February 26, 2024
Two El Dorado High School girls wrestlers placed at the state competition in Salina on Feb. 22-24. Trinity Motter placed third and Cheyenne Jones placed fourth. Hannah Gantz, Keg...
February 21, 2024
The El Dorado Middle School girls wrestling team was named Patriot League Champions at the meet in El Dorado on Feb. 20, 2024. This is the first season for girls wrestling at EMS...
February 20, 2024
El Dorado High School's boys wrestling team competed at regionals in Andale Feb. 16-17. Gunner Owens placed second in the 175 weight class, qualifying to compete at state. Overal...
February 14, 2024
USD 490 middle and high school students attended a substance abuse and mental health presentation by Tony Hoffman on Feb. 14, 2024. Middle school students and the community were i...
February 13, 2024
El Dorado High School swimmer Brody Todd placed 22 in the 100 and 200 freestyle events at the state boys swimming competition in Topeka on Feb. 15-17. The El Dorado High School...
February 12, 2024
Five El Dorado High School girls wrestlers placed at the regional competition on Feb. 10. The team placed third overall.
Kegan Motter and Cheyenne Jones placed second. Trinity ...
February 12, 2024
Five El Dorado Middle School Sixth Grade Orchestra students performed in the beginners' orchestra at the 2024 Southern Plains Honor Orchestra Festival on Saturday, February 10 at...
February 6, 2024
USD 490 elementary and middle school students will have art exhibited at the Coutts Museum of Art’s 30 th Annual Butler County K-8 Student Art Show from Feb. 10 through Mar. 23, ...
February 2, 2024
Congratulations to Blake Dunbar, Grandview fourth grade student, for winning third place in the Butler County Spelling Bee on Feb. 2.
The county bee lasted nine rounds total, ...
February 2, 2024
El Dorado High School Kansas Association of Youth (KAY) members hosted the Area 6 regional KAY conference on January 29. The annual conference was an opportunity for high school ...
February 1, 2024
Skelly students wrapped up their Jump Rope Ninja unit in PE on Jan. 31. They earned "belts" for jumping designated amounts without stopping or making a mistake. There were nine l...
January 31, 2024
El Dorado High School’s eSports team began competing against other schools this semester. Last year, the eSports club played against each other and worked on gaming skills, b...
January 18, 2024
Each year, students compete against their classmates to be named the school spelling bee champion and earn the right to represent their school at the Butler County Spelling Bee. ...
January 17, 2024
USD 490 classrooms received over $50,000 from the HF Sinclair Tim Underwood Memorial Golf Tournament fundraiser. The tournament raised over $265,000 for local non-profits and awar...
January 8, 2024
Last school year, local artist and alumni Jim Clements visited USD 490 elementary schools to demonstrate painting portraits with oil paint. This year, Clements is returning to eac...
December 14, 2023
USD 490 fifth grade students received Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) completion certificates during a ceremony on December 14. El Dorado City Police Chief Mike Holto...
December 12, 2023
Three El Dorado High School students led a project as part of Youth Leadership Butler (YLB) 2023 that donated over 400 new blankets to Sunrise Children’s Home in Andover in Novemb...
December 12, 2023
The El Dorado Middle School seventh grade girls basketball team were named Patriot League Champions at the tournament in Augusta on December 11. They completed their season with a...