Alex Toepper (left) owns and operates Cross Grain Firewood, providing firewood, mulch, and tree services to customers in and around Woodstock. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)
Twenty-year-old Woodstock resident Alex Toepper says that he wants “to turn 21 for a different reason than everybody else wants to turn 21.” When he reaches legal age, Toepper can […]
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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008, returning to the paper as a writer in 2018. A 26-year resident of Woodstock, she taught English, American history, and religion to junior high students at St. Mary School for nine years.
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