Legal Advertisement NOTICE TO BIDDERS The Bartholomew County Commissioners will receive sealed bids until the hour of 10:00 a.m. E.S.T. on January 12, 2026 in The Commissioners’ Office, Governmental Office Building, 440 Third Street, Columbus, Indiana, to purchase the following: 1. Pricing for 2026 or newer Chevrolet Silverado PPV (Police Pursuit Vehicle), 5.3L. V8, 4WD, and pricing for 2026 or newer Chevrolet Tahoe PPV (Police Pursuit Vehicle), 5.3L. V8, 4WD, as per specifications, with the option to purchase up to five (5) total vehicles at the provided price (s). Specification for the 2026 or newer vehicles listed above may be obtained from the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department. Bids shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the Bartholomew County Commissioners, which may be obtained, from the Commissioner’s Office. Each bid item shall be marked to correspond with this legal notice and shall be submitted separately. Each bid shall be accompanied by non-collusion specifications, which are now on file in the Commissioners’ office and are made a part thereof by reference thereto. The Board of County Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids, or any part of said bid. By order of the Bartholomew County Board of Commissioners, Columbus, Indiana, this 22nd day of December, 2025. Bartholomew County Board of Commissioners Carl H. Lienhoop, Chairman Larry S. Kleinhenz, Member Tony London, Member Attest: Pia O’Connor County Auditor Advertise: The Republic December 24th, 2025 December 31st, 2025 County Governmental Office Building is Wheelchair Accessible Please call 812-379-1510 for additional accommodations by January 9th, 2026. The Bartholomew County Government does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age and disability status in employment or the provision of services. 60156344 hspaxlp R: 12/24, 12/31/2025

Legal Advertisement Notice of: Columbus Township Board Meeting January 5th, 2026 Notice is hereby given that the Township Board of Columbus Township Bartholomew County Indiana, will hold a meeting at 5:00 PM on Monday January 5th, 2026, at 1333 Washington St. Columbus, Indiana . The board will conduct their regular monthly meeting and discuss any other issues that may come before the board. Agenda: Pledge of Allegiance Prayer Election of Township Board Officers Review of December 2025 board meeting minutes TA7 report-2025 Township Financial report AFR 2025 Trustee’s Office updates CTFD Report Discussion concerning Fire Apparatus Replacement and possibly vote to approve purchase Other business Public questions/comments Adjournment Kris Weisner, Columbus Township Trustee, Dated December 22nd, 2025 60156345 hspaxlp R: 12/24/2025

Legal Advertisement REQUEST FOR BIDS FOR CASH RENTAL OF FARMGROUND The Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District (BCSWMD) is requesting bids from experienced farmers for the cash rent of unused farm ground adjacent to the Yard Waste Site. Contract documents are available for review at no cost at the Office of Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, 720 South Mapleton Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201 Each person offering a bid shall submit a completed bid form for the property they are interested in farming. The lease is for a 3-year term with an automatic 3% per annum inflation factor. The farm is generally described below: 1) ± 20 acres at our Yard Waste disposal site near the Columbus City Garage, 2250 Kreutzer Drive in Columbus, IN Bids must be delivered to the Office of the Director, Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, 720 South MAPLETON Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201, no later than 3:30 pm local time, Wednesday, January 21st, 2026. Bids shall be in a sealed envelope marked “Farm Rental Bid”. Bids will be opened at the January 2026 BCSWMD Board Meeting, contact BCSWMD Offices for all of the details at 812-376-2614. The BCSWMD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities herein, and to accept the bid that in its sole judgment is the most responsive and responsible. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt. No contract will be awarded to any bidder, who as determined by the BCSWMD, is not qualified to provide the requested services. Bartholomew County SWMD By Heather Siesel Director 60155328 hspaxlp R: 12/3, 12/6, 12/24, 12/27/2025

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. 03D01-2301-MF-000352wherein Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. was Plaintiff, and Unknown Occupants, Michael S. Rice, as Personal Representative to the Estate of Michael C. Rice, AKA Michael Carl Rice, Kara Rice, as Heir to the Estate of Michael C. Rice, AKA Michael Carl Rice, Michael S. Rice, as Heir to the Estate of Michael C. Rice, AKA Michael Carl Rice, 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 3rd day of February, 2026, at the hour of 10 a.m., with a closing time of 11 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 Sixty (60) in Colony Parke – Section 2, as recorded May 13, 1993 in Plat Book “P”, page 305A in the Office of the Recorder of Bartholomew County, Indiana. More commonly known as: 2433 Chaucer Drive, Columbus, IN 47201 Parcel No. 03-05-27- 140-005.800-009 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 03D01-2301-MF-000352 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 German Township 2433 Chaucer Drive Street Address The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein. 60156260 hspaxlp (R) 12-24-31-2025 – 01 07-2026

Legal Advertisement REQUEST FOR QUOTES The Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District (BCSWMD) is requesting quotes from experienced Contractors for routine periodic grinding of accumulated brush, limbs, shrubbery, wooden pallets and similar wood waste. Specifications are available at no cost at the Office of the Solid Waste Management District, 720 Mapleton Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201 Each person offering a quote shall submit a completed quote form to the Office of the Director, Bartholomew County Solid Waste Management District, 720 South Mapleton Street, Columbus, Indiana 47201 no later than 3:30 pm local time on Wednesday, January 21st, 2026, submitted with the title “Mulch Grinding’. The BCSWMD reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive any informalities or irregularities therein, and to accept the quote that in its sole judgement is the most responsive and responsible. No quote may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) days after receipt. No contract will be awarded to any quote provider, who as determined by the BCSWMD, is not qualified to provide the requested services. Bartholomew County SWMD Heather Siesel Director 60155384 hspaxlp R:12/3, 12/6, 12/24, 12/27/2025

Legal Advertisement NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the Bartholomew Circuit Court In the Matter of the Estate of David E. Binnie, deceased. 03D02-2512-EU-006903 Estate Docket Notice is hereby given that Stanley W. Binnie, on December 9, 2025, was appointed Personal Representative of the estate of David E. Binnie, deceased, who died on November 26, 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. /s/ Shari J. Lentz Clerk of the Bartholomew Circuit Court Mark W. Pfeiffer, (# 18831-49) STEVENS &ASSOCIATES, PC 3755 East 82nd Street, Suite 200 Indianapolis, IN 46240 Telephone:(317) 915-9900 Facsimile: (317) 915-9999 mpfeiffer@stevenslawyer. com 60156064 hspaxlp R: 12/17, 12/24/2025

Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF BARTHOLOMEW IN THE BARTHOLOMEW CIRCUIT SS: CAUSE NO. 03C01-2512-EU-006904 IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED ESTATE OF GLENNA J. PHELPS, DECEASED NOTICE OF A DMINISTRATION In the Bartholomew Circuit Court of Bartholomew County, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that on the 10th day of December 2025, Jeremy M. Phelps was appointed Personal Representatives of the Estate of Glenna J. Phelps, deceased, who died on the 7th day of November 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: 12/11/2025 Shari J. Lentz Clerk, Bartholomew Circuit Court J. Kevin King CLINE, KING &KING, P.C. 601 Union Street Post Office Box 250 Columbus, IN 47202-0250 Telephone: 812-372-8461 60156076 hspaxlp R: 12/17, 12/24/2025

Legal Advertisement STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF BARTHOLOMEW SS: IN THE BARTHOLOMEW CIRCUIT COURT CAUSE NO. 03C01-2512-EU-007050 IN THE MATTER OF THE UNSUPERVISED ESTATE OF JOSEPH E. CUNNINGHAM, DECEASED NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the Circuit Court of Bartholomew County, Indiana. Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day of December 2025, First Financial Bank was appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph E. Cunningham, deceased, who died on the 6th day of November 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, this . December 22, 2025 Shari Lentz, Clerk BARTHOLOMEW CIRCUIT COURT Peter Campbell King Peter King Law, PSC 522 Franklin Street P.O. Box 310 Columbus, IN 47202-0310 Phone: 812-376-0014 Email: pete@peterkinglaw.com 60156343 hspaxlp R: 12/24, 12/31/2025

Legal Advertisement NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 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. 03D01-2508-MF-004579, wherein NewRez LLC d/b/a Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing was Plaintiff, and Nicholas Smith, Brenna Poole, CST Properties, LLC and Capital One N.A. were the Defendants, requiring me to make the sum as provided for in the said Decree with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder, on the 3rd day of February, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. local time of said day, at www.zeusauction.com, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Bartholomew County, Indiana: THE EAST HALF OF LOT NUMBERED SIXTY-TWO (62) IN THE MORAVIAN CHURCH SECOND ADDITION TO THE TOWN OF HOPE, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK “A”, PAGE 59, IN THE OFFICE OF THE RECORDER OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY, INDIANA. More Commonly known as: 531 Jackson Street, Hope, Indiana 47246 Property ID Number: 03-07-20-120-006.800-014 Together with rents, issues, income and profits thereof, said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. /s/ Andrew L Kraemer Andrew L Kraemer, Plaintiff Attorney Attorney No. 14872-71 Johnson, Blumberg &Associates, LLC 500 West Lincoln Highway, Suite J Merrillville, IN 46410 312-541-9710 Chris Lane Sheriff of Bartholomew County, Indiana Hawcreek Township Township of Property Location 531 Jackson Street Hope, Indiana 47246 Street Address The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street address published herein 60156282 hspaxlp R: 12/24, 12/31/2025 01/07/2026

Legal Advertisement NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – RECOMMENDATION OF A PUBLIC-PRIVATE AGREEMENT Notice is hereby given that the Columbus City Utilities, Columbus, Indiana, whose address is 1111 McClure Road, Columbus, Indiana (“Utilities Office”), phone number 812-372-8861, will conduct a public hearing in accordance with Indiana Code § 5-23-1, on January 15, 2026, at 11:30 AM local time at the Utilities Office, on a recommendation to award a public-private agreement to Bowen Engineering Corporation, to provide for the development, construction, operation, and/or transfer of Water Infrastructure Improvements (the “Project”). Any member of the public wishing to address the Board on the matter will be welcome to do so at such hearing. The proposals and an explanation of the basis upon which the recommendation is being made are available for public inspection and copying at the Utilities Office during regular business hours. Dated this day December 24, 2025. 60156316 hspaxlp R: 12/24/2025