Are you ready for summer? Not that you have much choice, as high temperatures hovered around 90 for several days during the first week of June. It seemed to be a comfortable heat (low humidity), however, judging by the crowds that showed up downtown at the Woodstock Farmers Market Saturday morning and the food truck […]
During a visit to Madison in late January 2020, I walked the commercial area east of the University of Wisconsin campus while Jordan, our younger golden retriever, was seeing his cardiologist. As I searched for lunch, I noticed several students wearing masks. All were of Asian descent. Obviously, they knew something we didn’t. While I […]
By Larry Lough September brought several days of rain that the drought-stricken Woodstock area desperately needed. Lack of rain in July and August had left a lot of Woodstock lawns in various shades of brown. In fact, Woodstock might have had the brownest lawns in the state. “One for the record book,” Mary Moltmann wrote […]
When Farm Team PAC endorsed 14 candidates – including two in the Woodstock area – for the primary election in April, The Independent chose not to report it. The political action committee, which was founded by Democratic Congresswoman Lauren Underwood, announced it was backing – surprise! – a group of Democrats who were seeking their […]
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.
