Reid Verastique, a junior at Woodstock North High School, is the son of Tony and Jayna Verastique. His teacher said, “Reid is an excellent student both in the classroom and […]
Iker is a 2nd grade student at Dean Street Elementary School.
Penny is a 7th Grader at Creekside Middle School.
By Eileen MillardNEWS@thewoodstockindepenDEnt.com The D-200 Board of Education last week unanimously approved the recommendation of the district’s Insurance Committee to accept a bid from Sun Life Insurance that represented a […]
D-200 Board honors winners of spring 2025 Art Show Staff Report news@thewoodstockindependent.com The artwork of a Dean Street Elementary School fifth-grader won the Superintendent’s Award in the spring 2025 Art […]
D-200 board lays out roadmap for 2025-2026 By Eileen MillardNEWS@thewoodstockindependent.com The Woodstock D-200 School Board looked ahead to the 2025-2026 school year at its August 12 meeting, laying out financial […]
After a multifaceted career, Deb Walsdorf retires from District 200 By Caryl Dierksen news@thewoodstockindependent.com When Deb Walsdorf began working for District 200 in 2004, she thought she might stay a […]
2013 Woodstock High School grad Ian Ordoñez is ordained to the priesthood By Tricia Carzoli news@thewoodstockindependent.com On Pentecost Sunday, St. Mary Catholic Church was completely dark with only the glow […]
By Kevin Lyons District 200 Two enterprising Woodstock High School students, fueled by last year’s project coming up just short, earned a second chance to present their invention in a […]
By Janet Dovidio news@thewoodstockindependent.com Thirteen Woodstock High School Spanish students and two staff members traveled to Madrid, Spain, during spring break. They reconnected with Spanish students they hosted in Woodstock […]
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.
