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22 special notices

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Marion Chapter of TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) 9:30 a.m. Thursdays, Hilltop Manor, 1501 E. Lawrence St., Marion.

24 kansas classified

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25 PUBLIC NOTICES

First published March 25, 2026, in the Marion County Record (3t)

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF MARION COUNTY, KANSAS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

GALEN W. PENNER, deceased.

Case No. MN-2026-PR-000010

(Petition pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that on March 6, 2026, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary under the Kansas Simplified Estates Act was filed in this Court by Paul D. Penner, a beneficiary, and Executor named in the “Last Will and Testament of Galen W. Penner,” deceased.

All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the Estate within the latter of four months from the date of the first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as pro-vided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred.

Paul D. Penner, Petitioner

Timothy C. Hodge, SC #21397

PANKRATZ & HODGE, P.A.

301 North Main St., Suite 400

Newton, Kansas 67114

Phone: (316) 283-8746

tim@aplawpa.com

Attorneys for Petitioner

M-27-28-29-2052

First published March 25, 2026 in the Marion County Record (3t)

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MARION COUNTY, KANSAS

Plaintiffs,

vs.

DAVID N. BLICKENSTAFF, et al.

Defendants

Case No. MN-2025-CV-000056

Pursuant to Chapter 60 and 79 of Kansas Statutes Annotated

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that under and by virtue of an Order of Sale issued to me out of the District Court of Marion County, Kansas, in the above entitled action, I will, on May 7, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. on said day, at the Marion County Lake Hall, located at 1 Office Dr., Marion, Kansas 66861, offer at public sale, and sell to the highest bidder for cash in hand, all of the following described real property situated in Marion County, Kansas, to wit:

Cause of Action No. 6

East 1/2 of Lots 5 & 6, Block 14, North Peabody Addition, City of Peabody, Marion County, KS Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $3,369.29

Cause of Action No. 7

Lots 14, 16 and 18, Block 22, Original Town, City of Florence, Marion County, KS. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $245.23

Cause of Action No. 12

Part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 12, Township 21 South, Range 4 East, Marion County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Commencing at a point 441 Feet West of the Quarter Stone on the East line of said SE 1/4 Sec. 12-21-4, thence south parallel with the east line of said SE ¼ Sec. 12-21-4, 465 Feet: thence West parallel with the center line running East and West through said Sec. 12-21-4, 140 Feet: thence South 75 Feet; thence East 140 Feet; thence North 75 feet to place of beginning. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $881.22

Cause of Action No. 16

Lots 10, 12, 14, 16, Block 14, Original Town of the City of Florence, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $3,467.39

Cause of Action No. 17

All of Lots 7, 8, and 9, Block 43, North Peabody Addition, City of Peabody, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $2,845.45

Cause of Action No. 29

Lot 18, Block 6, County Clerk’s Seventh Hillsboro Plat, City of Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $3,841.96

Cause of Action No. 30

South 32½ feet of Lot 4 and All of Lot 5, Block 6, Dalke’s Addition to the City of Hillsboro, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $4,040.61

Cause of Action No. 33

A portion of the Northwest 1/4 of Section 5, Township 20 South, Range 4 East, Marion County, Kansas, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northwest corner of Lot 1, Block 12, Southern Addition to the City of Marion, Marion County, Kansas, (said point being the Intersection of the South line of Welch Street and the Easterly line of the former AT&SF Railroad right-of-way); thence with a NAD 83 Kansas South Zone bearing of South 25 degrees 21 minutes 5O seconds East along the Easterly line of the former AT&SF Railroad right-of-way and said Block 12 a distance of 272.94 feet; thence South 64 degrees 45 minutes 22 seconds West 144.26 feet; thence North 25 degrees 18 minutes 17 seconds West 341.04 feet to the South line of Welch Street; thence South 89 degrees 56 minutes 28 seconds East along the South line of Welch Street 159.33 feet to the point of beginning containing 1.016 acres, subject to any easements or restriction of record. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $2,639.67

Cause of Action No. 36

Beginning 312.5 feet North 180 feet West of the Southeast corner of the Southeast Quarter of Section 33, Township 21 South, Range 3 East, thence East 100 feet, thence North 100 feet, thence West 100 feet, thence South 100 feet to the point of beginning, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $182.13

Cause of Action No. 46

Lots Fourteen (14), Sixteen (16), Eighteen (18), Twenty (20), Twenty-Two (22), all in Block Nine (9), in the City of Florence, Marion County, Kansas. Total unpaid taxes, interest and fees as of 10-01-2025: $211.90

The above-described real property is taken as property of the respective defendants designated herein as the owner thereof and is to be sold and will be sold without appraisement to satisfy said Order of Sale and the respective adjudged liens thereon. You may register by calling the treasurer’s office at 620-382-3106

Jeff Soyez,

Sheriff of Marion County, Kansas.

Keyta D. Kelly S. Ct 11139

Kelly Law Office L.L.P.

512 E. 4th St.

Tonganoxie, KS 66086

913-845-8780

keyta@kellyllp.com

M-27-28-29-2054

First published April 8, 2026, in the Marion County Record,
Hillsboro Star-Journal, and
Peabody Gazette-Bulletin (3t)

NOTICE OF PRIMARY ELECTION

A Primary Election will be held August 4, 2026. Candidates for the following offices will be nominated by each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election:

One candidate for United States Senate

One candidate for United States Representative 2nd District

One candidate for Governor/Lt. Governor

One candidate for Kansas Secretary of State

One candidate for Kansas Attorney General

One candidate for State Treasurer

One candidate for State Commissioner of Insurance

One candidate for State Representative, 70th District & 74th District

One candidate for Member, State Board of Education, 9th District

One candidate for County Commissioner 1st District

One candidate for County Commissioner 4th District

One candidate for County Commissioner 5th District

One candidate for Township Clerk in each Township

The following officers will be elected in each political party which has qualified to participate in the Primary Election:

One Precinct Committeeman in each Precinct.

One Precinct Committeewoman in each Precinct.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I hereto set my hand and cause to be affixed my official seal in Marion, KS, this 3rd day of April, 2026.

Ashley Herpich

Marion County Election Officer

(SEAL)

A-29-30-31-2057

First published April 8, 2026, in the Hillsboro Star-Journal (1t)

ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING

HILLSBORO
HOUSING AUTHORITY

The Hillsboro Housing Authority will hold its Annual Public Meeting on June 16, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. The purpose of this meeting is to receive comments on the proposed 2026-2030 Capital Fund 5-Year Action Plan and any changes to agency goals, objectives, and policies. Documents are available for review on our website at www.hillsborokshousing.org.

H-29-2058

First published April 8, 2026, in the Marion County Record (3t)

GILLMORE & WILSON, LLC

OLD MILL PLAZA

301 N. Main St., Ste 207

Newton, Kansas 67114

Ph: 316/283-1550

Fx: 316/283-3782

IN THE DISTRICT COURT

OF MARION COUNTY, KANSAS

PROBATE SECTION

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF

DALE C. MILLER, DECEASED

(Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59)

Case No. MN-2026-PR-000002

NOTICE OF HEARING

THE STATE OF KANSAS, TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED:

You are hereby notified that a Petition was filed in this Court on the 8th day of January, 2026 by Tony R. Miller, praying for the determination of descent of the interest of the decedent in the following described property, to wit:

Lots Seven (7), Eight (8), and Nine (9), Block Thirteen (13), Kimball’s Addition to the City of Florence, Marion County, Kansas, as shown on the recorded plat thereof.

Otherwise known as: 416 6TH, Florence, KS 66851

and all other property, real and personal, or interests therein, owned by said Dale C. Miller at the time of decedent’s death on 11th day of January, 2025. You are hereby required to file your written defenses thereto, on or before the 4th day of May, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., of said day, in City of Marion, Kansas, at which time and place said cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course.

Tony R. Miller, Petitioner

By: /s/ Caroline E. Kordes

Caroline E. Kordes, #29749

Gillmore & Wilson, LLC

kordes@sizemorelaw.com

Attorneys for Petitioner

M-29-30-31-2059

First published April 8, 2026, in the Marion County Record, Hillsboro Star-Journal, and Peabody Gazette-Bulletin (1t) FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR MARION COUNTY, KANSAS
QUARTER ENDING March 31, 2026
FUND		BALANCE	RECEIPTS	DISBURSE-MENTS	BALANCE
County General	1	$1,419,831.93	$2,959,788.35	$1,505,473.29	$2,874,146.99
Sheriff Concealed Weapons	2	$3,899.61	$2,002.50	$0.00	$5,902.11
Sheriff Drug Fund	3	7,936.00	0.00	0.00	$7,936.00
Lateral Entry Pilot Proj	4	43,844.93	0.00	0.00	$43,844.93
Landbank	5	15,539.00	0.00	85.00	$15,454.00
E911 Fund #2	6	62,408.38	20,763.53	15,489.31	$67,682.60
Bad Check Fund	10	4,074.88	0.00	0.00	$4,074.88
Fleet Fund	11	118,991.53	0.00	82,449.50	$36,542.03
Atty Forefeiture Fund	20	7,197.64	0.00	0.00	$7,197.64
Sher Forefeiture Fund	21	0.00	0.00	0.00	$0.00
Risk Management Fund	100	141,434.67	0.00	2,788.24	$138,646.43
Ambulance	102	1,481,235.83	575,586.54	337,078.04	$1,719,744.33
Rescue Spec. Equip.	103	40,704.43	0.00	0.00	$40,704.43
Appraiser	104	230,675.75	194,769.65	108,317.36	$317,128.04
Department On Aging	110	53,788.14	79,049.17	40,577.97	$92,259.34
Diamond Vista	112	1,481,165.14	0.00	0.00	$1,481,165.14
Sunflower Wind	113	614,368.00	0.00	0.00	$614,368.00
Election	114	214,723.14	106,273.13	19,517.77	$301,478.50
Employee Benefit Fund	118	829,718.60	1,700,952.97	854,468.26	$1,676,203.31
Lake Patrol	125	45,260.76	0.00	0.00	$45,260.76
Health	130	256,244.55	251,480.40	121,046.15	$386,678.80
Noxious Weed	136	195,498.11	51,213.99	46,690.88	$200,021.22
Noxious Weed Capital Outlay	137	27,773.07	0.00	0.00	$27,773.07
Park	140	120,371.83	173,247.57	86,213.52	$207,405.88
Park Bait Shop	141	14,950.77	4,348.16	2,981.55	$16,317.38
Road and Bridge	146	3,626,453.61	3,319,117.52	1,243,320.64	$5,702,250.49
Bond & Interest	147	54,656.91	421,471.83	55,193.31	$420,935.43
Solid Waste / HHW	152	88,781.12	5,671.80	17,247.15	$77,205.77
Transfer Station	153	242,444.19	556,772.83	316,859.41	$482,357.61
Special Bridge	154	347,679.92	165,027.46	73,014.90	$439,692.48
Special R&B Two Mill Levy K.S.A. 68-1103	157	0.00	0.00	0.00	$0.00
Special Equipment Road and Bridge	160	326,538.25	28,490.00	348,431.26	$6,596.99
Capital Improvement Fund	170	3,468,430.19	94,560.99	0.00	$3,562,991.18
Capital Project Fund-Hlth	180	0.00	0.00	0.00	$0.00
Special Alcohol and Drug	966	0.00	2,567.07	2,567.07	$0.00
Clerk Tech	987	5,241.82	961.87	0.00	$6,203.69
Register of Deeds Tech	988	30,835.32	3,863.30	2,790.99	$31,907.63
Treasurer Tech	989	4,881.59	963.36	427.50	$5,417.45
Transient Guest Tax	996	24,892.40	4,141.06	2,000.00	$27,033.46
Marion Co Leadership	997	18,496.61	0.00	617.44	$17,879.17
		$15,670,968.62	$10,723,085.05	$5,285,646.51	$21,108,407.16

The above is a statement of beginning and ending cash balances, receipts and disbursements for each fund from which warrants were paid.

A detailed statement of expenditures is available for public inspection at the County Clerk’s Office, Courthouse, Marion, Kansas. Copies of such statement shall be available upon request.

(seal)

K.S.A. 19-228(b) Ashley Herpich

Marion County Clerk

A-29-2056