HDC agrees with SWEPCO on demolition
After a site visit and a special meeting, the Historic District Commission approved a plan to demolish a garage to provide access for expansion...
People Helping People picks up after Medicaid hesitates
About 212,000 people in Arkansas have been dropped from Medicaid healthcare coverage in the past four months, with 82,000 being dropped in July alone....
Farmer’s market doubles up on money for food
Inflation makes it tough for people to make ends meet, especially those who have low-wage jobs and live in an area where rents have...
‘If there’s a heaven for me, I’m sure it has a beach attached’ –...
A recent column by Eureka Springs Independent Editor Mary Pat Boian discussed the writers and columnists who make the weekly newspaper diverse, informative...
Sidewalks keep us off the streets
People who live near US 62 near Nuttin' Fanci, Nelson’s Chapel of the Springs and the Visitor Information Center where a retaining wall, sidewalk,...
Fervor erupts at CAPC meeting
Public Comments at the Wednesday, August 23 City Advertising and Promotion Commission meeting ran hot with residents airing concerns about how the department is...
Council, Planning coming together on trees
Despite the hour run time, the Eureka Springs City Council meeting on August 28 held a short agenda with much of the time taken...
Increasing pollution risks loss of potable water
Northwest Arkansas has been one of the faster growing regions in the country in recent years. While that is great for economic development and...
Waste application permits questioned
When more nutrients, such as phosphorus and nitrogen from fertilizer, wastewater or solid wastes have been applied to land than can be absorbed by...
Quorum Court cringes at land restrictions
A discussion of county zoning brought former justice of the peace Larry Swofford back to the quorum court for the first time since he...