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Independent PHOTO by Ken FarverRiders, walkers, and supporters gather around the Square for instructions and spoken word prior to the Ride/Walk to Leave a Light On June 14. The event […]

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Come on up and set a spell

A few of Woodstock’s captivating front porches By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com  Woodstock’s founding in 1844 means that we have a wealth of older homes from the late 1800s and early […]

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Lifting the curtain

Opera House offers public tours to showcase history, reveal renovation plans By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Nicole Ouimette, former company dancer with Judith Svalander Dance Theatre and 1997 graduate of […]

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‘I’ve had a wonderful career’

Rob Mecklenburg retires from teaching, begins new career By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com Like many young men, Rob Mecklenburg dreamed of becoming a major league baseball player. He had worked hard […]

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Even an acre of remnant prairie is precious

The Land Conservancy of McHenry County preserves a one-acre cemetery GlendaMaki The land Conservancy of McHenry County  The Land Conservancy of McHenry County  has permanently preserved Queen Anne Cemetery, a […]

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Time to tie it up and put a bow on it

Economic Development Director Garrett Anderson departs for Colorado job

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Kaden Combs’ path to a military career

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‘To be part of something bigger’

Soldiers from Woodstock’s Company D deployed overseas for about 400 days ByTriciaCarzolinews@the woodstockindependent.com  On June 3, approximately 50 members of Company D, 1st Battalion 178th Infantry Regiment were part of […]

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Ride to leave the lights on

Show support by buying strings of lights to decorate a bike or yourself

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