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 […]
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 […]
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.
