Social worker Lisa Terry retires – along with her therapy dog, Daisy By Janet Dovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com Woodstock North High School social worker Lisa Terry retired this year after 20 years […]
ByJanetDovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com A performance tour to Austria and the Czech Republic that had been planned for two years finally took place from May 28 to June 6. The Woodstock High […]
Kathryn Loser retires from D-200’s Life Connections program By Janet Dovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com Kathryn Loser, a School District 200 retiree in 2025, found her career focus while serving as a lead […]
By Eileen Millardnews@the woodstockindependent.com The D-200 Board of Education approved a contract with Usource Energy at the June 17 meeting to request proposals for a community solar subscription. The solar […]
Bridges found his fifth-graders’ growth ‘interesting, inquisitive’ By Janet Dovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com After serving School District 200 for 31 years, teacher Steven Bridges is retiring after 10 years at Prairiewood Elementary […]
WNHS grad Mason Nicolai wins Hoffman Scholarship for those in farming, trades By Janet Dovidio district 200 A Woodstock North High School recent graduate, Mason Nicolai, has received the 2025 […]
ByJanetDovidio news@thewoodstockindpendent.com Students involved in the District 200 Life Connections Enterprise business enjoyed a very large sale in May. Life Connections is a transitional program for special education students, ages […]
‘The students have been very invested and have enjoyed watching their work grow, literally.’ By Kevin Lyons District 200 Seeds planted during a class gardening discussion have taken root and […]
St. Mary teacher honored as private/parochial Educator of the Year By Janet Dovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com St. Mary Catholic School preschool founder and teacher Cindy Russell was honored as the private/parochial school […]
By Janet Dovidio news@springgreen-pigeon-339172.hostingersite.com Rotary Club’s William “Bill” Frejd Vocational Scholarship winner this year is Woodstock High School senior George E. Jones, who plans to continue his studies in automotive […]
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.
