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City threatens legal action to repair or demolish collapsed Thompson’s Appliance building By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com The Thompson’s Appliance building at 318 Clay St. is in “a dangerous and unsafe condition” […]

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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.

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