Marian Central Catholic High School freshman Dylan Connell earned state champion honors by placing first in the 152-pound weight class at the IHSA Class 2A Individual State Tournament Feb. 17. […]
For the past few weeks, next to Read Between the Lynes bookstore, a banner with a small, cute cartoon girl with big eyes and purple hair has been seen at […]
Discussion of the Dean Street Elementary School facility was on the agenda for the Feb. 13 meeting of the Woodstock School District 200 Board of Education. After an address by […]
Veteran former teacher and administrator Dr. Art Vallicelli has been selected as the new principal at Woodstock High School. Vallicelli has been an assistant principal at WHS since 2013 and […]
Chris Clemente and Daniel Rodriguez were best friends growing up in New York. Both enjoyed Bill Murray’s “Groundhog Day” movie and frequently wished each other a happy groundhog day, year […]
Thirty girls ranging in age from first- to eighth-graders performed a dance routine Feb. 3 at halftime during the Woodstock High School Blue Streaks girls’ home basketball game. At the […]
When Paradox Squared opens in a few weeks at 231 Main St., next to Unique Nails, the escape room fad will land just off the Woodstock Square. This is a […]
The Marian Central Catholic High School wrestling team won the IHSA Class 2A Harvard Regional Feb. 3, earning the first regional wrestling title in school history and upsetting defending regional […]
Groundhog Day’s frigid single-digit temperatures were not enough to keep the crowds away. Surprisingly, despite the cold, the Woodstock Square was full of people bundled up, many warmed by hot […]
Less than seven years after Sara Miller and Mary Ervin began selling handmade chocolates out of a small storefront next to Woodstock Classic Cinemas, Ethereal Confections has outgrown its second […]
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