McHenry County College student Maggie Griffin is 2022 Miss Woodstock. Jordan Cheng won the title of Little Miss Woodstock during the 73rd annual Miss Woodstock scholarship pageant June 23 at […]
Staff Reportnews@thewoodstockindependent.com For the sixteenth year, members of the Wonder Lake Water Ski Show team have hosted a learn-to-ski clinic in partnership with Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association. NISRA is […]
Greenwood Elementary School says goodbye to two teachers with a combined 51 years with Woodstock School District 200. Marla Cherry retires after 26 years with D-200, all of them at […]
The skies were clear, the winds were fairly calm, and the morning was perfect for flying – or for watching planes fly into Wonder Lake’s Galt Airport. Experimental Aircraft Association […]
The orchestra director of Woodstock High School and Creekside Middle School has been selected as a quarter-finalist for the 2023 Music Educator Award, presented by the Recording Academy and Grammy […]
District 200 Director of Food Services Sue Malley will retire after 20 years with the district. Malley began her career after earning her degree from Northern Illinois University’s dietetic, nutrition, […]
Maribeth Dhom, the principal’s secretary at Dean Elementary School for the past 12 years, said her favorite time of year was “when the kids came back to school, and they […]
By Heather Vosburgh news@thewoodstockindependent.com The annual display of daffodils alongside roads in Bull Valley by the Bull Valley Garden Club had an expanded presence this spring, spreading onto and alongside […]
Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will connect with the community through events such as Community Paint Day this weekend as he begin work on a mural at 220 […]
If Marty Garcia, who sells four varieties of his freshly made salsa at the Woodstock Farmers Market every Tuesday, had any doubts about the quality of his product, a little […]
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