WHS & WNHS Tip Off Winter Season
November 18, 2024
With winter weather fast approaching and the fall sports season officially ending it’s time for indoor sports to take center stage.
With winter weather fast approaching and the fall sports season officially ending it’s time for indoor sports to take center stage.
The Woodstock Boys Bowling team hosted the Grayslake North Knights in a non-conference matchup for the first home match of the season. The top three bowlers for the hosts all […]
The First Presbyterian Church youth group works and plays hard By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Teens involved in the First Presbyterian Church youth group find time to have fun while also […]
By TRICIA CARZOLI Independent photo by Tricia CarzoliWoodstock VFW Post 5040 Honor Guard’s Rifle Salute is fired at 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at the McHenry County Administration Building. Independent […]
Local organization makes a difference in local veteran’s life By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com When U.S. Army veteran Tim Carner realized he wanted to become less reclusive and find a space […]
Groundhog PSI-clocross at Emricson Park this weekend.
Historical one-room schools – Part 3 of 3 By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com Many of the one-room schools were hardy, like the people who taught and learned in them. Today, more than […]
By Tricia Carzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at the McHenry County Administrative Building, 667 Ware Road, at 11 a.m. Nov. 11. Woodstock VFW Post 5040, Woodstock […]
By Larry LoughLarry@the woodstockindependent.com Four days after a head-on collision killed three people on Davis Road, west of Dean Street on the south edge of Woodstock, a makeshift roadside memorial […]
Historic one-room schools – Part 2 of 3 By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com Teaching in a one-room school was a demanding job, with long hours, multiple responsibilities, and poor pay. Some of […]
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.