
More roundabouts, please
Woodstock must have the most skillful drivers in the world. How else do you explain the way local motorists have embraced the city’s first traffic roundabout? Many skeptics had warned […]

Woodstock must have the most skillful drivers in the world. How else do you explain the way local motorists have embraced the city’s first traffic roundabout? Many skeptics had warned […]

By Eileen Millard We have never had a roundabout inside Woodstock city limits; now we have one. This large, very visible sign of change got me to thinking about change […]


“OK, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today!” At 7 a.m. Thursday, an air temperature in single digits is expected to greet […]

Who knew the 15 ballots needed to choose a U.S. House speaker would have an effect on Woodstock? Well, not all of Woodstock, Just the editor of the local newspaper. I had […]


If you’re confused about who represents you in Congress, your confusion is understandable. In just a little over four years, Woodstock has had three different representatives in the U.S. House […]

By Cheryl Wormley Looking back, it seems fortuitous that Mike Palmquist, co-owner of Knuth’s Sport Outfitters, and I crossed paths in front of the Old Courthouse Feb. 2, 1994. I […]

Cash bail is punishment for people who can’t afford it Your recent editorial on a key provision of the SAFE-T Act (“State making an attempt at fairness for pretrial detainees,” […]

By Cheryl Wormley “What do you say to people who say they get The Independent and you know they are talking about the one that comes free the third week […]
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.