
Eagle, Lady Eagle Athletes Honored at Awards Banquet
The EHS 2025 Athletic Awards Banquet was held on Tuesday evening, May 12th, in the Eagle Gym. Athletic Director William Robeldo emceed the event, which is hosted each year by the Eldorado Eagles …
Eagles Tennis Earn Medals at District Tourney
The EHS tennis team traveled to Big Lake April 28-29 to compete in the District 7-2A Tennis Tournament.
SWING BATTER, BATTER, SWING -- Eagles catcher Eleazar Hernandez provides a target behind the plate as a Wink Wildcat batter attempts to lay down a bunt during Bi-District Playoff action on Thursday, May 1st in Fort Stockton. The Wildcats won the best-of-three series by scores of 9-3 and 5-4, ending the Eagles 2025 season. -- COURTESY PHOTO | SUZIE BYBEE
Eagles Season Ends With Bi-District Loss to Wink
The Eldorado Eagles baseball team’s 2025 season came to an end on Thursday, May 1st as they lost the first two games of a best-of-three Bi-District Championship series to the Wink Wildcats at Panther Field in Fort Stockton.
HIGH ATHLETIC & ACADEMIC STANDARDS -- Six Lady Eagles claimed seven spots on the Texas High School Coaches Association’s 2025 Academic All-State Team. They include (Front L-R) Ava Rodriguez - Track; Madeline Valeriano - Track, Ayla Doran - Track, (Back L-R) Allison Meador - Softball, Minelly Montes - Softball and Track, and Naomi Martinez - Softball. -- COURTESY PHOTO | ILLUSIONS PHOTOGRAPHY
EHS Track, Softball Athletes Earn Academic Recognition
Six members of the EHS Lady Eagle track and softball teams have been named to the 2025 Texas High School Coaches Association Academic All-State Teams.
STRIKE THREE! Eagles catcher Cody Bybee squeezes a high fast ball from Jonnie Rae Adame as a Sonora Bronco batter strikes out in the Warbirds 18-3 win over Sonora on Saturday, April 26th. The win came in the second half of a double header with the Eagles winning the first game 9-3. Eldorado will travel to Fort Stockton on Thursday, May 1st where they will face the Wink Wildcats at 5p.m. to begin a best-of-three series. The second game, and third if necessary, will be played beginning at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 3rd, also in Fort Stockton. -- KATHY MANKIN | THE ELDORADO SUCCESS
Eagles Look to Bi-District Series with Wink After Sweeping Sonora to End District Season
The Eldorado Eagles baseball team swept the Sonora Broncos in a double header played Saturday, April 26th, at Bronco Field in Sonora. The back-to-back wins propelled the Eagles into the State 2A …
Concho Valley
ASU Adds New Online Degrees in Artificial Intelligence
Angelo State University students can now be part of the ongoing evolution and progression of artificial intelligence (AI) as ASU has added two new online AI degrees, a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in AI and a Master of Science (M.S.) in AI, that are both already enrolling students for the upcoming fall semester.
ASU WHIRLYBIRD -- Angelo State University’s newest degree track will offer students the opportunity to learn about helicopter flight operations and earn a license as a helicopter pilot. --  COURTESY PHOTO
ASU Adds Helicopter Pilot Degree Track
Angelo State University students can now train to become helicopter pilots through a new Flight Operations - Helicopter degree track in ASU’s Bachelor of Commercial Aviation (B.C.A.) program that is now accepting students into the new track for the upcoming fall semester.
Fort Concho to Celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday
Fort Concho will celebrate Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 17, with hourly cannon firings from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. near the site’s Visitor Center at Barracks 1630 South Oakes St.
Lone Star State
Gonzales, Rollins Lead Effort to Combat New World Srewworm
U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday, June 18th, launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and eliminate this pest. Per the USDA, the facility in South Texas is expected to be ready within six months.
Governor Abbott Calls Latest Legislative Session His ‘Best’
Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2.
Governor Abbott Signs Property Tax Relief Laws
Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed House Bill 9, Senate Bill 4, and Senate Bill 23 into law to provide lasting property tax relief for Texans at a bill signing ceremony at Robson Ranch Clubhouse.
Juneteenth National Holiday Was First Celebrated in Galveston, Texas
Exactly 160 years ago, on June 19, 1865, a date we now celebrate as the federal Juneteenth holiday, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Texas to proclaim the end of the Civil War.
Governor Abbott Has Until June 22 to Sign or Veto Bills
Texas legislators wrapped up the 89th session last week, passing more than 1,200 bills — 800 of which were sent to Gov. Greg Abbott in the last 10 days of the session, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Lifestyle
Many film historians see 'Jaws' as the first true summer blockbuster.
‘Jaws’ and the two musical notes that changed Hollywood forever
With blockbuster films costing hundreds of millions of dollars, the way two musical notes manipulate tension in ‘Jaws’ serves as a reminder that less can be more.
Snow leopards are hard to find and count, which makes protecting them difficult.
AI helps tell snow leopards apart, improving population counts for these majestic mountain predators
Conservationists have to search rough terrain and thousands of automated photographs to find the elusive cats. Artificial intelligence can help them work more accurately and more efficiently.
The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards.
Ticks carry decades of history in each troublesome bite
Changes to forests, and how close people and their livestock live to them, have changed tick habitats and the risks humans face of Lyme disease and other illnesses.
Extreme heat can become lethal quickly. A young man cools off at Washington, D.C.'s Yards Park during a heat wave in 2021.
How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for
A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.
Evidence suggests that insurance companies use AI to delay or limit health care that patients need.
How artificial intelligence controls your health insurance coverage
Health insurance companies use AI to decide which health care treatment to cover. State laws and federal agencies are now moving toward regulating these algorithms.