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WHS shooters set records beyond the arc

Woodstock High School basketball has found itself in a rare place with matching record-setting, long-range shooters on each of its varsity teams. Evan Bridges for the boys and Camryn Tafoya […]

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Hecht honored with Bushchkopf Award

Hecht honored with Buschkopf Award

As an avid jazz musician, Jim Hecht would have appreciated the standing ovation he got at the Woodstock Chamber of Commerce’s 74th annual dinner and awards presentation. The long-time Woodstock […]

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Review process done; issue continues

Even though an 18-month review of Woodstock School District 200 facilities produced few changes, there is no immediate need for action. That is the assessment of Superintendent Mike Moan. But […]

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2018 Woodstock High School Athletics Hall of Fame

Three athletes enter WHS Hall of Fame

Three standout alumni athletes have joined the Woodstock High School Athletics Hall of Fame The 2018 inductees are: Brennae Benda, Class of 2008, a volleyball standout who played at Arkansas […]

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Joy Aavang Honors Vets

Woodstock woman survived Blitz, honors vets

“My father always said that if we could find something to laugh at, we could get through anything,” Joy Aavang, a storyteller, author and survivor, said as she held a […]

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Dean Street School

School spared in unanimous vote of board

Dean Street Elementary School will live to teach another day. In a unanimous vote, the Woodstock District 200 School Board voted not to close the school, a proposal that had […]

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National School Walkout Campaign 3-14-18

Student walkouts expected March 14

Students at Woodstock’s two high schools are likely to walk out of school next week. Just how many will participate in the National School Walkout on March 14 isn’t known. […]

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Mike Brasile

Former state champ to coach WHS football

Woodstock High School alum, state champ and former WHS teacher and coach Mike Brasile will return home from Hampshire to lead the Streaks’ football program in the fall. Brasile officially […]

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Fundraiser March 24 to support cancer fight

A fundraiser and benefit has been set next month for Katie O’Brien-Flannigan of Woodstock at Offsides, Sports Bar & Grill, 680 S. Eastwood Drive. O’Brien-Flannigan, a single mom and emergency […]

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Woodstock Square Event & Banquet

‘Short-term’ parking plan approved

Activities with big crowds will continue in March at Woodstock Square Event and Banquet center, 333 E. Judd St., thanks to a temporary parking-and-restrooms fix approved by the City Council. […]

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Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

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Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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