Mold and water leaks concerns prevail at council
Eureka Springs City Council heard from Building Inspector Jacob Coburn for his year-to-date report at Monday’s meeting. Coburn said he’d worked on distributing information...
Origin of sludge a mystery
Operators of the Eureka Springs and North Arkansas Railway recently noticed sludge in Leatherwood Creek downstream from the city’s sewage treatment plant. Public Works...
City gaining ground in fixing water leaks
Water leaks in the aging distribution system in historic Eureka Springs have cost the city a lot of money in charges from the Carroll...
HDC approves six requests, hesitates on one
The Historic District Commission had a number of applications to consider at the Sept. 6 meeting, and commissioners approved all but one.
Arlene Arquizu had...
Jeepers are keepers
Ordinarily the third weekend in September doesn’t generate a lot of tourism income for Eureka Springs. That is why that weekend coming up was...
Time flying since school started
Students at Eureka Springs schools have completed four weeks of work, and at the Sept. 11 school board meeting three principals said the opening...
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...