For the first time in 16 years, Woodstock Willie awakened on Groundhog Day to a different mayor.Mike Turner, 56, who is still often referred to as the city’s “new mayor” […]
Dr. Brian Sager won’t soon be forgotten in Woodstock.People will be able to drive down Main Street, which now bears the honorary name of Dr. Brian Sager Way, as they […]
Woodstock ‘well-positioned for the future,’ outgoing mayor says
Woodstock continues to sneak up on issues of diversity and racial intolerance in the community.Last July, Mayor Brian Sager organized three Race and Diversity forums at Stage Left Café to […]
Series of forums ends, but discussion doesn’t
Local forum describes intolerance most residents don’t see
Mayor Brian Sager was named winner of the annual Harold Buschkopf Award during a dinner Saturday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Woodstock Area Chamber of Commerce & Industry.The […]
When he ran for a fourth term as mayor of Woodstock, Brian Sager announced it would be his last.Now he has announced what’s next.Sager told The Independenthe would campaign as a […]
City officials are happy with the Promote Woodstock marketing effort as its local government-funded budget approaches a quarter of a million dollars a year. But it faces two big challenges: […]
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.
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