
El Dorado Chamber of Commerce Director announces retirement
Last Tuesday, May 14, Phil Benedict, Executive Director of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, announced his resignation from the organization and plans to retire.
Last Tuesday, May 14, Phil Benedict, Executive Director of the El Dorado Chamber of Commerce, announced his resignation from the organization and plans to retire.
Kansas Authors Club (KAC) members gathered north of Towanda May 18 for a writing retreat.
After a decade of awarding high school students with college credits, Butler Community College’s Early College Academy (ECA) honored more than one hundred students at their 2024 ceremony with academic cords to wear to the college’s May 10th graduation.On May 4, the ECA recognized current high school students who successfully completed their courses of study in areas like Health Science, Engineering, Welding and more.
Butler Community College professors Susan Forrest of El Dorado and Tim Thompson of Derby have been named this year’s recipients of the John & Suanne Roueche Excellence in Teaching Award.One full-time and one adjunct faculty member are chosen for the award, which is based on student nominations and selected by Butler’s Faculty Development Team.Forrest, lead instructor for the Biology department, was selected as this year’s full-time winner.
Butler Community College celebrated graduation exercises for the Class of 2024 on Friday, May 10.
After five years of running a volunteer recycling program, members at a local church in El Dorado have decided to close the loved and much needed program.In 2019 the City of El Dorado stopped the city-wide recycling program, leaving residents no choice but to throw away materials that cause irreversible harm to the environment.
El Dorado Main Street hosted its 28th Downtown Assembly on Tues., May 14 at Charley’s Appliance.
On Tuesday, May 7 the Butler County Community Emergency Response Team, (CERT), and Butler County Animal Response Team, (BUCART), celebrated their year of volunteer work and training with a volunteer appreciation dinner.