ESI Staff
Parks’ gardener fired
Parks gardener Denise Pepmiller filed a formal grievance to Parks Commission Chair Kevin Ruehle in regard to Interim-Director Scott Miskiel. Her grievance, filed in...
Constables on Patrol
May 3
9:39 a.m. – There was a response to N. Main due to a possible traffic accident causing damage.
10:45 a.m. – A harassment report...
Diminished quality of wood concerns HDC
The Historic District Commission met last week with a bare quorum and a single Level II application to consider. The resulting meeting took only...
Charlotte Frances (Brown) Poe March 19, 1919 – May 1, 2021
Charlotte Frances (Brown) Poe was born on a farm in Shelby County, Mo., on March 9, 1919 and passed on May 1, 2021 at...
The Great Drax Caper
If you live in Leola, Bearden, or Russellville, you are at risk
Last Thursday, the “breaking news” was about the Drax Arkansas satellite wood...
ISawArkansas
We know that worry is an undernourished enthusiasm and even that worries us to pieces. Who hasn’t worried in the last year? We’ve had...
The Coffee Table
Many folks know my late husband was a musician, but they might not realize he was afflicted with Musical Tourette’s. It’s highly contagious. I caught it. I...
HavingREELFun
Fishing is intense. Below the Beaver Lake Dam is full of multipliable fish.
Water temps are higher because they are letting water out of the...
The time the Independent usually delivers papers to Chelsea’s
Last week the paper was late due to an issue at the printer. We always hate days like that but I will admit walking...
How Covid-19 vaccines work
We have vaccines against COVID-19, but not everyone is racing to the clinic. Because the vaccines are new, some people are hesitant. They want...