Eureka Springs News

Music fans received good news this week when it was announced the city will now feature free entertainment in Basin Spring Park seven days a week.

On June 30, unbuckled seat belts on a driver or front-seat passenger became a "primary violation" allowing police to execute a traffic stop.

Countywide, police and fire officials are preparing for the Fourth of July weekend ahead and the discharge of fireworks.

The Eureka Springs School District hasn't yet decided whether to renovate and expand the existing high school or build a new one -- an action that would necessitate an election if requiring a tax increase.

Kathryn Semolic is forming a Women's Expressive Painting Group at her Eureka Springs studio.

The year 1969 turned out to be a great year for Eureka Springs after a decade of almost unexplainable economic downturn.

About 10 weeks ago, the Eureka Springs City Council voted unanimously to enter into a contract to allow James Yale and Charlotte Buchanan to continue the operation of the Artery, a downtown outdoor art exhibit.

The co-owner of the iconic Basin Park Hotel in Eureka Springs, Ark., has been killed in a car crash in Iowa.

Griswold, Iowa -- Authorities say a co-owner of a well-known Arkansas hotel has been killed in a traffic accident in southeastern Iowa.

This yeara s Eureka Springs Blues Weekend, man, what a great show. Charles and Lori Ragsdell set up a brilliant festival, and volunteers came from all over the country to help out.

The recent controversy about the Artery has brought a lot of attention to a town of about 2,000 people that, face it, seems to have a talent for controversy.

It was mainly a night for the people to speak. In a June 3 Historic District Commission meeting dominated by public comment on possible demolition of the Eureka Springs High School commissioners quickly moved through a handful of other applications before focusing on the main event of the evening.

"The days of the Auditorium being the music venue of Northwest Arkansas are long gone." With these words, City Advertising and Promotion Commission Executive Director Jim Williams engaged commissioners in a debate on May 27 about the future role of the CAPC in maintaining the Aud.

For more than a century, the Eureka Springs underground has been a secret among the locals, but starting July 4, it will be a stop for tourists along a new, unique walking tour.

Terry Wood, of Oklahoma , admires a handmade knife he won as part of a fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Procrastination is being used as a political tactic to kill an outdoor art exhibit in Eureka Springs, its organizer said this week.

Bobby and Pam Griggs of Siloam Springs, Ark., will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary in June with a trip to Eureka Springs and will have a family celebration later in July.

"For Such a Time As This" is the theme of the Eureka Springs Women's Conference to be held July 31 and Aug.

The Northwest Arkansas School of Massage and Continuing Education Center, LLC, in Eureka Springs, has announced its graduating class of May 2009.

Carroll County Community Foundation board members posed for a picture along with grant recipients.