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Ramiro Gallegos, 46, of Eldorado narrowly escaped death early Sunday morning, July 13th, after the pickup he was driving was swept off the road by rising floodwaters.

The Bob Johnson Memorial County Team Roping was held Saturday, July 12th at the Schleicher County Rodeo Arena with the top 15 teams advancing to compete in final of the roping at the Top of the Divide Rodeo on Friday and Saturday, July 25th and 26th.

Schleicher County Justice of the Peace Rahegyn Franke will be serving a dual role going forward as she was hired by the Eldorado City Council Monday evening to serve as the city’s municipal judge.

1st Community Federal Credit Union Branch Manager Kim-et Nelson presented a check for$16,757.33 to SCISD Superintendent Oscar Aguero. The money will be used to purchase new basketball scoreboard for …

At least 119 people are dead with another 170 counted as missing after torrential rains swept across the Texas Hill Country during the early morning hours of Friday, July 4, 2025. The deluge sent a wall of water racing down the Guadalupe River.

Three suspected illegal aliens were taken into custody during a manhunt that ensued after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted a worksite inspection on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Plantible Foods some five miles south of Eldorado on U.S. 277.

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, July 7th to discuss changes to the county’s employee handbook.

The Eldorado Volunteer Fire Department received a donation of emergency drinking water recently from Anheuser-Busch to help keep its firefighters hydrated during wildfire response efforts this season. The donation, made in partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC), will provide critical hydration to first responders working long hours in extreme conditions.

Schleicher County Librarian Michele Bischoffberger celebrates as the ribbon is cut to mark the Grand Opening of the Schleicher County Pubic Library on Saturday, June 21, 2025. She says she is …

Eldorado High School graduate Zaid Hernandez was chosen as one of 11 Texas graduating seniors to receive a Texas Elks State Association Most Valuable Student Award and Scholarship in the amount of …

Aurbey Bybee, age 8, slid in safe at home on Friday, June 13th, after a collision at the plate with Sonora’s pitcher Journy Escobedo. Aubrey plays for Eldorado’s 10u All-Star girls team. …

Schleicher County Commissioners met Monday, June 23rd and voted to purchase a new AG Hamm drum roller for the road department. The men voted unanimously to approve the $130,000 purchase price for the much needed roller.

ELDORADO – A high-voltage electric transmission line stretching several hundred miles across Texas is currently under development with several proposed routes that would pass through Schleicher …

Texas A&M AgriLife hosted an online video seminar at local extension offices across Texas on Monday, June 8th. Local livestock producers gathered at the County Annex building on South Main Street in Eldorado to watch the presentation focused on the re-emerging threat of the New World Screwworm.

The Schleicher County ISD board of trustees met Monday evening, June 9th, and voted to accept the resignation of Eldorado Elementary Principal Kristin Sissom and Eldorado Elementary music teacher Justina Saunders.

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.

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.

Third grader Kahleia Medellin exhibits impressive ball-control skills during kick ball drills on Tuesday, June 2nd, at the Mega Sports Camp and Vacation Bible School held on the Eldorado Elementary …

In response to growing concerns about the resurgence of the New World screwworm, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a free educational webinar on Monday, June 9, 2025. The event will take place from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Schleicher County Annex Building located at 203 Southwest Main Street in Eldorado.

A bevy of storm chasers gathered at the Shell Food Mart in Eldorado on Monday afternoon, May 26th as they prepared to intercept a line of storms moving through the area.

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