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Legal Advertisement The following will be sold for charges: On: 2/3/2026 at 2pm At: 13160 N US HWY 31, EDINBURGH 2010 Honda Pilot 5FNYF3H82AB016619 $2737.00 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 1B7HF13Y3XJ597254 $2750.00 60157034 hspaxlp R: 1/24/2026

Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA BARTHOLOMEW SUPERIOR COURT SS: BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY CAUSE NO.: 03D02-2511-ES-006559 IN RE THE MATTER OF THE SUPERVISED ESTATE OF RUSSELL E. ENGLAND NOTICE OF HEARING AND PROPOSED SALE OF REAL ESTATE ESTATE OF RUSSELL E. ENGLAND, DECEASED Notice is hereby given that Rita J. England, Personal Representative of the supervised Estate of Russell E. England, has filed Verified Petition for Authority to Sell Real Estate in the above captioned cause. The real estate proposed to be sold is located in Bartholomew County, Indiana, and is more particularly described as 618 Parkway Drive. Columbus, Indiana 47201, Parcel Number: O3-96-20-340-003.800-005 The Personal Representative seeks authority to sell the above-described real estate by private sale to Red Lion Offers LLC for purchase price of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), or upon substantially similar terms as approved by the Court. A hearing on the Petition will be held before the Bartholomew Superior Court 2, located at 234 Washington Street, Columbus, Indiana, on the 24th day of March, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. All heirs, creditors, and other interested persons, including Joshua K. England and any unknown heirs of the Decedent, are notified that they may appear at said hearing and object to or contest the proposed sale. Failure to appear or object may result in the Court approving the sale and binding all interested persons to the Court’s Order. This Notice is published pursuant to Indiana Code 29-1-1-12, once each week for three (3) consecutive weeks. Dated: 1/7/2026. Shari J. Lentz Clerk of the Bartholomew Circuit/Superior Courts Bartholomew County, Indiana AUSTIN A. WHITTED ATTORNEY AT LAW WHITTED LAW LLC 431 WASHINGTON ST. COLUMBUS, IN 47201 (812) 376-6676 ATTORNEY NO. 37672-03 60156647 hspaxlp R: 1/10, 1/17, 1/24/2026

Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA SS: COUNTY OF BARTHOLOMEW IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: AMY LYNN THAYER , PETITIONER IN THE BARTHOLOMEW CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 03C01-2512-MI-006981 ORDER RESETTING HEARING ON PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Comes now the Petitioner, Amy Lynn Thayer, pro se and filed their Verified Petition for Change of Name with Brown Circuit Court on November 14, 2025. Amy Lynn Thayer has filled a petition requesting that her name be changed to Amy Rooks Harrell. This matter was transferred to Bartholomew Circuit Court on December 12, 2025. The Court, being duly advised, finds that Publication was completed for this matter and publicized in Brown County newspaper, BC Democrat. The Court finds that due to Petitioner living in Bartholomew County and this being the reason for the transfer from Brown Circuit Court to Bartholomew Circuit Court, publication will need to be ran in Bartholomew County with the Bartholomew County cause number. IT IS THERFORE ORDERED that the hearing on the matter of the Verified Petition for Change of Name scheduled for January 7, 2026, will be reset to March 17, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. in Bartholomew Circuit Court, setting aside fifteen (15) minutes on the Court’s calendar. Publication must be completed at least 30 days prior to the date of the hearing and proof of publication must be filed with the Court before the hearing. SO ORDERED: January 7, 2026 Kelly S. Benjamin, Judge Bartholomew Circuit Court 60156638 hspaxlp R: 1/10, 1/17, 1/24/2026

Legal Advertisement CAUSE NO. 03C01-2601-EU-000101 NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION In the Bartholomew Circuit Court, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that Sharon L. Krieg was on January 9, 2026, appointed personal representative of the estate of Susan M. Gerber, deceased, who died on December 2, 2025. 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: January 13, 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 60156829 hspaxlp R: 1/17, 1/24/2026

Legal Advertisement Nakeithsa Joann Barrett is notified that Verified Petitions to Establish Custody, Parenting Time, Child Support, and All Ancillary Matters Thereto were filed on January 5, 2026, under Cause Number 03D02-2601-JP-000052 In Re: The Paternity of Alicyea Marlin Faye Burton and in Cause Number 03D02-2601-JP-000056 In Re: The Paternity of Matthias Bruce Lee Burton, Randall Duane Burton vs. Nakeithsa Joann Barrett, in the office of the Clerk of Bartholomew Superior Court, 234 Washington Street, Columbus, IN 47201. The Petitions allege that Randall Duane Burton and Nakeithsa Joann Barrett conceived, out of wedlock, two (2) children, namely Alicyea Marlin Faye Burton and Matthias Bruce Lee Burton. Randall D. Burton wishes to establish custody, parenting time, child support, and all ancillary matters thereto with regard to Alicyea and Matthias. Tammara Jo Sparks is the attorney representing the petitioning party. Her address is Thomasson, Guthrie, Schuh Ogle &Happel, P.C., 50 Washington Street, Suite 2B, Columbus, Indiana, 47201. Nakeithsa Joann Barrett’s current whereabouts are unknown. The matters have been set for final hearing on March 3, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) in the Bartholomew County Superior Court 2. If Nakeithsa Joann Barrett seeks to participate in or counter-petition the proceedings, she or her attorney must respond to the above-named court prior to the March 3, 2026 hearing date or appear at said hearing. If Nakeithsa Joann Barrett does not respond or appear, the Court will hold a hearing in this matter on March 3, 2026, and decide the matters of custody, parenting time, child support, and all ancillary matters thereto with regard to Alicyea and Matthias. This Notice is being served by publication. 60157032 hspaxlp R: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2026

Legal Advertisement TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Bartholomew Court in Cause No. 03C01-2207-MF-003347wherein U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST was Plaintiff, and RICHELLE J. HARPER; FIRST FINANCIAL BANK, N.A.; RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT PARTNERS, LLC, was/were Defendant(s), requiring me to make the sum as provide for in said Decree, with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder on the 3rd day of March, 2026, at the hour of 10:00 AM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at www.zeusauction.com, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Bartholomew County, Indiana, described as follows: LOT NUMBERED THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-SIX (336) IN MORAVIAN CHURCH FOURTH ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF HOPE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “B”, PAGE 67 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA. Commonly Known as/Property Address: 444 Locust St., Hope, IN 47246 Parcel No: 03-07-20- 130-002.400-014 Together with rents, issues, and profits hereof, said 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 No 03C01-2207-MF-003347 in the Bartholomew County Court. Jason E. Duhn ATTORNEY NO 26807-06 Diaz Anselmo &Associates, LLC P.O. BOX 19519 Fort Lauderdale FL 33318 Chris Lane Sheriff of Bartholomew County Haw Creek Township 444 Locust St., Hope, IN 47246 Street Address The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street published herein. SERVICE DIRECTED TO: Type of Service: Personal or Copy RICHELLE J. HARPER 444 LOCUST STREET HOPE, N 47246 Taylor M Hamilton MORGAN POTTINGER MCGARVEY 401 S Fourth Street Suite 1200 Louisville, KY 40202 60156970 hspaxlp (J) 01-24-31 - 02-07-2026

Legal Advertisement LEGAL NOTICE DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC Public notice is hereby given to affected property owners pursuant to 170 IAC 4-9-4(f) that within two (2) to six (6) weeks of the date of this notice, weather permitting, Duke Energy Indiana, LLC will be performing vegetation management as part of its power line maintenance program in the area described below. As part of this project, one of its qualified contractors will be applying EPA approved and registered herbicides to control vegetation that may interfere with the safe operation and maintenance of power lines. This vegetation management will be performed in/near Columbus, Edinburgh, Taylorsville on or near streets identified below: Beginning at the substation located near the intersection of 25th St &Flintwood Dr to include the areas around &near: N of the substation, E of Trestle Dr, S of Sawin Dr, W of Marilyn St Beginning at the substation located near the intersection of S 150 W &Shadow Creek Blvd to include the areas around &near: N of W Deaver Rd, E of S 850 W, S of SR 46, W of the substation Beginning at the substation located at the intersection of E Bryan St &Roosevelt Ave to include the areas around &near: N of W 650 N, E of N 400 W, S of the substation, W of N 100 W The date this notice is published initiates the two (2) week period for calculating implied consent by an affected property owner under 170 IAC 4-9. If you have any questions, you may contact the Duke Energy Vegetation Management toll free number, 866-385-3675. Duke Energy Indiana, LLC Vegetation Management Department 60157064 hspaxlp R: 1/24/2026

Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA IN THE Johnson Circuit Court SS: COUNTY OF Johnson CAUSE NUMBER: 41C01-2601-JT-000002 IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP: BGJ - DOB 1/11/2026 AND Father Unknown (Father) Mother Unknown (Mother) AND ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION &NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING TO: Father Unknown Mother Unknown and Any Unknown Alleged Father Whereabouts unknown NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court. YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Johnson Circuit Court/ Juvenile and Family Division, 1121 Hospital Road, Franklin, IN 46131, 317-346-4691, for a(n) Termination Hearing on 3/25/2026 at 8:30 AM and to answer the Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights of said child. You are further notified that if the allegations in said petition are true, and/or if you fail to appear at the hearing, the Juvenile Court may terminate your parent-child relationship; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship you will lose all parental rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support in said child; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship, it will be permanently terminated, and thereafter you may not contest an adoption or other placement of said child. You are entitled to representation by an attorney, provided by the State if applicable, throughout these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. If you have been appointed an attorney in the Child in Need of Services action involving the above-named child(ren), that attorney may not be automatically appointed to represent you in these proceedings. You must appear at the hearing currently scheduled in this matter and request that the Court appoint an attorney to represent you in these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship. YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, adjudication on said petition and termination of your parental rights may be entered against you, in your absence, without further notice. Trena McLaughlin Clerk Ashlee Melton, Esq., 30359-49 DCS Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services 1784 E. Jefferson St Franklin, IN 46131 60157037 hspaxlp R: 1/24, 1/31, 2/7/2026

Legal Advertisement IN THE SUPERIOR COURT 2 BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA 03D02-2510-MI-005837 IN RE THE NAME CHANGE OF: SAUNDRA R. ASHER Petitioner NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Sandra R. Asher, who resides in Bartholomew County, Indiana, hereby gives notice that she has filed a Verified Petition for Change of Name in the Bartholomew Superior Court 2, requesting that her name be changed to Saundra Asher. You must appear and answer the petition in writing, by you or your attorney, on or before thirty (30) days after the last publication hereof as hereinafter set forth and if you fail to do so, judgment will be entered for what petitioner has demanded. Saundra R. Asher, Petitioner Stanley A. Gamso, Attorney 431 Washington Street Columbus, IN 47201 Shari J. Lentz Clerk, Bartholomew County 60156889 hspaxlp R: 1/17, 1/24, 1/31/2026

Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS City of Columbus, Indiana #26-03 2026 Community Crossings Grant Notice is hereby given that bids for the above mentioned project will be publicly unsealed and read aloud, on February 3, 2026, at the meeting of the Board of Public Works and Safety in the Council Chambers of Columbus City Hall. Bids will be accepted only through the electronic bidding system, lon Wave Technologies. All responses are due prior to the published closing date and time. No mailed, emailed, faxed, hand delivered or late responses will be accepted. To register with lon Wave, view current City of Columbus bid events, submit a bid, view bid tabulations or view plan holders, please visit https://columbusin.ionwave.net/ All Bid Responses shall be properly and completely executed on the forms provided by the City in the Bid Event. As required by Indiana State Board of Accounts, the Contractor’s Bid For Public Work - Form 96, including Contractor’s Non-Collusion Affidavit is available at www.in.gov, and by entering “Form 96” in the search engine. All contractors, subcontractors, and bidders for contracts with the City of Columbus shall be required to complete and submit a notarized Comprehensive Compliance Form (CCF) regarding requirements as to Affirmative Action, Disqualification of Contracts Dealing with the Government of Iran, a Drug Free Workplace, OSHA and IOSHA Regulations, and Employment Eligibility Verification. The Comprehensive Compliance Form encompassing all of the provisions stated above will be available in the Bid Event and be required with each Bid Response. If awarded the contract, said provisions in the CCF will be incorporated into the final contract. Failure to submit the CCF will constitute a material defect in the bid. In addition, a breach of a covenant in the CCF may be considered a material breach of any final contract. A bid bond or certified check in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid amount, and made payable to the City of Columbus, Indiana, is required with each Bid Response as guaranty that the terms of the bid will be carried out. Bid Security should be submitted by uploading a clean digital copy to the Bid Response. The apparent low bidder will be required to furnish the original bid bond to the Finance Department in City Hall, within 72 hours of bid opening. All bonds must be secured from a bonding company as listed in the current edition of the U.S. Treasury Department, Circular #570, and authorized to transact business in the State of Indiana. The bid bond must include a power of attorney for the agent signing the bid bond. The Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bidder may withdraw any bid or proposal within a period of thirty (30) days following the date set for receiving bids or proposals. The Board of Public Works and Safety reserves the right to waive informalities and reserves the right to reject and/or cancel any and all bids, solicitations and/or offers in whole or in part as specified in the solicitations when it is not in the best interests of the governmental body as determined by the purchasing agency in accordance with I.C. 5-22-18-2 A one hundred percent (100%) performance and payment bond will be required of the successful bidder. It is intended that actual construction of all work divisions shall be started as soon as practicable, and each bidder shall be prepared to enter promptly into a construction contract, furnish a performance bond, furnish a certificate of insurance, and begin work without delay. Contract documents for this project, prepared and certified by the City Engineer or a designated Consultant, setting forth in detail the drawings, plans and specifications for said division work are available online. Questions must be submitted electronically through lon Wave so that all project bidders have access to the questions and answers. For this reason, no questions will be answered by email, phone or in person. The City of Columbus exclusively uses lon Wave for the notification and dissemination of all solicitations. The receipt of solicitations through any other means may result in the receipt of incomplete specifications and/or addendums, which could ultimately render the bid/proposal non-compliant. The City of Columbus accepts no responsibility for the receipt and/or notification of solicitations through any other means. For special accommodations needed by physically challenged individuals planning to attend the bid opening please call 812-376-2570 or TDD 812-375-2720 at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the meeting. Date January13, 2026 Attest: Luann Welmer, Clerk Mary K. Ferdon,Mayor Eric A Frey, II, Member Brenda Sullivan, Member Melanie V. Henderson, Member 60156813 hspaxlp R: 1/17, 1/24/2026