Gas stove blues 35 years later

In the late 1980s, I had a good gig writing a monthly “Healthy Home” column for Rodale’s Practical Homeowner. I was trying to build...

Scout to meet with county officials March 14

Opponents of a proposed $300-million Nimbus Wind Facility next to County Road 905 near Green Forest are concerned about the lack of public notice...

Some opposition to large-scale wind facility

Caroline Rogers, who lives on County Road 905 near where a large-scale wind power facility is proposed by Scout Clean Energy, said she is...

HDC to hold masonry workshop

The Historic District Commission had a light agenda for the March 1 meeting, but commissioners made plans for a workshop before the March 15...

Buildings official works by-the-book

Eureka Springs has a new building official who does inspections to make sure city building codes are being followed. Jacob Coburn started on the...

Public Works Director dreamed of this job for years

Simon Wiley took a considerable pay cut to leave his job as Director of Public Works in Park City, Kansas, to move to Eureka...

Marketing requests indicate annual events coming back

The Feb. 22 meeting of the City Advertising and Promotion Commission held a long agenda that included the approval of funding requests that had...

Council segues on committee talk

Despite a relatively short council meeting, budget committee discussion managed to go off-topic several times on Monday evening. Alderman Autumn Slane told council that she...

Carroll County officially ‘pro-second amendment’ county

The quorum court met Feb. 21, and the first item under new business was a resolution declaring this “a pro-second amendment county.” The item...

Company says leases obtained for wind farm

The proposed $300-million Scout Clean Energy Nimbus Wind Project has obtained all leases needed from landowners in rural Carroll County near Green Forest for...