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After years of struggle, WFRD ‘looking great’

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INDEPENDENT FILE PHOTO BY LARRY LOUGH | Christian Ruhl gets his badge during a ceremony last week to swear in three new part-time firefighter/paramedics of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District.

Not so long ago, overspending the annual budget of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District might have caused some panic with the Board of Trustees. But that was then, and now is […]

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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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