County motor fuel tax to increase on Jan. 1 McHenry County’s motor fuel tax will increase to 8 cents a gallon after a divided County Board voted last week to boost it by 3.3 cents, effective Jan. 1. The increase is projected to raise an additional $3 million a year. The current tax of 4.7 […]
Election Day here now in early voting, vote by mail Early voting and voting by mail for the Nov. 8 general election is underway in McHenry County. The first early voting site is the office of county clerk at the Administration Building, 667 Ware Road, Woodstock. Anyone registered to vote in the county may vote […]
MCC student wins vocational scholarship from Rotary McHenry County College student Christina Murphy is getting some help from Woodstock Rotary Club for her studies in the school’s occupational therapy assistant program. In January, Murphy was named winner of Rotary’s 2021 Adult Vocational Scholarship of $2,000 toward her tuition. “The Rotary Club of Woodstock is dedicated […]
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