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INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO | Blacksmith hobbyist Chuck Howenstine of McHenry helps Emmit Graham make a mini sword during the 2018 HarvestFest on the Square. Blacksmith demonstrations are among the activities this week to celebrate Woodstock’s agricultural heritage.

Sunday will see a Mexican Independence Day celebration like Woodstock has never seen before. For starters, it won’t be in a parking lot behind Flores Banquets on Throop Street. This […]

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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

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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