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A former principal in El Dorado has been named as Interim Superintendent of El Dodorado USD 490. Miles Harvey will take the position starting July 1, a position vacated by Teresa Tosh.

Warren Martin will present on El Dorado’s oil history and Will Haynes will present on The Civil War in Kansas El Doardo’s oil history will be front and center of Butler Community College’s Life Enrichment program on May 3. Will Martin, executive director of Kansas Strong, will present “El Dorado: The Power of Production” – the presentation will include the quest for oil and how it was discovered in El Dorado, how El Dorado was the first place geology was used to find an oil field before a single well was drilled, how El Dorado led to Wichita being the Air Capital, how the El Dorado field was home to the largest Lease Town in history, how the El Dorado field led directly to the victory of WWI, and how the oil and gas industry continues to be a major part of El Dorado and our everyday lives.

The April meeting of the Susannah French Putney Daughters of the American Revolution was held at the Kansas Oil Museum in El Dorado April 15. The Pledge of Allegiance and the American Creed were recited, and together the group sang “The Star Spangled Banner” lead by Teresa Bachman.

The El Dorado Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a Career Expo, targeted primarily at high school students. Students from Circle High School, El Dorado High School and Butler Community College were able to visit with area employers at the Butler 4-H Building during an eight-hour event April 20.

The Augsta Municipal Airport is in line to recieve more than $159,000 in federal funds from the bipartisan infrastructure law passed earlier this year. It's a fund that was highlighted by FAA Deputy Administrator Bradley Mims as he visited the airport this week.

From hay to historic buildings – and parts to pies – Craig Stertz is involved in his rural community. He is what we call a ruralpreneur, an entrepreneur taking on multiple projects in his small town.