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Hi, I’m Alissa Bandy; I was hired to work for the Independent as a reporter at the beginning of January. I first came to Eureka...

Good-bye to a great river?

People in North Arkansas are upset about the new proposal to make the Buffalo National River a “Park Preserve.” Congress is being urged to...

Wastewater improvements cost looking at $6 million

Before the Monday, Jan. 8 city council meeting Zane Lewis of McClelland Consulting Engineers spoke during a workshop on equipment failures at the city...

More vultures moving to Eureka Springs

Recently my grandson, 5, was excited to see hundreds of vultures circling above my home and garden. When vultures fly in colonies like this,...

Long Covid is hard on immune systems

Local resident Sue Hubbard has spoken to a number of people about Covid’s effect on our immune system, but has been met with skepticism. However,...

Council covers treatment plant and budget

Eureka Springs City Council met January 8 and before the meeting discussed the sewer facilities with Project Manager Zane Lewis of McClelland Consulting Engineers,...

Is it Covid, flu, RSV, strep throat or a bad cold?

Quite a few people in the Eureka Springs area have been under the weather since the holidays when people gathered indoors often in crowded...

Group tackling workers’ housing crisis

Eureka Home has begun meeting at the Carnegie Public Library meeting room at 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month to discuss...

Bomb threats result in man being taken into custody

At five o’clock Thursday morning, Jan. 4, Eureka Springs Police Department was alerted by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office that the FBI had received...

County getting closer to new judicial center

The last quorum court meeting of the year, held Dec. 19, took on a different tone than other recent meetings. With nothing on the...