Woodstock Fire/Rescue District had a rare occurrence last week: an actual working structure fire. “We don’t have those too often,” Capt. Brendan Parker said of the blaze in the 800 […]
Members of the Woodstock Fire/ Rescue District invite the community to join them this weekend in an annual nationwide bell-ringing ceremony on the Square to honor fallen firefighters. The local […]
Six goals with objectives and tasks to achieve them are part of a new four-year strategic plan for the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District. The 34-page document was approved last week by […]
Voters gave the Woodstock Fire/Rescue District the vote it needed in the April 2 tax referendum. But it will be another year before they give the emergency service the money. […]
The third seat on the Woodstock City Council apparently was decided Tuesday by only 10 votes. Lisa Lohmeyer, at 29 the youngest of five candidates running, led the vote with […]
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