Today’s edition of The Independent concludes our annual spring salute to new graduates of Woodstock, Woodstock North, and Marian Central Catholic high schools. The three Woodstock schools graduated nearly 600 […]
Casual conversation, especially among strangers, tends to center on things people have in common: the weather, family, holidays. Around Woodstock these days, another popular topic is our preferred routes for […]
An hour was barely enough time for Woodstock Mayor Mike Turner to cover all of the topics he wanted to discuss in his recent State of the City speech at […]
Take a moment to look through these names: Ruth Whitfield. Katherine Massey. Roberta Drury. Margus Morrison. Pearl Young. Aaron Salter, Jr. Andre Mackneil. Geraldine Talley. Heyward Patterson. Celestine Chaney. Clementa […]
When it comes to life’s challenges, it seems we’re always facing one thing or another. These past couple of years, however, it seems we’ve had to deal with one thing […]
Maybe no one was completely satisfied with the Board of Education’s decision that it wasn’t ready to decide whether to combine the athletic programs of Woodstock and Woodstock North high […]
Motorists weary of dodging potholes on Woodstock’s streets will soon have lots of other obstacles to steer around. Construction season will mean lots of street closures this summer. The game […]
People who have questions or concerns about the ongoing Old Courthouse project probably should take a look inside and hear the story of the 1857 building – its past and […]
As Ann Marie Lipinski, former editor of the Chicago Tribune, watched the exodus of experienced journalists when a hedge fund bought the newspaper last year, she mourned. “The scale of […]
Woodstock didn’t learn a lot from Smart Growth America’s fiscal health analysis of the city. Amid the flattery over all the things we’ve done right and how well situated we […]
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.
