•October 29, 2025•
On November 10th at 9:00 a.m., Windsor Schools will be holding a Veterans Day celebration at Windsor High School. Breakfast for Veterans will be served at Windsor Elementary School at 7:30 a.m. For further information, contact Denise Sentel at (217) 459-2447, or dsentel@windsorcusd.org. “We do not know them all, but we owe them all.”
•October 29, 2025•
On Tuesday, November 11th, from 9:45 to 10:30 a.m., all veterans will be served a free brunch in the culinary room (across from the high school gymnasium), Sullivan. RSVP to Jennifer Voegel at voegelj@sullivan.k12.il.us.
•October 29, 2025•
The Okaw Valley High School student council will host their annual Haunted House fundraiser at the high school on Friday, October 31st and Saturday, November 1st from 6 - 9 p.m. $5 pre-sale tickets can be purchased by contacting a student council member or purchased at the door for $8. Bring the kids for some not-too-spooky fun from 6 to 7 p.m., but beware! The scares get real from 7 - 9 p.m.
•October 29, 2025•
On October 31st, with the lineup beginning at 6:00 p.m. on the Sullivan City Square, AMBUCS will be hosting/presenting the ‘Sullivan Halloween Parade’. This event is open to anyone of any age, and promises to be fun for the whole family. Cash prizes can be won, and there will be king-sized candy bars for all participants.
Dorothy Mae Kirkwood White, 73, of Decatur, passed away 5:57 p.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025, at Springfield Memorial Hospital.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at the McMullin-Young Funeral Home in Sullivan. Burial will be in Marrowbone Township Cemetery, Bethany. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital: 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105
Dorothy was born on May 15, 1952, in Linton, IN, the daughter of John Clifford Kirkwood and Alice Marie Nixon. She was a retired teacher from the Decatur Public School, where she worked for many years. Dorothy married Robert Terry White on March 25, 1972, in Bethany, at the Free Methodist Church (where they have been lifetime members) where they met and she was the Church Treasurer for many years. Dorothy traveled with her husband of 53 years to the many places that the army sent them for 21 years until they retired and returned to Illinois never to move again.
Dorothy was very happy being the mother of Dorian Elizabeth (Kevin) Howard, Dana Leann (Reggie) Brown and Jonathan Robert (Katie) White; but she really shined when her grandchildren began with Danielle Elizabeth (Skyler) Daum, Eilyjah JoVon Woods, Isaiah J (Kaleigh) Woods, Carmen Lee Howard, Tori Rae Howard, Beatrix Marie White, Margo Elizabeth White and Ailani Lenah Brown; and great-granddaughter, Nora Jane Daum. Dorothy is the guardian angel over all of her children, their spouses and grandchildren.
Dorothy and Terry spent the majority of their time supporting all of their grandchildren in the many sports, music and dance programs they were a part of. They knew that their “Grandparents” would always be there.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, children, grandchildren and siblings, Clifford Eugene (Mary) Kirkwood, Rose Fern (Martin) Willer, Anna Marie Poole and Daniel Wayne (Nitra) Kirkwood, Sr. she is also survived by many nephews and nieces.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Charles Wayne Kirkwood and sister, Sarah Alice Thompson.
Condolences may be offered to the family at www.mcmullinyoung.com
NOTICE is hereby given that the office of MOULTRIE COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER’S will be open from 8:30 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M., beginning OCTOBER 27, 2025 through NOVEMBER 3, 2025, for the purpose of accepting candidate petitions or certificates for the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION to be held on MARCH 17, 2026 for the following offices.
COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER
TREASURER
SHERIFF
PRECINCT COMMITTEE PERSONS
Linda S. Qualls
Signature of Local Election Official
Photos by R.R. Best
On Saturday, October 18th, neither wind nor rain could deter Sullivan’s First United Methodist Church from holding their ‘Trunk or Treat’ event. With the weather uncooperative, the event was moved indoors where the festivities went on, and enjoyed by all.
•October 22, 2025•
On Friday, October 17th, Okaw Valley High School students and supporters came out in a big show of pride for their yearly Homecoming Event.
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•October 22, 2025•
On Saturday, November 8th, from 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Moultrie-Douglas Extension Office, 304 E Progress Street, Arthur, a free photography workshop will be sponsored by 4-H and conducted by Allen Welch. Mr. Welch is a 4-H photography judge, studio owner, and Tuscola Vault Art Gallery board member. This event is open to youth ages eight to eighteen years. To register, go to https://go.illinois.edu/Moultrie-Douglas4-HPhotographyWorkshop. Bring your cameras (no smartphones) to learn the basics.
•October 22, 2025•
This engaging, hands-on, after-school workshop series is open to children in grades 3 through 8. Lessons taught will be about force, motion, electrical currents, positive/negative charges, and everyone will be invited to use their ‘problem-solving hats’ to build projects. Participation is open to the public for this free workshop. All workshops will occur at the Arcola Public Library, 407 E Main Street, Arcola. There are only twelve registration slots open. Douglas County DARE Officer Adam Brazzell will be assisting. Pre-register at https://go.illinois.edu/STEMWorkshopSeries.
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