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Firefighters from several local departments spent three hours Sunday fighting a blaze at a local tavern. Eureka Springs fire marshal James Cowan said Eureka Springs firefighters received a call around 10 a.m.

Another COVID-related death was reported in Carroll County, bringing the number of those who have died from complications related to the novel coronavirus to 105. The additional death was accompanied by yet another increase in active cases, with 59 reported Friday, June 17, by the Arkansas Department of Health.

The Eureka Springs School District board re-elected its existing slate of officers during its regular meeting on June 13, and board members drew for terms, a move made necessary by changes in the district’s zone borders in the wake of the 2020 Census.

With hot days and warm evenings, cold tea is an enjoyable and healthy pleasure. Mother Nature provides for us in abundance if we will only let her. You know how good and beneficial green tea is for you and how it can be blended with any of the mints but here are two more incredible gifts to be enjoyed on upcoming summer days. While conventional Orange Pekoe tea found in the supermarket can be delicious and refreshing as a cold drink, why not break your routine with an herbal tea such as raspberry leaf or rooibos?

Eureka Springs Mayor Butch Berry (right) and city council member Bill Ott (left) recently attended the 88th Annual Conference of the Arkansas Municipal League in Little Rock. Also attending was Eureka Springs city attorney Forrest Jacobi (not pictured). Submitted photo

Citizens in Eureka Springs may soon be asked to help offset a rise in the cost the city is having to pay for water service. Michael Akins with the city’s finance department told city council members at a budget session before its June 13 regular council meeting that the subject could be brought to them soon.

The newly hired sexton at the Eureka Springs Cemetery will no longer serve in that role after learning of demeaning comments made by members of the cemetery commission just moments after they voted to hire him.

Carroll County’s six vote centers will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The number of active cases of COVID-19 in Carroll County last week rose at the rate of approximately one per day, with 42 reported by the Arkansas Department of Health on Friday. Statewide, the number of active cases rose 19 percent in five days, rising to 5,880 on Friday.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission used its June 8 workshop as a brainstorming session about ways to better utilize basement space at The Aud. The space, which is currently being renovated, gives the city a perfect opportunity to host a variety of expos throughout the year, according to Madison Dawson, the CAPC tourism director.