Longtime sports official honored
December 24, 2019
On the day local Congresswoman Lauren Underwood announced her support for impeachment of the president, about 175 people rallied in 28-degree cold on the Woodstock Square in support of the […]
The largest department in the city of Woodstock – responsible for 62 positions and a $6.6-million budget – is looking for a new director. After five years as director and […]
With Groundhog Day falling on a Sunday in 2020, big crowds are expected again for Woodstock’s annual Groundhog Days Festival. “Weekends are better,” festival Chairman Rick Bellairs said, noting last […]
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They didn’t give her a name, but they gave her a second chance. She is a female red-tailed hawk, probably born this past spring, who was found standing in a […]
Woodstock City Council members did all the talking last week during a legally advertised public hearing on what could become a five-year, $50- million street improvement program. But they had […]
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