Not only can you touch a truck, you can pet an animal. First Presbyterian Church and House of Blessing are combining to sponsor Touch-A-Truck and Petting Zoo from 10 a.m. […]
Anyone who has cleaned out a parent’s home after the parents have departed this life knows the feeling of distress that comes with finding a box of old photos. Unable […]
Two women left disappointed from Woodstock Classic Cinemas Theatre after they discovered the movie promoted in the marquee, “Carmen Jones,” wasn’t really being shown. As it turned out, that 1954 […]
Bill Murray, trapped in the repetitive cycle of February 2nds in the movie “Groundhog Day,” does not age. And the best movies – think “Casablanca” – have a timeless quality. […]
Two things are needed to site a solar farm: a nearby market for the power generated and a willing landowner. That’s what Bull Valley residents were told by John Buffington, […]
By Larry Lough larry@thewoodstockindependant.com Convinced their concerns about problems with the homeless were not being heard, a group of downtown Woodstock business owners and near-southside residents have launched a neighborhood […]
For the past few months, on every second and fourth Monday, the Woodstock VFW has been home to some self-defined “odd” goings on. After a public dinner, the Main Street […]
Illinois National Guard Army Sgt. Quinette King knows firsthand the difficulties U.S. veterans face when readjusting to civilian life. The Woodstock resident is a combat veteran, a mother, and an […]
A rural Woodstock nursery is breaking new ground with its first crop of hops. The 45-acre tree nursery known as Coyote Ridge is now also home to Machete Hops. Mark […]
Woodstock will brace itself for a magical migration on par with the march of the Druids to Stonehenge – Wizarding World of Woodstock, now on its second year. Inspired by […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
