To create a comprehensive plan for growth and development in Woodstock for the next 20 years, the community will have to reconcile related but competing issues.Resources will need to target […]
By Julia Easthamnews@thewoodstockindependent.comCheers erupted from the crowd at Benton Street Thursday evening as the “Made In Woodstock” mural ceremony concluded with a ribbon-cutting.Muralist Mauricio Ramirez from Chicago held the oversized […]
Ten years ago this week, then-Mayor Brian Sager used his State of the City address to update the public on plans for the Old Courthouse.Three weeks ago, current Mayor Mike […]
Bad news: Woodstock’s first traffic roundabout will cost $50,000 more than expected.Good news: The city won’t have to pay all of that.The City Council last week approved a change order […]
Chicago artist Mauricio Ramirez will create Woodstock’s newest mural on the 30-by-12 foot west wall of the building at 220 N. Benton St., in the block north of Judd Street.The […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.comHolly Adkins has been involved in the arts her whole life, and now she wants to bring more of it to Woodstock.Growing up in a family of artists, […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.comIn their last meeting of a tumultuous 2021, members of the Woodstock Arts Commission are looking forward to the projects they hope to accomplish in the new year.There’s […]
Members of the Woodstock Plan Commission love the idea of a banquet facility in a renovated Old Courthouse to host gatherings of up to 200 people.They voted 6-0 last week […]
How would you feel about a water tower being erected on the Square, rising 68 feet above street level atop the building on the northeast corner of Jackson and Benton […]
By Lydia LaGuenews@thewoodstockindependent.comWhen you put a group of artsy-minded people in one room, the anticipation of what they are about to create is nearly palpable.Members of the city of 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.
