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An Avoca man was killed early Sunday morning after he lost control of his motorcycle on U.S. Highway 62 west of Eureka Springs. Wesley L. Matthews, 51, was riding a 2005 Victory Vegas eastbound east of the Benton County Line at 3:37 a.m. when he lost control and went off the south side of the highway, according to an Arkansas State Police report written by Trooper Jacob Graham. Matthews was thrown from the motorcycle and landed in a ravine south of the highway...

The Beaver Bridge, unofficially known as the Little Golden Gate Bridge, is closed for major improvements to the deck and railing. Steve Lawrence, District 9 engineer for the Arkansas Department of Transportation, said heavy bridge crews from Little Rock are working to replace the timber deck and railing on the bridge...

A total of 228 Arkansans — including three more in Carroll County — have died from complications attributed to the COVID-19 virus since last week, bringing the statewide death toll to 7,298 on Tuesday. In Carroll County, 64 people have died because of the novel coronavirus, an increase of 17 deaths since late July...

After 100 years, Carroll County resident Mabel Walden is still going strong. “She’s doing pretty good for 100,” said daughter Juathina Claspill. “She’s going to outlive us all.” Mabel’s family will host a birthday party for family and friends from 2 p.m. through 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19, at the Best Western Convention Center in Eureka Springs. Those who wish to attend are asked to RSVP by email at juathinac@gmail.com...

The number of deaths attributed to complications from COVID-19 in Arkansas is approaching 7,060, including three additional deaths in Carroll County since last week, bringing the total number of county residents who have died because of the novel coronavirus to 61, an increase of 14 deaths since late July...

Molly Horton is now the Auditorium operations manager and marketing director for the Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission. The commission voted on Wednesday, Sept. 8, to promote Horton to the position. Horton was hired as an intern in July. Tourism director Madison Dawson recommended that the commission promote Horton during its regular workshop, saying Horton would split her duties between the Auditorium and marketing...

The Eureka Springs School Board voted Monday night to finalize the donation of the old high school building to the Eureka Springs Community Center. The board voted Aug. 9 to donate the facility to the community center. Superintendent Bryan Pruitt said the board still needed to approve the proposal to finalize the donation. The school district’s attorney drew up an amended proposal, Pruitt said, and the board agreed to approve it. All that’s left, Pruitt said, is signing the final paperwork...

One body was recovered Monday after a fire at a house where police were responding to a reported break-in, Berryville police chief Robert Bartos said Tuesday afternoon. Bartos said Berryville officers were dispatched after a woman called police and reported a break-in in progress and that the suspect was armed with a handgun. The woman ran to a neighbor’s house and called police, Bartos said...

The Eureka Springs City Council is moving forward with a proposed ordinance banning tourist lodging in residential properties, despite two council members’ request for more information. City planner Kylee Hevrdejs presented the proposed ordinance Monday night, saying the planning commission worked with residents on the document. ...

Terry Hankins is this week’s Citizen of the Week.

In February during a tour of the maintenance building, Mayor Butch Berry mentioned his desire for a new structure to house public works equipment. The Eureka Springs City Council voted at a special called meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 25, to see Berry’s vision through, agreeing to move forward with Nabholz Construction on a new maintenance building and renovations at the Auditorium — a bundled project totaling more than $1 million...