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Documenting a passion for hiking

By Tricia Carzolinews@thewoodstockindependent.comSome people enjoy hiking. Others enjoy nature photography. One Woodstock Public Library librarian combines both, and the product is now on display.As a child, Kate Tripp, WPL head […]

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New ownership, openings, and expanded services dominate the newsBy Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.comThe Quality Inn, at 1785 S. Eastwood Drive, sold in late December for $2.2 million to Mukt Hotels LLC. […]

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Impact grant funds WHS, WNHS math teams

By Janet Dovidionews@thewoodstockindependent.comAn extracurricular team at Woodstock and Woodstock North high schools encourages individual students and groups to excel in math.“Math team empowers students to be smart and show off […]

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Early voting for April 1 election

gets later start than expectedBy Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.comThe start of early voting for the April 1 consolidated election has been postponed for 10 days – from March 7 to March […]

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Food Pantry takes first step toward new location

Plan Commission gives its OK to proposed moveBy Susan W. Murraynews@the woodstockindependent.comOn Thursday night, the Woodstock Food Pantry began its journey of a thousand miles toward having a location that […]

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Delay in hotel funding minor, city officials assured

Design, engineering work late; city tardy in updatinghotel feasibility reportBy Larry Loughlarry@the woodstockindependent.comAlthough one proposed major development in Woodstock died in recent months when financing could not be obtained for […]

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Northwood JTBA 7th-graders on top of their game

StaffReportnews@thewoodstockindependent.comThe boys seventh-grade Northwood Junior Thunder Basketball Association team is enjoying an outstanding winter season. The boys are currently 34-4 out of games they’ve played for the past three months. Representing […]

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‘I can finally be myself’

Clearbrook home allows developmentally, intellectually disabled to live independentlyBy Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.comIn December, four young women moved into a home on Woodstock’s north side. In many ways, it was like […]

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A change results in more of the same

Many local buyers’ agents still get paid by sellerBy Susan W. Murraynews@thewoodstockindependent.comIt was supposed to be the great cataclysm in the real estate world.On March 15, 2024, the National Association […]

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‘Our next phase as artists’

Artisans on Main to open The Annex in back for classes and private eventsBy Lydia LaGue-Lopeznews@thewoodstockindependent.comThe artists at Artisans on Main have molded themselves into a prominent piece of the […]

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Larry Lough

Larry Lough is editor of The Independent and reports local news.

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Janet Dovidio

Janet Dovidio has been a freelance correspondent for The Independent for eight years.

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Susan W. Murray

Susan W. Murray wrote for The Independent, covering various beats, from 2005 to 2008.

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Tricia Carzoli

Tricia Carzoli is a freelance writer and photographer that on community news.

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