Volunteer-run, community-funded labor of love on 101.3 FM By Eileen Millard news@thewoodstockindependent.com In 2015, a new radio station started to transmit in Harvard, 24 hours a day, seven days a […]
After a multifaceted career, Deb Walsdorf retires from District 200 By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Deb Walsdorf began working for District 200 in 2004, she thought she might stay a […]
for Recreation Center rehab By Larry Loughlarry@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Woodstock’s home rule sales tax will increase by 25 percent next year, but the additional 5 cents on a $20 purchase might be […]
a place to go, and a place to grow Summer in Woodstock brings people together to create the best kind of memories – and the McHenry County Fair is no […]
Fairground upgrades add accessibility, events offer something for everyone By Tricia CarzoliNEWS@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com With the McHenry County Fair less than a week away, the Fair Board is wrapping up a final […]
The new face of the Woodstock Opera House By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com “I felt an instant connection,” recent city of Woodstock hire David Victor said of his initial impression of […]
Social worker Lisa Terry retires – along with her therapy dog, Daisy By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Woodstock North High School social worker Lisa Terry retired this year after 20 years […]
Longtime costumer Kathy Bruhnke selling 10,000 pieces from her collection By Susan W. Murray news@thewoodstockindependent.com “Clothes make a statement,” American professor and wit Mason Cooley said. “Costumes tell a story.” […]
ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com A performance tour to Austria and the Czech Republic that had been planned for two years finally took place from May 28 to June 6. The Woodstock High […]
Kathryn Loser retires from D-200’s Life Connections program By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Kathryn Loser, a School District 200 retiree in 2025, found her career focus while serving as a lead […]
Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.
Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.
Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.
Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.
