
Representation sees an important shift
Did you happen to see the new Value City Furniture commercial about a girl who comes home from college? Her little brother is waiting for her, and when she comes […]

Did you happen to see the new Value City Furniture commercial about a girl who comes home from college? Her little brother is waiting for her, and when she comes […]

This might be a good time to reimagine or reinvent your gardens and landscapes using native plants, shrubs, and trees, which were here before the settlers arrived in McHenry County […]


Adam Michael Stewart and Michelle Marie Martin, both of Hutchinson, Kan., were married on March 20, 2021, at McPherson Free Methodist Church in McPherson, Kan.. The Rev. Justin Mourn officiated […]



This column was adapted from one Lisa Haderlein wrote in 2013. I heard them before I saw them, hundreds of Canada geese. A raucous honking as the birds circled a […]


“…somewhere out there a lucky person is moving closer and closer to the most sought-after prize in history. Though we cannot help but envy whoever he is, and we may […]

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.