Dorothy Mae Sutton, 95, Hays, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, at Brookdale Senior Living.

She was born May 12, 1929, on the family farm near Zurich, the daughter of Albert and Daisy Mae (Sparks) Lowry. Dorothy graduated from Webster High School.

She was united in marriage to Cleo D. Sutton, and four children were born into this union. Dorothy and Cleo opened their home and hearts to more children when she provided daycare and they were foster parents. She also worked at The Style Shop and was a secretary for the Hill City school district.

Sandi Nix passed away on March 24, 2025, at the Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton at the age of 75.

She was born on July 27, 1949. She was 75 years old and would have turned 76 later this year. In recent years, she battled Alzheimer's or a form of dementia—I'm not sure which diagnosis she had precisely. Many of you may not remember her well, as the last Nix Family Reunion she was able to attend was in 2017 in Hill City, South Dakota. It was shortly after that gathering, she began to show signs of the disease.

Snow White encounters seven dwarves in a cabin while being hunted by her evil stepmother, the Queen. This life-action remake alters Snow White’s original story, naming her after surviving a snowstorm as a baby to symbolize her resilience. 
Starring Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and Andrew Burnap.
 

At the March 25th Rooks County Commission weekly meeting, the commissioners announced that Darin Waylett from Smithfield Farms had reached out to county attorney Danielle Muir. He informed her that they do not intend to proceed with the current proposed boar stud farm project and withdrew their request with Rooks County. The organization also withdrew its application with KDHE at this time. If Smithfield Farms makes a plan to proceed with a different proposal for the project, they will reach back out.