County clerk looking for election judges for April 4 The McHenry County clerk’s office is looking for people willing to serve as election judges for the April 4 consolidated election. […]
Contest for D-200 Board of Education, not for WFRD trustees For the first time since 2017, Woodstock School District 200 will have a contested race for the Board of Trustees. […]
Putting McHenry County students with records of misconduct into a Woodstock school for special education students was not something the Board of Education of School District 200 readily embraced last […]
Student test scores show improvement since taking a dive after the pandemic, state and local officials reported last week. Administrators in Woodstock School District 200 were especially pleased with reading […]
Harnessing the power of the sun is not a new concept. Nor is technology to make capture of solar energy more efficient. But solar arrays – with our Midwestern agricultural […]
D-200 administrator wins reserve’s Patriot Award Support for a naval reservist has earned Steve Miller, director of buildings and grounds for Woodstock School District 200, the Employer Support of the […]
Low interest rates in the fall of 2018 led the Board of Education to authorize the sale of bonds of up to $16 million to re-fund two 2010 construction bonds, […]
Staff Report new@thewoodstockindependent.com Through an internship and college coursework, a unique Woodstock program allows individuals with bachelor’s degrees in other fields to obtain an Illinois Professional Educator License within 12 […]
Again this year, no one showed up for a public hearing on the largest local government budget in Woodstock and the biggest spender of property tax revenue. The 2022-23 budget […]
Woodstock schools’ Kindness Closets will be more full thanks to full hearts at Woodstock Area Community Ministries. WACM hosted a series of children’s magic shows and Broadway presentations last winter […]
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