“There are Oceans of Possibilities when it comes to art,” Betsy Gessert said. “There are so many ways to create.” Gessert’s own art will be featured on the chalk wall […]
By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com Summer Reading is back – and there are Oceans of Possibilities available to readers of all ages. “We are so excited to have normal programming again […]
Mini Links fundraiser returns April 9 at library After a two-year pandemic hiatus, Mini Links will return to the Woodstock Public Library starting at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 9. Admission […]
February is Library Lovers Month, and the Woodstock Public Library is returning that love. “We have a lot of items that people don’t expect,” WPL assistant director Martha Hansen explained. […]
In celebration of National Library Lovers Month, Kate Tripp, Woodstock Public Library’s head of youth services, collaborated with other McHenry County youth librarians to spread the word that libraries offer […]
Work should be visible soon at the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House as demolition work inside and out is begun. But the complex project is working on a flexible timetable. […]
Woodstock might have been the intended setting after all. Despite Punxsutawney, Pa., being the setting of the Harold Ramis film “Groundhog Day,” screenplay writer Danny Rubin said he had imagined […]
The Woodstock High School orchestra, choir, and band students will present holiday performances with a unique stage decoration. Parent volunteer and “music mom” Kim Sites arranged for the Woodstock Public […]
Completing renovation of the Old Courthouse and Sheriff’s House for civic and commercial tenants is now estimated to cost nearly $5 million more than was expected. According to a staff […]
City Council members last week were generally supportive of a plan to use space in a renovated Old Courthouse for a community arts center that would host classes, exhibits, and […]
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.
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