By Cheryl Wormley The impact of a handwritten thank you is well documented. Imagine the joy in The Independent office last week when we received handwritten “thank you” letters from 15 third-graders. All 15 are students in Kecia Griffin’s W.I.N. class at Westwood Elementary School, and they are part of The Independent’s Newspaper in Education […]
No one was picking the 7 – 2 Woodstock Blue Streaks to beat the 3 – 7 Prairie Ridge Wolves despite their historically bad season. The pundits all thou…
October 31, 2026


