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Judges cite ‘Excellent job’ by The Independent: Newspaper wins top two awards in statewide contest

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Photographer Ken Farver, Publisher Cheryl Wormley, and Editor Larry Lough show off the Mabel S. Shaw Memorial Trophy won by The Woodstock Independent in the Illinois Press Association Best of the Press statewide contest. (Independent photo by Julie Farver)

Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Judges from the Alabama Press Association liked what they saw from The Woodstock Independent in the annual newspaper contest sponsored by the Illinois Press Association. The Independent […]

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