Because the recently opened Tobacco Hub at Benton and Judd streets is already in business, it is not affected by the change in city ordinance that doesn’t allow smoke and vape shops in the downtown. (Independent photo by Ken Farver)
Where Woodstock will allow smoke shops to do business and solar farms to be built locally is being reconsidered by the City Council. When changes to the city’s uniform development […]
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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.
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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