Endowment and quasi-endowment, the difference

An article published Feb. 9 in the Eureka Springs Independent, noted that about a decade ago, two generous Hurricane Katrina refugees who had been...

Library backpacks loaded for future success

A colorful array of backpacks waits at the Berryville Public Library to be picked up and taken on a family adventure. Destination: home. The...

Consent to seek events’ promoter granted to Parks

The Eureka Springs Parks & Recreation commission’s Feb. 15 meeting was filled with discussion about whether to allow Executive Director Scott Miskiel to publish...

Airport eyeing flight school and flight club

With a light agenda, members of the Carroll County Airport Commission devoted time at the Feb. 18 meeting to a proposed flight school. Danny Hendricks...

Holiday Island Council transfers funds to pay for re-pavement

Mayor Dan Kees gave an update on the Arkansas Department of Transportation road re-pavement program during Holiday Island City Council’s regular Feb. 15 meeting....

HDC guidelines to get more specific

The Historic District Commission has hired a contractor to help revise guidelines for maintenance of historic properties. After a process that included public outreach,...

Three additional Covid deaths in county as new cases continue to decline

The Arkansas Department of Health reported only one death from Covid-19 on Feb. 20, the lowest number since the week after Thanksgiving. That compared...

Vulture roost causes controversy, waste, and damage

Eureka Springs is the winter home for hundreds of black vultures and a small number of turkey vultures that roost in trees near Harmon...

Calling all vultures

A book at the Carnegie library called Fuzz, written by Mary Roach, includes a potential solution for those concerned about the environmental and sanitary...

Good times for old-time vittles

Culinary writer/researcher preserves Arkansas food ways Arkansas food researcher and writer Kat Robinson has a million stories to tell, about 500 old cookbooks, and countless...