1928 Aud coming into 2019 compliance

ADA updates to the Auditorium are on course with the city administration. At the Sept. 9 city council meeting, Mayor Butch Berry provided technical drawings...

Elk Ranch could get a new bridge

The one-lane bridge at Elk Ranch over Leatherwood Creek on Hwy. 187 northwest of Eureka Springs is quaint and slows traffic on a narrow...

Parks gets the nod on shuttle procurement

At Monday’s council meeting, the Parks Commission received council approval with the emergency clause to purchase, without competitive bidding, two shuttles primarily for Lake...

HDC grants 3 approvals; delivers ultimatum to property owner

Only four commissioners attended last week’s meeting of the Historic District Commission, and they moved quickly through a very light agenda. With commissioners John...

Soccer fields coming to school property

In a short meeting, the Eureka Springs School Board voted to hire Legacy Construction as the district’s construction management firm. Legacy had handled remodeling work...

Evidence mounting of harm from Roundup

Two significant things are happening regarding the weed killer glyphosate sold under the trade name Roundup by Bayer Monsanto. One, weeds are increasingly becoming...

Surveying surveys and Master Plans

The Sept. 3 Parks workshop began with all commissioners present, including newest member Scott Bardin. The process of writing the Master Plan began immediately...

Gypsy wagons and breathtaking sunsets are just the beginning

Wendi La Fey can do many things exceptionally well. One of her life-size portraits in oil won the People’s Choice Award in Taos, New...

Esoteric Astrology as news for week Sept. 11-17

 Beneficial & Dreamy, Confused & Bountiful Jupiter (in Sagittarius – the Archer) is moving towards a square with Neptune (in Pisces – the Savior). The...

Subdivision to be explored by Planning

The Planning Commission devoted much of its August meeting in a preliminary discussion of a proposed subdivision. Jay Gustin appeared at the Aug. 27...