The cost of going to court in Kansas is going up with the implementation of a temporary $10 surcharge on most kinds of cases being added to court filing fees beginning July 1.

Due to a grant from Kansas Gas Service to Partners In Education, more students will be able to use the Interactive Distance Learning (IDL) equipment this coming year.

Dave Trabert and District Court Judge Charles Hart discussed Proposition K and the state of property taxes at a meeting in the Lakepoint theater in Augusta Tuesday night.

This year’s Prairie Port Festival is not only the 25th celebration, but also the final festival.

The El Dorado Municipal Band will perform a concert of American music at 8 p.m. Thursday in Forest Park, 9th and Taylor streets.

Producers interested in applying for the Variable Rate Irrigation (VRI) and related conservation practices need to signup by July 17 at their local Natural Resources Conservation Service field office.

Due to an oversight, the Butler County Jail has been out of compliance with a state statute that requires county detention facilities to be located with the city limits of the county seat.

Organizers of the Fishing Has No Boundaries event is looking for help from the community.

This year’s Prairie Port logo features 25 stars in honor of the festival’s 25th year.

Vegetables fresh from local gardens are now available with the opening of El Dorado's Farmers Market.

Area youth are encouraged to don their red noses, rainbow colored wigs and big shoes July 5 for a "Dress Up Like a Clown" contest at Freddy's Fozen Custard.

The sound of fireworks marks the start of the Fourth of July holiday.
Stands were set up around El Dorado last week to begin the annual sale of firecrackers, sparklers, fountains and more.

With temperatures already reaching triple digits, families in need will be able to cool off during the hot Kansas summer thanks to Westar Energy.

Grandview Summer School students watched intently Friday morning as Teresa Leonard of Bradford Memorial Library spoke about some of the spectacular summer events coming up.

Area youth had gotten out their tennis racquets and practiced their skills for the first of a series of tennis tournaments Saturday, which was held by the ARC of Butler for special needs youth.