Last Week's Most Read Stories

Out of Arkansas (07/23/08)
Our Green Zones -- called Open Spaces in other cities -- protect the natural character of the land and, for us, provide the breathing room between our houses, which in turn, because of Eureka's Ozark Mountain geography and our small population, presents to the world a wealth of sophisticated 19th- and early 20th-century architecture that appears to have been wondrously plopped down in a rural setting...

Citizen of the Week (07/23/08)
"Chuck Onofrio had been rebuilding his life from a terrible fire in 2003, but recently came home to watch another fire ravish the remains of his new house. Chuck has always been there to help others in their time of need, whether with his time, his talent, or reconstructing a slightly charred mandolin for the benefit of survivors of another house fire last year. ...

Mayor outlines future in hot meeting (07/30/08)
By Don Lee EUREKA SPRINGS -- If you can't stand the heat, don't go to city council meetings. Aldermen Kathy Harrison and Rae Hahn may have agreed with that sentiment, which would explain their absence at Monday night's meeting. Lacking a quorum, council pushed ahead with as much business as it could without having the votes to do anything...

Yards and Yards of Yard Sales This Weekend (07/30/08)
EUREKA SPRINGS -- This weekend the Greater Eureka Springs Chamber of Commerce will host the city's 14th annual Yards and Yards of Yard Sales. The event will take place on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 1 and 2, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Maps showing all yard sale locations are available at the Chamber office at Pine Mountain Village on US62E...

Body found in Kings River (07/25/08)
By Don Lee TRIGGER GAP -- The body of a man was found early Thursday afternoon downstream from the former low water bridge at the Trigger Gap swimming area on the Kings River. The Carroll County Sheriffs Department responded to a 911 call, and the Carroll County Special Operations Rescue Team (SORT) was summoned...

Citizen of the Week (07/30/08)
Our dual nominees for this week's COW, Steve Shell and Gerry Ganong, have blessed our community over the years with their involvement in a staggering array of community projects, including PaperMoon productions, the Ozark Chorale, the Robert Burns Festival, reviews at the old Caribe, productions through the Eureka Theatre Company, and in their romantic hideaway, The Garden of Dreams. ...

Taste of the Salsa Contest Video (07/31/08)
The Eureka Farmers' Market 2008 Salsa Contest, July 31, 20082 ...

Laughlin admonishes CAPC over Aud use (07/30/08)
By Don Lee EUREKA SPRINGS -- Long-time political activist and documentarian Trella Laughlin appeared before the City Advertising and Promotion Commission at its July 23 meeting to urge a series of sweeping changes in how the CAPC runs the Auditorium...

CAPC collections up despite dour economy (07/30/08)
By Don Lee EUREKA SPRINGS -- Despite more-than-lean times in town, numbers are up according to City Advertising and Promotion Commission Director of Operations Sheila Hulsey. According to Hulsey, lodging tax collections for May, collected in June, were up 17.8 percent over projected, and 54.9 percent over June 2007, at $66,752...