With readers of The Woodstock Independent as our witness, we hereby resolve, in the year 2023, to … Because journalists believe in transparency, this editor invited each contributor and staff […]
The activities director of a local senior center has received a statewide award after serving only one year in her Woodstock job. Laura Wassinger, director at SOAR@Dorr – Serving Older […]
The recipient of the 2022 Rotary Club Adult Vocational Scholarship says she is massaging her desired vocation. “My future plan is to own a small massage business,” Woodstock resident Samantha […]
As a senior at Woodstock High School, Alex Riak won first place for a song he had composed, recorded, and submitted for the Illinois Music Education Association’s 2014 vocal ensemble […]
“I was shocked!” That was how Democrat Louisett “Lou” Ness described her reaction to winning a seat on the McHenry County Board in the Nov. 8 election. The Woodstock resident […]
Staff Report news@the woodstockindependent.com More than a dozen people have been honored for saving a Woodstock neighbor. They were part of a team of people – from ordinary citizens to […]
By Ruth Raubertas news@thewoodstockindependent.com Scrooge played by a woman? Isn’t that just a cheap gimmick? According to Jeffery Cook, author of the upcoming Woodstock Opera House/Theater 121 adaptation of “A […]
For Creative Living speaker Riva Lehrer, art is powerful, radical, and political. “My art is about being enthralled with people being enthralled with who they are,” said the artist, author, […]
For 57 years, Reichert Chevrolet has been in the business of selling vehicles and turning over the keys to the new owners. On Oct. 31, John Reichert, 75, turned over […]
Lowell Edward Walkup, a U.S. Coast Guard quartermaster first class in World War II, grew up in rural Woodstock, the son of a dairy farmer. He earned a teaching degree, […]
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.
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