ESI Staff
Aldermen demand accountability from hospital commission
An ordinance mandating hospital reporting was discussed and eventually passed at Monday’s city council meeting. Proposed Ordinance 2370 adopts what’s in state law, establishing...
Money shortfalls on the road to remedy
The budget workshop preceded Monday’s Eureka Springs City Council meeting, and Finance Director Michael Akins presented data from March, catching up after May’s workshop...
Rains and age take toll on rock walls
Heavy rains this spring have focused attention on the state of retaining walls around the city. The Historic District Commission met on June 4,...
School board assures students are fed
All students in the Eureka Springs School District will receive free breakfast and lunch in the coming school year.
At Monday night’s school board meeting,...
Parks does the work, wants a cut of the $$
Even though there was no specific agenda topic, Parks and Recreation held a roughly 40-minute workshop on June 3, discussing revenue generation. Chair Mark Ingram...
Historical museum alive with current art
Small Works Great Cause is a showcase of masterpieces from local artists at the Eureka Springs Historical Museum. This exhibit was put together by...
From the heart of his daughter
A hundred and two years ago, In the spring of the 1923, my father finished his eighth, and last, year of school. North Dakota...
Taxpayer stress
While doing research with the VA a few years ago I found that if a national guardsman is called up for duty by the...
Water’s getting higher
The Beaver Bridge is in imminent danger of being washed away. The end of the Eureka side of the yellow steel main structure of...
No more free wind
On April 21, 2025, Governor Sanders signed Act 945, the Arkansas Wind Energy Development Act, into law. This Act provides regulation for the foreign...