First suspected case of COVID-19 in Arkansas
At a press conference live streamed March 11 on Facebook, the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) announced the first presumptive positive case of coronavirus...
Cora’s cabin staying where it is
The Historic District Commission rejected a request to remove a cabin at 95 S. Main St., next to the Eureka Springs Historical Museum.
The cabin,...
Council bails on infringement dispute
The previously agreed upon agenda set by city council at the Feb. 24 meeting to discuss the property alleyway and trespassing issue on Fuller St.,...
Council sets joint workshop
Christopher Fischer spoke to city council at the March 9 meeting urging the city’s leadership to hold the Parks Commission fiscally and legally responsible...
Annual reports remain on mayor’s plate
Alderman Harry Meyer received a Police Dept. report from Mayor Butch Berry which reflected year-end totals. At the March 9 city council meeting, Meyer...
Legality of Parks land acquisition questioned
At Monday’s council meeting, aldermen asked City Attorney Tim Weaver to prepare a summary describing the process of how a property is gifted to...
Parks’ financial information gleaned
Rusty Windle of Windle & Associates was in attendance of Parks’ March 3 to answer commissioner questions on the 2019 financials. Windle gave commissioners...
Hospital adds personnel and equipment in overhaul
“Our goal is to increase the level of care.” Those words were spoken to city aldermen by the new hospital management team during a...
Singing Scotties to perform Frozen
Eureka Springs School Board met Monday night with a light agenda where there were principals’ reports, but the only other business involved the school...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week March 11 – 17
Brave New World
Mercury turned stationary direct on Monday. It seemed a short Mercury retrograde this time. Strange and unusual, too, with the virus spreading,...