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.

Local Navy veteran Phil Edmiston is collecting names of local World War II veterans so they may be included in a World War II Memorial planned along the banks of the Concho River in San Angelo. So far, he has gathered 261 names. Please look over the list below and contact Phil if you have a name to add. You can reach him at 325-226-6191 or by email at philed46@gmail.com.

The Eldorado City Council met Tuesday, August 27th, for a rare 12 noon meeting. The purpose of the meeting was to consider and adopt a city budget and set an ad valorem tax rate for the coming year.

Schleicher County Treasurer Jennifer Henderson was appointed recently to serve on four committees by James Gore, president of the National Association of Counties (NACo).

Warren Jeffs, the polygamous prophet convicted in 2011 of sexually assaulting two underage girls at the YFZ Ranch near Eldorado, may be returning to Arizona to testify against his followers in a federal trial. Jeffs is among more than 150 witnesses called to testify in the case involving Samuel Bateman, the man who claims to be Jeffs' successor.

First responders placed Miguel Estrada, 53, of Eldorado on a gurney Thursday, August 15th, after the 2013 Dodge pickup he was driving experienced a mechanical failure and left the roadway, striking a …