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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Woodstock Police last week searched a local house for a weapon that didn’t exist. But they were not taking any chances. The search resulted from a social media post by […]
During the morning hours of February 20th, 2018, the Woodstock Police Department (WPD) was made aware by Community Unity School District 200 of a social media exchange between numerous Woodstock […]
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