🌱 State football finals are headed to El Dorado Thanksgiving weekend

Good morning El Dorado! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• State football finals are headed to El Dorado Thanksgiving weekend
• El Dorado’s AI facility ban joins a wider data center debate

Also on today's calendar: Builders Club and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 70 and low of 39 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 29.
• Friday: Cooler with plenty of sun, with a high of 50 and low of 30 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Kansas High School Football Playoff Brackets: Scores, Updated Matchups for Nov. 13-14 (newsbreak.com) — El Dorado will host three state football championship games Thanksgiving weekend at Butler Community College’s BG Products Veterans Sports Complex. The Class 4A final is Nov. 27, followed by the 5A and 6A finals Nov. 28. Quarterfinal games this Friday will narrow the field before next week’s semifinals.
   

• KCPBS' Nick Haines Previews Week of Nov. 9, 2026 (flatlandkc.org) — El Dorado voters’ approval of a ban on large AI facilities is part of a wider debate over data centers. This regional roundup contrasts bans in three Kansas cities with a Kansas City proposal for roughly $20.3 million in data center property tax relief, scheduled for council consideration Thursday.
   

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📸 Around El Dorado

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🗓 Upcoming Events in El Dorado

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Toddler Time →
  Library, 611 S. Washington, El Dorado
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Builders Club →
  Library, 611 S. Washington, El Dorado
  3:30 pm
• Elks Bingo →
  El Dorado Elks Lodge #1407, 121 E Pine Ave, El Dorado
  5:00 pm
• Coffee Group →
  Equality El Dorado, 114 N. Main St., El Dorado
  6:00 pm

Friday November 13

• Preschool Story Time →
  Library, 611 S. Washington, El Dorado
  10:00 am
• Coffee & Collections →
  Kansas Oil Museum, 383 E Central Ave, El Dorado
  10:15 am

Saturday November 14

• Celebration of Freedom Veterans Day Celebration and Parade →
  El Dorado KS
  8:00 am
• Pancake Breakfast @ American Legion Post 81 →
  American Legion Post 81, 1801 W Central Ave, El Dorado
  8:00 am
• Maker Space Saturdays →
  Kansas Oil Museum, 383 E. Central, El Dorado
  10:00 am
• Celebration of Freedom Parade →
  Downtown El Dorado, 100 N Main St, El Dorado
  11:00 am
• Faux Gingerbread House Workshop →
  Coutts Museum of Art | The 112 Building, 122 N Main St, El Dorado
  12:00 pm

Sunday November 15

• Teen LGBTQIA+ Group →
  Equality El Dorado, 114 N Main St, El Dorado
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CDS (Club Demonstration Services) posted a job opening for Part Time Product Demonstrator in Costco in El Dorado. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Assistant Manager I in El Dorado. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near El Dorado here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Andover

• Lawrence school board members express optimism for public education in wake of election (lawrencekstimes.com)
• Joyce Hutchison (blogspot.com)
• Tag: host (adastraradio.com)

Park City

• Calvary Christian Robotics wins Falcon BEST Tournament, advances to regional championship (peakofohio.com)
• Police probe drive-by after bullets pierce Park City homes, child's room hit (foxkansas.com)

Wichita

• Volunteers show out in Wichita to build beds for kids in need (ksn.com)

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Ok El Dorado! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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