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Incumbents win City Council, Board of Education seats; gender balance of council maintained; Bull Valley Home Rule referendum defeated

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Woodstock City Council candidate Melissa McMahon speaks during a forum March 22 at the Opera House. McMahon won election to the council Tuesday night, leading the ballot of nine candidates for three seats on the council. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

Incumbents in Woodstock won re-election Tuesday night, and women filled the two City Council seats that are being vacated by the only two females currently on the council. Three members […]

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Larry Lough

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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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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