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The Federal Aviation Administration is conducting an aeronautical study concerning Scout Clean Energy’s planned Nimbus Project near Green Forest. In an April 29 letter to Dave Iadarola, project manager for the Nimbus project, the FAA says the tower heights of 698 feet for the project’s wind turbines exceed obstruction standards.

The Eureka Springs City Advertising and Promotion Commission had a light and quick agenda

The Carroll County Quorum Court had its briefest meeting in several months on Tuesday, May 21

enus The Carroll County Senior Activity and Wellness Center is located at 202 W. Madison Ave. in Berryville. The center is open from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday. Lunch is served at noon each weekday. The suggested donation for ages 60 and up is $4. There is a $6 charge for those under 60 and all carryout meals. Menus are subject to change.

Scott Leech is the mayor of Beaver. His last name was spelled incorrectly in the May 16 issue of the Eureka Springs Times-Echo.

Despite opposition from residents in the area, the Eureka Springs Historic District Commission gave a stamp of approval to a project that will give a homeowner additional parking. At a meeting on Wednesday, May 15, the HDC voted 5-0 to approve a certificate of appropriateness for the construction of a 15-foot deep by 30-foot wide concrete retaining wall adjacent to the property at 35 Steele St., built in 1895 and also known as Hatchet Hall.

A recent trip to Washington, D.C., only cemented even more what Eureka Springs Hospital Commission chair Kent Turner already felt: Original ideas in the planned expansion of the hospital are no longer feasible with recent changes to the facility’s designation.