Thank you, Mailman Jim!
July 9, 2025
Jim Weith’s first day as a mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Woodstock was Jan. 5, 1987. At that time, Denise Graff Ponstein and I had plans to […]
Jim Weith’s first day as a mail carrier for the U.S. Post Office in Woodstock was Jan. 5, 1987. At that time, Denise Graff Ponstein and I had plans to […]
”Start seeing motorcycles” is a seasonal reminder to motorists in Illinois of the increased good-weather presence of motorcyclists and their low-profile machines that can be hard to see in city […]
By Susan W. MurrayNEWS@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Two recent proposals to build slaughterhouses in the county have pointed out that for all of the appeal of living in a bucolic setting, neighbors in […]
News Brief courtesy Alex Vucha, WFRD Public Information Officer On Saturday, July 5, 2025, at 5:53 p.m., the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District was dispatched to the 200 block of Barn Swallow […]
Readers of The Independent have seen some good news and bad news lately about the Die Cast factory site along Clay Street. Fortunately, the bad news is old news. In […]
By Susan W. MurrayNEWS@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com When Tom Annarella interviewed for his current position of nursing home administrator at Valley Hi 15 years ago, the subject of incorporating a memory care unit […]
By Eileen MillardNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com Marengo Disposal Systems, the city’s waste hauler, has been delivering toters to meet the July 1 deadline for changes to the current system. Recycling toters being delivered […]
ByDanChamness news@thewoodstockindependent Ryan Jones, a Marengo resident and Marian Central Catholic graduate, was a steady top five scorer for the University of Illinois-Springfield Prairie Stars during the last five cross-country […]
By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The D-200 Board of Education approved a contract with Usource Energy at the June 17 meeting to request proposals for a community solar subscription. The solar […]
Bridges found his fifth-graders’ growth ‘interesting, inquisitive’ By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com After serving School District 200 for 31 years, teacher Steven Bridges is retiring after 10 years at Prairiewood Elementary […]
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.