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A presentation from a real estate broker about possibly building 80 to 100 “affordable housing” units in Eureka Springs has received a favorable response from the city’s planning commission. David Buttecali, a Eureka Springs resident who owns Andora Real Estate LLC in Texas and Arkansas, asked for initial feedback for a project on East Mountain Drive during the planning commission’s Sept.

Fresh cilantro, when made into a pesto, is not only tasty but can be exceptionally good for you. Cilantro is that parsley-like herb used in salsa that gives a delicious zip to the food. When cilantro goes to seed you get coriander but it is the leaves in this case that can be so good for you. In addition to being rich in vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients it can be used as a very powerful chelating (deep cleansing) food, according to a Japanese researcher named Dr. Yoshiaki Omura.

October is Free Coat Month at the Mercy BerryvilleAuxiliary Thrift Store on Main Street in Green Forest. Through a partnership with the Green Forest United Methodist Church, the thrift store is offering one free coat per family member while supplies last.

The Carroll County Health Unit in Berryville will hold a free flu shot clinic from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, as part of the Arkansas Fights the Flu program sponsored by the Arkansas Department of Health.

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Members of the Eureka Springs City Council were surprised to learn that some electronic devices examined as part of a lawsuit against the city’s advertising and promotion commission were “wiped clean” before being inspected by an out-of-state forensics company.

The Eureka Springs City Council’s stamp of approval on a recommendation by city attorney Forrest Jacobi to settle a lawsuit filed against the city by council member Bill Ott has drawn the ire of the city’s historic district commission.

No new deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic were reported in Carroll County for the second consecutive week, but the number of active cases showed a marked increase, as did community transmission numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A Kansas man died Saturday, Sept. 10, after he lost control of his motorcycle on U.S.