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 […]
Woodstock Shows It Spirit For Halloween and Trunk-or-Treat on the Square.
Karen Strano signs an easement with The Land Conservancy of McHenry County By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com On October 18, a beautiful fall morning in McHenry County, over 20 people gathered […]
By Caryl DierksenNEWS@THEWOODSTOCKINDEPENDENT.COM The Woodstock District 200 school board began its Oct. 22 meeting by recognizing theaccomplishments of a student, a teacher, and an associate.Woodstock High School senior Ian Hansen […]
Woodstock North High School Theatre to present ‘You Can’t Take It with You’ By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Long before “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” charmed audiences to the tune […]
A food forest is growing in Woodstock By Ruth RaubertasHome & Harvest Very quietly, on South Dean Street near the Apple Creek subdivision and Creekside Middle School, a food forest […]
Being present in the harvest season By Tricia CarzoliHome & Harvest “My focus is on being present this harvest season,” Mary Pat Sass, an agricultural influencer who lives in Marengo […]
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.
