CAPC gives budget draft a lookover
City Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Wednesday, Jan. 14 workshop was a review of a draft of the 2026 budget, which will need to be...
Council reviews a sundry of topics for 2026 start
After a substantial break for the holidays, city council reconvened on Monday, Jan. 12, for a budget workshop and the first regular meeting of...
HDC shuffles admin, approves 3 requests
Commissioner Debbie Davis will preside over the Historic District Commission for the coming year. The other members elected her as chair on Jan. 7,...
Council removes ES Hospital chair
Alderman Rachael Moyer asked at Monday’s city council meeting what hospital financial documents were used as a basis for the 2026 budget.
“A combination of...
Schools re-arranging to improve use of space
At the Jan. 12 meeting of the Eureka Springs School Board, members reviewed the annual facilities’ master plan, done each January. Director of Operations...
The past is a present Part 2 – Of mice and music
Anyone who’s enjoyed the company of a mouse in the house knows that by the time you see one, there are more waiting to...
The Times, They Are A-changin’
As are we.
The Eureka Springs Independent staff knocked heads together over the holidays and settled on a new way to do business. January 14...
CAPC accounts for 2025
The final 2025 meeting for the CAPC on Dec. 18 mostly concerned reports from Finance Director Ty Reed and Tourism Director Mike Maloney.
Reed reported...
County bestows praises and raises
The final quorum court meeting of 2025, held on Dec. 16, featured a series of resolutions and some year-end ordinances. The meeting ended with...
The past is a present Part 1
Since 2015, fans of the Ozark Mountains Fun Guide have enjoyed the fruits of Rebecca Becker’s research into the remarkable lives of the young...