ESI Staff
Student challenges addressed by juvenile expert
When Eureka Springs School Board met Monday night, they heard a presentation from Chief Juvenile Officer Suzanne Villines.
Villines was introduced by Middle School Principal...
Scheduling conflict turns into a good thing
Earth Warriors held a much-anticipated Basin Park protest on Saturday, May 10, from 1– 3 p.m. as Reggae poured out of the speaker and...
Deborah Elise Quigley Smith July 7, 1963 – May 1, 2025
Deborah Elise Quigley Smith was born July 7, 1963, in Kodiak, Alaska, to Glenn and Patsy Quigley. She passed from this life on May...
Frederick W. Walker March 22, 1943 – March 4, 2025
Frederick W. Walker of Eureka Springs was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, March 22, 1943, to Addie Van Walker and Charles Walker. He was raised...
Robert Dale (Bob) Packham Feb. 13, 1943 – Nov. 24, 2024
Robert Dale (Bob) Packham declared on a Monday that he was dying, and on that next Sunday morning, November 24, 2024, he did. His...
Mind if we smoke?
A huge thank you to my wonderful hometown of Eureka Springs, our first month re-opening Bubba’s was amazing because of your support. We reassembled...
Why a community bank helps us all
A very special thank you for CS Bank. Recently the Holiday Island Hospitality Association had a bi-annual roadside clean-up filled with volunteers to help...
Seriously? Tosses it in the yard?
I want to thank the dog owners for bagging their dog’s doo-doo when walking through town. I’ve noticed some haven’t quite gotten the hang of...
Why we protest
My spouse wrote letters, hollered on streets throughout the world, drove a car plastered with political bumper stickers, insisted that everything is political until...
Land in our Hands
ESSA offers classes in being crafty
There is a painting by Ken Addington in the Eureka Springs Historical Museum of Louis and Elsie Freund holding...