How did this project get away from us?
March 7, 2023
Let’s say that, at the least, the optics are bad. That is, it just doesn’t look good to be spending more than $100,000 a month on unforeseen expenses associated with […]
Let’s say that, at the least, the optics are bad. That is, it just doesn’t look good to be spending more than $100,000 a month on unforeseen expenses associated with […]
City Council members are pushing back on the escalating costs of remodeling the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. But despite their questions and concerns at last week’s council meeting, members […]
MobCraft Beer of Milwaukee wants to borrow from Woodstock’s revolving loan fund to set up its new micro-brewery and taproom on the lower level of the Sheriff’s House. Makity Make […]
One electronic system will control access to several city government buildings, and an interior surveillance system could be linked to it. The City Council last week approved a contract for […]
With no discussion, the City Council last week approved an additional $586,000 to the remodeling project of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House. The 26 change orders the council authorized […]
By Eileen Millard news@the woodstockindependent.com The ongoing renovation project for the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, for what will be known as Old Courthouse Center, features a new type of […]
Songwriter Randy Newman composed a heartwarming song for the movie “Toy Story” titled “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.” Woodstock is blessed with several major “friends” who have worked long […]
What does the new year promise for Woodstock? Lots, it seems. Based on what happened – and didn’t happen – in 2022, several things could come our way in 2023. […]
What a great time to live in Woodstock. Don’t you agree? We have a positive, progressive, safe community with many creative, imaginative people working to move Woodstock forward. In the […]
Restoration and renovation of Woodstock’s 133-year-old Opera House should be underway by the time a similar project is wrapping up at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House, themselves 19th century […]
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.
