Retired Wonder Lake barber Bob Anderson is taking his local act on the road. Known for his tireless campaigns to eliminate township government and consolidate school districts, Anderson is aiming […]
Woodstock’s usual events for Veterans Day cautiously re-emerged this year, one year after COVID had canceled most of 2020’s events. District 200 embraced veterans last Wednesday by inviting them to […]
Completing renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for civic and commercial tenants is now estimated to cost nearly $5 million more than was expected. According to a staff […]
The holidays are approaching fast, and this year you might want to consider making your celebrations more environmentally friendly. Between gift wrap, trees, decorations, food, and more, the environmental footprint […]
Contest entrants will light up Woodstock Nov. 26 People may register their home, business, or block to participate in the 2021 holiday lights contest and to light up Woodstock and […]
Over the past five years, the Woodstock train station has hopefully welcomed a series of tenants that sadly did not result in “happily ever after.” Coffee and sandwich shop Centerville […]
Woodstock VFW Post 5040 has been a fixture in town for 75 years. Committed to serving veterans, youths and families, community, and the spread of patriotism, the VFW has been […]
“Life is never really what you think it is going to be,” retired Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas M. Morrissey said. “You need to adapt.” The Woodstock man survived eight gunshot […]
City Council members last week were generally supportive of a plan to use space in a renovated Old Courthouse for a community arts center that would host classes, exhibits, and […]
With finances of the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District in good shape, the Board of Trustees is in a spending mood. More firefighters, more vehicles, more radios, and more computers were on […]
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