ESI Staff
Fuel system glitches dispiriting for airport
Fuel problems dominated the Jan. 16 meeting of the Carroll County Airport Commission.
E-mails sent to pilots demonstrate the on-again, off-again history of the fuel...
Kerfuffles re-ignite at quorum court
A Eureka Springs man narrowly avoided an ejection from the Jan. 20 quorum court meeting.
County Judge David Writer had ejected Eric Scheunemann from a...
Hospital dives into financial reporting problems
The Eureka Springs Hospital Commission’s January 19 meeting heard CEO Tiffany Means explaining issues with hospital financials.
Means said that years 2023–24 were where issues...
HDC unwilling to approve roof modification
Much of the Jan. 21 meeting of the Historic District Commission dealt with one application, and the decision of commissioners left the applicant “astonished.”
Marcia...
Dear Mr. Ballinger and others,
Dear Mr. Ballinger and others,
As a taxpayer, small business owner, and retired emergency responder, I am writing to ask where you stand on an...
Dems can vote in Republican primary
Many people across Carroll County are paying closer attention to local government right now. Recent events have raised understandable concerns about judgment, professionalism, and...
Immigration issue
During the Biden administration, Republican Senator James Lankford from Oklahoma worked through bipartisan legislation to fix the immigration crisis. Then candidate Donald J. Trump...
The Coffee Table
Walking With the Wonder Dog
When I left Arkansas to move north, I took Tootsie the Wonder Dog away from the absolute freedom she’d had...
From the Back Porch
Soon the Olympics will color my television screen, a relief and an acknowledgement of the wonder of snow and ice (spelled without capital letters)...
Hall Closets
Point guards are the quarterbacks of the hardwood. They call the shots and handle, deal, dunk, shoot and run the rock. A handfulla elite...