If you follow politics, and it’s been hard not to during the past few months, you know the pundits are showing off their perfect hindsight to explain why results were […]
Folk, food, fun – three words that describe my October 2024 travels. Usually, I’m a one-destination-at-a-time traveler. But last month, opportunity knocked. I joined my high school friends in Charleston, […]
I am the product of a rural, one-room school. And I’m happy that I am. My education began in Sheridan No. 9 School, on the corner of my family’s farm […]
If being an elected public official were easy, we would know it. Ballots in local elections would be full of candidates in contested races vying for the right to represent […]
Growing up as a “tomboy” in the older part of Woodstock, I despised the color pink. When I was a child, pink was about being girly, fancy, and high maintenance. […]
Maybe you can’t fight City Hall, but you might be able to negotiate. Some Woodstock citizens had success with the latter approach recently when they had concerns about the city’s […]
Mayor Mike Turner and other city officials were decidedly upbeat recently in delivering the annual state of the city report during a luncheon hosted by the Woodstock Area Chamber of […]
Five days after Halloween this year is another day that should be a national holiday. No matter which party you align with, you know Nov. 5 is Election Day, and […]
Newspapers … archaic? I hear people say, “I get my news for free. Why should I pay for it?” Like everyone, I try to make good decisions about what I […]
For nearly five years Woodstock has had a state-allowed maximum 3 percent sales tax on legalized sales of recreational cannabis in the city. So far the tax hasn’t raised a […]
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.
