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Schleicher County officials are warning residents of individuals in Eldorado who are representing themselves as Census workers

Schleicher County Commissioners met Tuesday, October 15th, and heard from County Treasurer Jennifer Henderson that the conversion to the new bookkeeping system is underway. She explained that there are problems linking the new system to the county’s payroll system and said she hopes the conversion is complete before having to write paper payroll checks.

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees heard Monday night from Ashley Broughton, a payroll consultant with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). Broughton joined the board meeting by video conference as she reported the results of a “pay study” TASB had conducted for the school district.

Schleicher Medical Center will host its annual Health Fair on Wednesday, October 23rd at the Schleicher County Civic Center. Everything is slated to get underway at 10 a.m. and continue until 2 p.m.

The Eldorado City Council met Tuesday evening, October, 15th and heard from civil engineer Tom Brown who advised that the installation of the city’s new ground storage water tank on Pecan Street is complete.

Who knew bees were so interesting and so complicated? Who knew all the intricate facts about how their colonies rule themselves? All that information was presented to the Eldorado Woman’s Club members on Tuesday by Chris Frey, Schleicher County game warden.

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.

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