Just when the Woodstock City Council will consider a TIF redevelopment agreement for the former Die Cast factory site has become something of a running joke at council meetings in […]
How did the winter blast of January affect you? Everyone has a story, I’m sure. Yes, I know, it’s a little silly to write about our recent bout of deep […]
By Joan Layton Dear Woodstock. I read the front page article [The Independent, Jan. 10] titled “We want to do what is right” about the process and options under consideration […]
During a Community Creative Workshop in City Hall last April, about 30 local citizens offered suggestions about “branding” Woodstock to promote it as a good place to live and do […]
Hello, Woodstock. My name is Rebecca McDaniel. As you might have read last week, I’m the new owner and publisher of The Woodstock Independent. I know many of you, and […]
Housing development would be net negative Plato once said, “A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers.” One gains knowledge from the sum of what is known: the […]
Revisionist history of American slavery tells a “joke” that the benefits for those kidnapped Africans were that they received free passage to the United States and jobs when they arrived. […]
By Cheryl Wormley The special potting soil I ordered came last week. It’s for the Thanksgiving cactus that belonged to my mother and that’s been mine for at least 15 […]
Albert might appreciate 100th birthday greetings Albert Steinwehe Jr. was 100 years old on Jan. 3, 2023. Al is the oldest surviving member of the Steinwehe family that moved from […]
Everyone can point to that year in their lives – the year when 23 inches of snow blanketed the state, the year an EF3 tornado ripped through a rural community, […]
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.
