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Much-needed renovations and improvements to Basin Spring Park had the Eureka Springs City Council’s full attention at its regular meeting Monday, July 11. Parks director Scott Miskiel shared with the council the needs for the popular park in downtown Eureka Springs and the frustration that comes with trying to figure out how to pay for all the needed work.

Cindy Inman, senior vice president and CS Home Mortgage Division manager for CS Bank, has announced the hiring of Sheila Calvillo as home mortgage lender for the local bank’s Berryville office. Calvillo is a native of Berryville, where she lives with her husband and their two daughters.

The Eureka Springs Historic District Commission has approved the refurbishing of one of the city’s oldest landmarks. The stone retaining wall at Crescent Spring Park, located on Spring Street near Carnegie Library, needs repair and improvements, according to Eureka Springs parks director Scott Miskiel.

A recording device used to document meetings continues to cause issues for the Eureka Springs Cemetery Commission.?At a June 27 workshop, the recording device “failed to capture” the meeting, according to Kim Stryker, assistant to Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry.

Shreveport, La.-based Southwestern Electric Power Co., which provides electric power to approximately 1,700 customers in and around Eureka Springs, announced Wednesday, June 29, that the Arkansas Public Service Commission has approved a base rate increase for SWEPCO customers in Arkansas, as well as an interim fuel adjustment for the 2021 winter storm fuel recovery cost.

Carroll County Newspapers managing editor Scott Loftis and associate editor Robert Cox received a total of five awards in the National Newspaper Association Foundation’s 2022 Better Newspaper Contest — including first place for Loftis in Freedom of Information reporting — the foundation announced Thursday, June 30.

Continuing increases in COVID-19 cases in Carroll County have prompted at least one local hospital to reinstate some of its pandemic protocols. Eureka Springs Hospital CEO Angie Shaw told members of the hospital commission last week that the recent spike has caused the hospital to reinstate some to the protocols it had relaxed, including masks and barriers in certain areas.

Arvest Bank has announced the addition of David Teigen to its local board of directors in Eureka Springs. Teigen is the owner of Teigen Insurance and Teigen Properties and has worked in the insurance industry since 1976.

Daughters of the American Revolution participated with Holiday Island Elks Lodge 1042 for the 245th Anniversary of the American flag on June 11. The celebration and ritual included Elks Lodge officers and members, Boy Scout Troop No. 67 and the Daughters of the American Revolution. The American Legion posted the American flags. Pictured are, from left, Sue Eddy, Margaret Scobee, vice regent Sharon Lawlor and regent Terri Herman.?? Submitted photo

Dam discussions filled up most of the quick Eureka Springs City Council regular meeting June 27. Coming up with ways to help pay for repairs and improvements to the dam at Black Bass Lake consumed much of the 38-minute meeting at The Auditorium, the majority of time being spent debating whether the City Advertising and Promotion Commission can legally contribute funds to the project.