Thunder stay in first
April 29, 2026
Kylee Nicholson, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is a pitcher on the Thunder girls lineup. This past week, Kylee went 8-11 hitting, giving her a .727 average. On […]
D-200 board votes to hold off on adjustments to school start/end times until 2027-28 By Caryl Dierksennews@thewoodstockindependent.com At its April 14 meeting, the Woodstock District 200 Board of Education continued […]
Several vehicles were damaged but no injuries were reported in the Woodstock Culver’s parking lot Saturday afternoon after a car went airborne off U.S.14. The Woodstock Fire/Rescue District and Woodstock […]
By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindependent.com Nine years after the City Council saw the need for security cameras in the downtown, Woodstock is just weeks away from having the equipment installed on the […]
Naiya Patel, a senior at Woodstock High School, is the daughter of Kunjai and Dipeexa Patel. One of her teachers said, “Naiya is a student who always is working to […]
Young Authors share magical tales of kingdoms, outer space, more By Kevin Lyons District 200 When this year’s Young Authors competition approached, one Greenwood Elementary School second-grader had a sequel […]
Wild Buffalo Trading Co. now open on Benton Street BySusanW.Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com Five minutes after Lorie Shinsky opened the door of her Wild Buffalo Trading Co. at 106 N. Benton St. […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North’s softball team is aiming for a strong Kishwaukee River Conference season. The sister duo of Makayla and Madalynn Nordahl, while focusing on that goal, […]
By Steve Peterson news@thewoodstockindependent.com Marian Central sophomore Alek Jasovic and senior Marc Cheng’sNo. 1 doubles experience has gone well in the early start to the season. Jasovic first learned the […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
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