Consultant-turned-pilot
October 28, 2014
Rob McClurg can snap pictures and shoot video from hundreds of feet in the air without leaving the ground. All he needs is a remote control. McClurg, owner of TurnKey […]
Rob McClurg can snap pictures and shoot video from hundreds of feet in the air without leaving the ground. All he needs is a remote control. McClurg, owner of TurnKey […]
With road salt prices stacking up, Woodstock Public Works is looking to methods of conservation. Public Works Director Paul Ruscko said the public works snow removal staff recently attended a […]
Woodstock Public Works is squeezing in some last minute crack-sealing projects to protect and extend the life of roads throughout town. At the Oct. 21 meeting, the City Council approved […]
Casey Meyers has seen the changes in the local and countywide marketplace firsthand. A Woodstock realtor with 23 years experience in the industry, she is now the president of the […]
Work to restore the stairs of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House buildings began Oct. 20. As part of the consent agenda at the Oct. 7 meeting, City Council approved […]
For 51 years, a group of “extraordinary ‘ordinary’ volunteer women” have been bringing a variety of unique and successful individuals to the Woodstock Opera House to share their stories and […]
Woodstock is teeming with artists of all varieties, some working with clay, some with oil paint, and one with pumpkins. Most visitors to the Square this time of year likely […]
While collecting seeds with the McHenry County Conservation District at Glacial Park in early September, Kathleen Sexton came across a striking caterpillar. After photographing it, she submitted her find to […]
When purchasing an old farm in upstate New York in 2007 as a weekend getaway from the busy city, Josh Kilmer-Purcell and his partner, Brent Ridge, did not expect it […]
When Woodstock High School dance teacher Kathy Peiffer had a lung collapse a week after the start of school in 2007, she knew her condition was much more serious than […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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