A night filled with slime, Alka-Seltzer rockets and homemade hovercrafts awaits inquisitive young minds at the Challenger Learning Center for Science and Technology. Challenger staffers are preparing for their […]
Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education eliminated one administrative position in order to purchase a new kindergarten-through-fifth-grade literacy curriculum program. The decision, made during the March 17 school […]
After 69 years, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5040 in Woodstock has reached a pivotal point. Like most VFWs throughout the country, Post 5040 is facing declining membership as their […]
When the owner of a local mixed martial arts academy closed his business and moved to Florida, the members were left without a place to practice their sport. For that […]
Local nursery owners and Rich and Susan Eyre will once again share their passion for conifers at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show from March 14 to 22 at Navy […]
During several visits through Woodstock this winter, U.S. veteran Lon Hodge and his service dog Gander successfully navigated through several establishments on and around the Square. Hodge, who lives on […]
Phyllis Close’s husband, Roger, joked he may need to build another wall in the couple’s Woodstock home to accommodate his wife’s awards and plaques. Phyllis Close, 75, has spent the […]
Participants in the Woodstock High School Community St. Baldrick’s fund-raising shave raised $11,918 for children’s cancer research. About 39 people and three teams “braved the shave” March 6, agreeing to […]
Woodstock Public Library’s indoor miniature golf fundraiser mirrors a PGA tournament in one way: Any golfer making a hole-in-one wins a car. It’s probably worth noting new car prizes at […]
Local residents and students are voluntarily shaving their heads to raise money for the annual St. Baldrick’s Foundation fundraiser. Woodstock High School Community St. Baldrick’s shaving event is scheduled […]
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.
