March 2017: Touchup project
The Doughboy got a makeover in March after the Eureka Springs Preservation Society received a grant to refurbish him in time for the May...
April 2017: And protest some more
Churches, newspapers, libraries, and Save the Buffalo advocates marched down Spring Street to exercise their rights to assemble, protest, speak, write and petition in...
April 2017: Nature flexes its muscles
April brought a lot of rain and an EF1 tornado that blew through the areas of Wolf Ridge, Elk Ranch, Inspiration Point and Holiday...
May 2017: Back to its former glory
A re-dedication for the Doughboy in Basin Park was held on May 24 after Norton Arts, through a grant form the Department of Arkansas...
June 2017: Filling town with music
Eureka Springs had a busy Blues Weekend with schedules packed all around town including at Chelsea’s, Basin Park Hotel, Turpentine Creek and Event Eureka....
June 2017: How late can you stay up?
The Eureka Springs Carnegie Library every year hosts the Library Lock-in as part of its Summer Reading Program. In June 17 kids participated with...
July 2017: A little rain won’t stop a patriotic display
The concession stand and dugouts at July Leatherwood Ballfields quickly became shelter during the Parks 4th of July fireworks show as a thunderstorm rolled...
July 2017: Pedals, gears, and wheels
Bikers pedal hard up Spring Street during the Fat Tire Festival Cross Country race, which began in Basin Park and wound its way to...
August 2017: Going to need a bigger seatbelt for him
The Independent office got a surprise in August as Stephen Feilbach, known as The Gnome Guy, brought a big Bigfoot he made for Bigfoot...
It’s a little early to get this dark right?
Eurekans braved the heat to watch a solar eclipse in mid-August. Pictured is Ahnnaleigh Lawson looking up at the eclipse through her special glasses....












