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Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA IN THE COUNTY OF BARTHOLOMEW BARTHOLOMEW SUPERIOR COURT 2 CAUSE NO. 03D02-2602-AD-000885 IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF: MAVERICK DEGROOT, ISAAC E. SMITH, PETITIONER NOTICE OF ADOPTION D’Tric Demon Degroot is notified that a petition for adoption of a child, named Maverick Degroot, born on April 23, 2023 was filed in the office of the Clerk of Bartholomew County Circuit/Superior Court, 234 Washington Street, Columbus, IN 47201. The petition for adoption alleges that the consent to adopt of Maverick Degroot is not required because he has abandon the child for at least six months immediately preceding the filing of this petition as contemplated at Indiana Code 31-19-9-8 and he has failed without justifiable cause to communicate significantly with the child when able to do so as also contemplated at Indiana Code 31-19-9-8 and Petitioner will prove by clear and convincing evidence that D’Tric Demon Degroot is unfit to be a parent and that Maverick’s best interests would be serviced if the Court dispensed with D’Tric Demon Degroot’s consent as contemplated at Indiana Code 31-19-9-8(a)(11). If D’Tric Demon Degroot seeks to contest to the adoption of the child, D’Tric Demon Degroot must file a motion to contest the adoption in accordance with IC 31-19-10-1 in the above-named court not later than thirty (30) days after the date of service of this notice. If D’Tric Demon Degroot does not file a motion to contest the adoption within thirty (30) days after service of this notice the above-named court will hear and determine the petition for adoption. The consent to adoption of Maverick Degroot will be irrevocably implied and D’Tric Demon Degroot will lose the right to contest either the adoption or the validity of D’Tric Demon Degroot’s implied consent to the adoption. No oral statement made to D’Tric Demon Degroot relieves D’Tric Demon Degroot of D’Tric Demon Degroot’s obligations under this notice. This notice complies with IC 31-19-4.5-3 but does not exhaustively set forth a person’s legal obligations under the Indiana adoption statutes. A person being served with this notice should consult the Indiana adoption statutes. /s/ Dominic W. Glover Dominic W. Glover, Atty. #20140-03 Attorney for Petitioner CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE Dominic W. Glover, Attorney for the Petitioner, in the above-entitled cause of action, hereby certifies that a copy of the foregoing was served to D’Tric Demon Degroot, Respondent, by way of Service by Publication as Respondent’s whereabouts are unknown to Petitioner, on February 10, 2026. /s/ Dominic W. Glover Dominic W. Glover, Atty. #20140-03 Attorney for Petitioner GLOVER DEWEESE, LLC 225 Washington Street, Ste. 1 Columbus, IN 47201 (812) 552-5833 60157847 2/25, 3/4, 3/11/2026

Legal Advertisement REPP ASSOCIATES FOUNDATION The 2025 Annual Report of the Repp Associates Foundation is available at its principal office, 1604 Cottage Avenue; Columbus, Indiana 47201, for inspection during regular business hours by any citizen who requests it within 180 days after the publication of this notice. The principal manager of the foundation is Daniel J. Perry 60157791 hspaxlp R: 2/25/2026

Legal Advertisement The following will be sold for charges: 362 S CHERRY ST COLUMBUS on 3/19/2026 @ 10:00AM 2017 FORD 1FMCU0F79HUD24358 $1,905.00 60157750 R: 2/25/2026

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Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS SALE OF REAL ESTATE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Elizabethtown, Indiana, will accept written bids at the Office of Clerk-Treasurer, via United States Postal Service, PO Box 192, Elizabethtown, Indiana 47232. Sealed bids, via United States Postal Service, must be received by noon, March 30, 2026, and in person bids must be accepted between 5:00 – 5:30 pm, March 31, 2026, at the Elizabethtown townhall, for the purchase of the following described real estate, situated in the Town of Elizabethtown, Township of Sandcreek, Bartholomew County, State of Indiana: Commonly known as: 308 Pennsylvania Street, Elizabethtown, IN 47232 Tax Parcel Number: 03-86-13-310-000.400-019 Legal Description: Lots 15 &16 except 60” off SW each end-Adams Addition, also: The R/W relinquishment by the Town of Elizabethtown, per Ordinance #44-12012- 7104. Sixty feet parallel lines off the Northwest end of lots numbered fifteen (15) and sixteen (16) in William C. Adam’s addition to the Town of Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, State of Indiana. SUBJECT TO A GENERAL UTILITY EASEMENT OVER, UNDER AND ACROSS THE NORTH 40.13 FEET OF SAID TRACT, RESERVED BY THE TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN, AS WELL AS ANY WATER, OR ELECTRIC EASEMENTS. This property has had previous water and sewer available on site. The purchaser would need to locate. The Town has set the minimum bid starting price at no less than twenty-two thousand dollars. ($22,000.00). This will cover and release all liens owed to the town. The real estate may not be sold to a person who is ineligible under IC 36-1-11-16. An offer to purchase the real estate submitted by a trust (as defined in IC 30-4-1-1(a)) must identify each: (a) beneficiary of the trust; and (b) settlor empower to revoke or modify the trust. Any eligible bidder may make an offer on the above-described real estate and all offers must be in writing, include the name, address and telephone number of the bidder and the offered purchase price for the real estate. The Town reserves the right to sell the real estate to the highest and best eligible bidder. Further, the Town reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any informalities in the bidding process. Terms: Ten Percent (10%) cash earnest money deposit upon acceptance of the offer, and the balance of the purchase price to be paid in cash within thirty (30) days thereafter. Any purchaser not completing purchase by 4:00 pm, on the 30th day shall cause transaction to be voided, with down payment lost. Property will, at that time go to next highest bidder. Bids will be opened by an employee of Strand Associates, Inc., Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 6pm, at the public townhall meeting located at 100 West St., Elizabethtown, Indiana 47232. Dated: 2/25/2026 TOWN OF ELIZABETHTOWN, INDIANA /s/ Shirley Jean Nugent Shirley Jean Nugent, Elizabethtown Clerk-Treasurer 60157826 R: 2/25, 3/4/2026

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Legal Advertisement CAUSE NO. 03C01-2602-EU-001027 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION In the Bartholomew Circuit Court, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that Jackson County Bank was on February 18, 2026, appointed personal representative of the estate of Timothy D. Kissel, deceased, who died on January 17, 2026. All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the Office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Columbus, Indiana:February 19, 2026 Shari J. Lentz Clerk of the Bartholomew Circuit Court Lora R. Mount (#29715-03) Attorney at Law VOELZ, REED, &MOUNT, LLC 2751 Brentwood Drive Columbus, IN 47203 Telephone:(812) 372-1303 60157804 R: 2/25, 3/4/2026

Legal Advertisement TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bartholomew County, Indiana, in Cause No. 03D01-2510-MF-005670wherein Brighthouse Life Insurance Company was Plaintiff, and Patricia L. McClendon, The United States of America, Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Capital One, National Association FKA Capital One Bank USA NA, Thomasson, Thomasson, Long &Guthrie P.C. and LVNV Funding LLC were Defendants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree, with interest and cost, I will expose at public online sale to the highest bidder on the 7th day of April, 2026, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., with a closing time of 11:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as is possible, at www.zeusauction.com, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Bartholomew County, Indiana. Lot Numbered Two Hundred Twenty-eight (228) in Fairlawn, Section Six, as recorded in Plat Book “F”, page 74, in the Office of the Recorder of Bartholomew County, Indiana. More commonly known as: 4120 Fairlawn Drive, Columbus, IN 47203 Parcel No. 03-96-09- 320-005.400-005 Together with rents, issues, income, and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. “Subject to all liens, encumbrances and easements of record not otherwise extinguished in the proceedings known as Cause 03D01-2510-MF-005670 in the Superior Court of the County of Bartholomew, Indiana.” Attorney for Plaintiff: Stephanie A. Reinhart ATTORNEY NO. 25071-06 MDK Legal P.O. Box 165028 Columbus OH 43216-5028 Chris Lane Sheriff of Bartholomew County COLUMBUS Township 4120 Fairlawn Drive Street Address The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein 60157665 hspaxlp (R) 02-25 - 03-04-11-2026