Eureka Springs Independent

Justice of the Peace Harrie Farrow tried another approach in her opposition to a proposed wind turbine farm south of Green Forest. At the April 16 meeting of the quorum court, Farrow sponsored a 10-page...

At the April 22 city council meeting, Public Works Director Simon Wiley said the sludge pump was working and the sewage treatment plant is back to normal. He said he met with McClelland Engineering,...

Carroll County Airport commissioners have said they would like to establish a local weather-reporting station here but may have to postpone those plans in favor of building more hangars. Consulting engineer Joey Wallace explained at...

The Historic District Commission approved an art installation at the intersection of Spring and Main Sts. Kyle Palmer, the city’s Director of Planning and Community Development, said neither the city’s Public Works nor the Arkansas...

The Holiday Island City Council meeting on April 16 commenced with a look into current finances. The city’s finances total $839,990.62 and sales tax from March was $17,477.38, although this is not as good...

Parks Director Sam Dudley said at the April 16 meeting that Spring Break had been “good and busy” with the campgrounds full. He added that the eclipse had had a hand in that. Harmon Park...

Former County Judge E. Richard Williams said he does not agree with Scout Clean Energy’s claim that the company does not need any type of regulatory oversight from any entity in Arkansas for 46...

Opponents of the proposed $300-million Scout Clean Energy Nimbus wind facility in rural Carroll County are pleased with the recent decision by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to extend public comments on the potential...

At the April 9 Planning Commission meeting, discussion was primarily the need to review the city’s zoning map. Kyle Palmer, the city’s director of Planning and Community Development, said Mayor Butch Berry had raised...

Public Works Director Simon Wiley told city council on April 8 that progress is being made to get funding to update the sewage treatment plant. A valve failed on April 6 that had to...

The Singing Scotties presented The Aristocats Kids last week, and fourth graders delivered an epic performance. The production featured speaking or singing roles for most of the kids on stage, and the young actors displayed...

Rumors have swirled around the proposed $300-million Scout Clean Energy Nimbus Wind Facility for months that the project was being scaled back. Now a local opponent of Nimbus, George Caudle, received information from a...

Initially the widespread damage at Blue Spring Heritage Center from a storm that hit at 1:08 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, was thought to be a result of straight-line winds. John Fuller Cross, Sr.,...

In April 2023, Planning Commission Chair Susan Harman raised the possibility of building houses on smaller lots. She suggested adopting a floor-area ratio to determine the maximum size of a house on a lot...

With the end of another school year approaching, the Eureka Springs school board heard about standardized testing. High School Principal David Gilmore shared the results of ACT tests, taken in February, and students had an...

A lot has changed since the last time Mike Maloney helmed the CAPC. People no longer rely so much on Yelp reviews as they do on social media influencers when they search out a...

Advocacy: Meeting families and children where they are at in the emotional and mental process of going through a child abuse investigation. It also lets our staff take on the weight of finding...

“Child abuse is a horrific experience with potentially lasting effects,” states the National Children’s Alliance.” It’s also, unfortunately, a common experience in America.” “It’s estimated one in four boys and one in four girls will...

In the March newsletter of the Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. (CECC), it continues its campaign against renewable energy, which it refers to as intermittent (weather depending) sources of power, and in favor of nuclear,...

A number of businesses and homes were impacted by a wide-ranging Carroll Electric Cooperative Corp. power outage Friday, March 29, that was particularly difficult for businesses seeing a large number of people visiting for...

On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced proposed new carbon pollution standards for coal and gas-fired power plants that will protect public health, reduce harmful pollutants and deliver up to $85...

A focus of the City Adverting and Promotion Commission workshop on March 27 was possibly making changes to the Auditorium’s rental policy. The majority of the discussion was whether the Aud should be used...

At the March 25 meeting, Eureka Springs City Council swore Susane Gruning in to represent Ward 1 Position 2, and David Avanzino for Ward 2 Position 1. Both votes were unanimous                 Director of Public...

  When the quorum court met last Tuesday, justices of the peace did not have an ordinance to consider regarding wind turbines, but the topic continued to dominate public comments. JPs also held a lengthy...

The approach of spring has the Parks Department moving forward with plans for improvement, services, and pricing, as Director Sam Dudley reported at the March 19 meeting. A part-time gardener has been put on the...

The Great North American Eclipse of the Sun on Monday, April 8, will create about four minutes of darkness in the afternoon when the moon blocks the path of the sun. The first total...

Year after year Gerri Hamby, owner of Planters Paradise Greenhouse & Landscape, LLC, has customers ask for plants that the deer don’t eat that are also low maintenance and drought tolerant. “The hottest items for...

The Planning Commission has a current focus on updating and clarifying the city’s requirements for bed and breakfasts or other tourist lodging in residential areas. The city currently has a moratorium on new Conditional Use...

The Carroll County Airport Commission met last Friday, and commissioners took another step toward installing a local weather-reporting station. The Federal Aviation Administration will issue a grant to install a weather system, but the local...

Katy Turnbaugh’s life has revolved around doing everything possible to protect Mother Earth. The last thing she wants after her death is to be embalmed with toxic formaldehyde—which eventually leaches into the environment—or create...

Chef Dava Parr had a loyal customer following at Wall Street Eats, but the timing of that restaurant opening in September 2019 just months before the Covid pandemic hit turned out to be unfortunate....