Suzie Thien is serving as the new executive director of Sunlight Children Advocacy and Rights Foundation, which also oversees the Child Advocacy Center.

The El Dorado Chamber of Commerce held their first Past President’s All Chamber Picnic at East Park.
Chamber members, as well as family, gathered at the park in Tuesday’s humid evening air, reuniting former members and introducing new ones.

During their July 14 board meeting, USD 490 Board of Education discussed the petty cash funds.

Butler County Commissioners had a diverse number of items on the slate when they held their meeting Tuesday.

The El Dorado City Commission voted to move ahead with the Boyer/Sixth Street paving.
“The purpose is to reconsider authorizing the improvements of the project,” said Mayor Tom McKibban.

One item on USD 490 Board of Education members’ July agenda was discussion and update of summer maintenance.

The Butler Community College Board of Trustees met on July 8 to discuss the construction contract change order for the 5000 Student Union building.

Butler County continues to move closer to having a county-wide recycling program as County Engineer Darryl Lutz met with Butler County Commissioners during their meeting Monday to provide an update on the current status of the proposed plan.

Kurt Spivey has picked Scott Duryea as undersheriff if he is elected sheriff.
Scott Duryea is the police chief of the Circle Campus Police Department at Circle School District. Duryea has 25 years of law enforcement experience. He has lived in Butler County almost all of his life except for one year in Texas.

Although the El Dorado City Commission approved a special use permit for a daycare at 625 W. 14th, they did not give the go-ahead to another one located at 311 S. Orchard Monday night.

While the 4-H is responsible for a number of events enjoyed by many, it was the supporters of their organization that make those events possible who were in the spotlight Monday when the 4-H Club held their annual banquet.

The meeting of the Towanda Rustlers 4-H club was held on July 13. This month's meeting was also the scheduled club tour. 
The tour started at the Fairview Township Hall where the club spruced up the building, scrubbing, sweeping, mopping until it smelled like pine sol.

The Butler Community College Board of Trustees met July 8 to discuss the Andover USD 385 tobacco policy.
On July 1, the Andover school facilities put into action a new tobacco policy restricting the use of tobacco products.

USD 490 Board of Education members met July 14 to discuss approval of purchase card requests for the 2008-09 academic year, acknowledge transfers and resignation of staff and faculty and announce dates for upcoming meetings and events.

Darrell Whitney will be serving as the Commodore for the 2008 Prairie Port Festival Parade. 
“Darrell has been involved in so many community projects over the past 25 years and has been a true supporter of the El Dorado community,” said Kathy Martin, chair of the Prairie Port Festival Parade Committee.