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‘Accidental journalist’ reflects on 37 years as a newspaper publisher in Woodstock

Jim and Cheryl Wormley sit for a family portrait with their three sons, daughters-in-law, and grandchildren. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)

When Cheryl Smith was growing up on a dairy farm in Oswego, her parents read the newspaper every day. Two newspapers were delivered to the farmhouse: the Aurora Beacon News […]

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