
Blue Streaks lend a hand
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School Blue Streak Service Club has completed many community projects this school year. “The students at WHS get a chance to give back […]

By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock High School Blue Streak Service Club has completed many community projects this school year. “The students at WHS get a chance to give back […]

Jeff Nylander, Fred Brems, and Larry O’Connor among those recognized By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central Catholic High School hosted its annual alumni banquet on Feb. 22, an annual event […]

Pat Foley to speak at St. Mary Smoker on March 8 By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Pat Foley, the play-by-play voice of the Chicago Blackhawks for 39 years, will headline […]

“Thank you for being you.” – Diane Baker-Lockwood My wife said this to me recently. It’s a simple statement, but it meant the world to me. Allow me to provide […]

By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com Some people enjoy hiking. Others enjoy nature photography. One Woodstock Public Library librarian combines both, and the product is now on display. As a child, Kate […]

Clearbrook home allows developmentally, intellectually disabled to live independently By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com In December, four young women moved into a home on Woodstock’s north side. In many ways, […]

Many local buyers’ agents still get paid by seller By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com It was supposed to be the great cataclysm in the real estate world. On March 15, […]

Artisans on Main to open The Annex in back for classes and private events By Lydia LaGue-Lopez news@thewoodstockindependent.com The artists at Artisans on Main have molded themselves into a prominent […]

Groundhog-in-the-Square statue moves forward; fundraising ongoing for roundabout sculpture By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com A movement to place a statue of the groundhog in the Park in the Square is […]

School Board discusses options if Department of Education shuts down By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com In a report to the D-200 Board of Education at the Feb. 11 meeting, D-200 Superintendent […]
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.