For many years, Patti Gruber, program director of Operation Wild Horse, has cultivated support systems for others while creating a space where women feel welcome. But when she was diagnosed […]
The second McHenry County Fair out of COVID appeared to be lightly attended during the first few days before the crowd exploded with attendees Friday night. Fair spokesperson Rich Tobiasz […]
See wild horses this coming weekend during the third annual Wild Horse Fair at Beyond Stables Farm in Woodstock. Operation Wild Horse, a Bull-Valley-based nonprofit, is hosting the event, which […]
Late in the evening on April 2, under a gently falling snow, six wild mustangs and one burro from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management were delivered to Operation Wild […]
For Clay Taylor, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and McHenry County Sheriff’s corrections officer, every day is Veterans Day. The Woodstock man has taken it upon himself for the past […]
Bull Valley’s own Operation Wild Horse has a starring role in the documentary “The Mustangs: America’s Wild Horses,” which releases this Friday nationwide and at Woodstock’s Classic Cinemas. The movie, […]
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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.
