Exterior work, including repair of the main entry door, will be part of the improvements in the Opera House that will be funded largely by a $3 million state grant announced last week. The city will add about $1.6 million to the project, which will also involve upgrades on the Square. (Independent staff photo)
Woodstock’s 133-year-old Opera House will see major improvements sooner than expected after the city learned last week it would receive a $3 million state grant. Woodstock is the only community […]
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Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news. He has worked for community newspapers in Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa for the past five decades, and was a college journalism instructor for 17 years.
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