Vaccine Update
Since this article was filed, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced that people in Arkansas age 70 and older, and employees of schools and childcare...
Council elects two new commissioners to CAPC
The 2020 election resulted in a new group of aldermen who met Monday night for their first city council meeting of 2021. The meeting...
Kellison to sit on HISID board
Bob Dyar chaired the Holiday Island Suburban Improvement District special meeting Monday to determine who to place in the seat previously held by Dan...
Locals arrested at peaceful protests alarmed at failure to protect the Capitol
Eureka Springs residents who participated in multiple peaceful protests in Washington D.C. were shocked at seeing the failure to protect the Capitol and members...
Vaccinations moving slowly
Healthcare workers, emergency medical personnel, police officers, and residents and staff of nursing homes are in phase 1-A of the Covid-19 vaccination schedule underway...
ESCC elevates Davis to Board Chair
Debbie Davis, longtime advocate, leader and supporter of the Eureka Springs Community Center, has been named Foundation Board Chair following the retirement of Diane...
Schools ‘steady as she goes’
Eureka Springs School District continues to take the steps necessary to maintain a successful school year. Last month’s school board meeting was entirely online....
Burning turns trash into a hazard
Mark Dewitz, chef and vendor at the Saturday White Street Farmers’ Market, was given a metal barrel to burn trash when he bought his...
Politics trumped by perseverance
Last week’s Independent included an article about the retirement of Circuit Clerk Ramona Wilson after 22 years in office. For most of those years,...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week Jan. 13 – 19
Uranus Direct – the week for history books
On January 14, Thursday, the day after the first new moon of the new year, Uranus, planet...