The Woodstock High School girls softball team has accrued tremendous experience across its lineup and with head coach Steve Beard they hope to capitalize on every ounce of talent despite […]
Last June, the Marian Central Catholic High School girls soccer team fell just short of the IHSA Class 2A state championship when they lost to Triad (Troy) 2-1 in a […]
To say that Woodstock resident and Prairie Ridge High School varsity hockey coach, Rick Rewiako, was surprised to receive a phone call from the Chicago Blackhawks is a bit […]
The Woodstock School District 200 co-op boys and girls bowling teams have more in common than sharing Wayne’s Lanes as a home venue. Each team has a Busch family […]
When Dale Jandron moved to Wonder Lake from the Upper Peninsula 17 years ago, he saw a need in Woodstock School District 200. “After watching a few basketball games […]
The high school wrestling season for Woodstock area high schools ended over the past few weeks. Marian Central Catholic High School sent 12 wrestlers Feb. 10 and 11 to the Class […]
The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved use of Emricson Park for a duathlon to benefit Hearthstone Communities in early autumn. Called the Woodstock Duathlon, the event will be held Sunday, […]
One of Woodstock’s favorite sons will receive some well-deserved recognition in the very near future. Woodstock High School graduate and Harvard High School football and wrestling coach Tim Haak […]
Stylist, editor, writer and entrepreneur Eddie Ross visited the Woodstock Opera House Nov. 17 for the Woodstock Fine Arts Association Creative Living series. Former “Martha Stewart Living” editor, Food Network […]
If you ask anyone who lived in Woodstock in the fall of 1983 what was special about their hometown that year, they will more than likely tell you it […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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