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Virginia Ball, also known as El Dorado’s Rosie the Riveter, and better known by locals as the best reflexologist around, has celebrated 100 years of life over the weekend. On Sunday afternoon, many friends and family gathered at the American Legion Post 81 in El Dorado to celebrate Ball’s long, fruitful life and have plenty of cake.
After the closing of Russell’s Daylight Donuts in mid-January, the busy donut stop on Central Avenue in El Dorado has remained closed for the last few months. While there have been rumors of Donut Palace from Augusta opening, those rumors can officially be laid to rest.
The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Quality Places Division visited downtown Augusta last Tuesday to celebrate National Community Development Week. The tour included 26 stops over five days across the state of Kansas.
Last Tuesday, 30 fourth grade students at Bluestem Elementary School presented themselves as a historical Kansan.
The City of El Dorado has proven their water is of the highest standards across the entirety of Kansas in late March. They’ve yet again taken home the title of Best Tasting Water in Kansas from the Kansas Rural Water Association, (KRWA), this year.
El Dorado native Virginia Ball is turning 100 years old, and the community is invited to help celebrate a remarkable century of life. Known affectionately as “Rosie,” Ball is an authentic “Rosie the Riveter,” who went to work at Boeing in Wichita after graduating high school in 1943.
On Tuesday, April 22, a vehicle carrying four people was involved in a drunk driving incident near El Dorado at the intersection of SW 20th Street and SW Hopkins Switch Road.
Driving 12 hours to collect turkey feathers seems like a daunting task. For two men from the Zuni Tribe, also known as the Ashiwi, it’s a routine trip that will pay out spiritual dividends for their entire community.
A new-to-Butler County business model has been introduced to El Dorado; a shared office rental space. The business offers short-term office rental options for those on-the-go, remote workers and more.
ANDOVER – The City of Andover is gearing up for a brand-new spring celebration, HeritageFest, on Saturday, May 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Heritage (360 S. Heritage Way, off Yorktown and Kellogg). A series of engaging, family-friendly activities will take place in the weeks leading up to the main event, offering residents and visitors a chance to dive into Andover’s rich history.