New teachers, new floor, 3D printer Back to School!

The Eureka Springs school board met Monday night, with the start of school just a week away.  The three principals had not reported to the...

County and state Covid numbers subsiding

Two more Carroll County deaths from Covid-19 have been reported by the Arkansas Department of Health in the two weeks ending August 8, and...

Cattle ranchers struggle with heat, drought

Although some areas of Carroll County received welcome relief from about two months of drought, with some storms that brought in an average of...

Birds and fish affected by harsh weather

Drought seems to accentuate the effects of climate change, retired U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist Joe Neal of Fayetteville, said. Neal co-authored of Birds...

Pediatrician encourages student vaccines

Kids are going back to school in Eureka Springs August 16 amid the middle of a surge of a Covid-19 variant, BA.5, that has...

‘Misfit’ goes Hollywood

Lots of children enjoy dressing up and acting like a character in a film. Few grow up to be successful filmmakers in Hollywood like...

Private property camping nixed by council

Aldermen took up the issue of long-term camping on private property at Monday’s council meeting passing Ord. 2326 that limits the number of days...

Reported cases underestimate burden of Covid-19

Estimated active cases of Covid-19 in Arkansas went down from 16,728 to 15,557 July 25, according to the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH). While...

Historical weather perspective from farmers

Some home gardeners are finding this is the worst year they’ve experienced with high temperatures and a dearth of rain making it hard to...

Growing food takes adaptation

For many years proponents of purchasing from local farmers have said this is not only a way to get fresher food that saves energy...