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Robert (Bob) W. Beasley
July 12, 2022 7 a.m.

Robert (Bob) W. Beasley

Robert (Bob) W. Beasley

October 22, 2021 midnight

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March 31, 2023 7 a.m.

Parking lot fracas leads to drug trafficking charges

A subsequent investigation and search of their vehicle turned up hundreds of blue fentanyl pills, heroin, methamphetamine and marijuana.

December 10, 2019 4:10 a.m.

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Benjamin J Mann, 33833674 Brian J. Porter, 52567750 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 376 East 400 South, Suite 300 Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 Phone: (804)355-2886 Facsimile: (801)328-9714 brian@HWNLawFirm.com HWM File 49494 MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., Indenture Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-GH1 Plaintiff, v. Michael McCully; Roxanne McCully; Capital One Bank (USA), N.A.; Cavalry Portfolio Services, LLC, as Assignee of Cavalry Investments, LLC/Chase Bank USA, N.A./Washington Mutual Bank; Citibank N.A.; Collection Bureau Services, Inc.; and any person in possession Defendants. Cause No. DV-19-154 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION THE STATE OF MONTANA , TO MICHAEL MCCULLY: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Complaint in this action, which is filed in the above entitled Court. A copy of same is served upon you. You must file your written answer with the above entitled Court and serve a copy upon the Plaintiff, or Plaintiff's attorney within thirty days after the last day this Summons is published, exclusive of the last day of publication. FAILURE TO APPEAR AND ANSWER will allow judgement to be taken against you by default, for the relief demanded in the Complaint. This action is to foreclose a deed of trust upon the following described real property in the County of Lincoln, State of Montana. The real property has an address of 6400 Highway 93 North aka 6400 US Highway 93 North, Eureka, MT 59917, and is more particularly described as follows: Lot 1 of MADELINE SUBDIVISION, according to the Plat thereof on file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Lincoln County, Montana. Plat #133753, excepting therefrom all that portion as shown and described on Certificate of Survey #2832, records of Lincoln County, Montana. A $70.00 filing fee must accompany the answer at the time of filing. /s/ Annie Lafond Annie Lafond Deputy Clerk of District Court Published in The Western News November 26, December 3, 10, 2019. MNAXLP

April 30, 2019 5:10 a.m.

Legals April 30, 2019

C. Mark Hash Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP Attorneys at Law 136 1st Ave. W., P. O. Box 1178 Kalispell, MT 59903-1178 (406) 755-6919 Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY IN RE THE ESTATE OF Nancy A. Sagen Deceased Cause No. DP-19-41 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed personal representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must be either mailed to Tyrena Sagen, the Personal Representative, by certified mail, return receipt requested, c/o Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP, Attorneys at Law, P.O. Box 1178, Kalispell, Montana 59903-1178, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 22nd day of April 2019 s/ Tyrena Sagen Personal Representative Hash, O'Brien, Biby & Murray, PLLP By s/ C Mark Hash Published In The Western News April 30, May 7 and 14, 2019. MNAXLP

New forester no stranger to Lincoln County
August 14, 2015 8:56 a.m.

New forester no stranger to Lincoln County

Leanne Marten is coming home, in a way.

April 1, 2022 midnight

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December 16, 2016 4:10 a.m.

Legals December 16, 2016

AFTER RECORDING, PLEASE RETURN TO: Hendrickson Law Firm, P.C P.O. Box 2502 Billings, MT 59103-2502 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE To be sold for cash at Trustee's Sale on the 21st day of February, 2017, at 1:30 o'clock p.m., at the front door of Lincoln County Courthouse, Libby, Montana, is the following property: Lots 12, 13 and 14 of Block 3, Leonard Addition to Libby, according to the map or plat thereof in file in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Lincoln County, Montana; together with all buildings, fixtures and improvements thereon and all water rights, rights-of-way, easements, rents, issues, profits, income, tenements, hereditaments, privileges and appurtenances thereunto belonging, used or enjoyed with said property, or any part thereof. Pennie L. Gustin, as Grantor, conveyed the above-described property to First American Title Company, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to United States of America acting through the Rural Housing Service or successor agency, United States Department of Agriculture, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture, dated October 4, 2005, and recorded on October 4, 2005, in Book 299, on Page 401, under Document No. 188425, records of Lincoln County, Montana. The Trustee in the Trust Indenture was replaced by a Successor Trustee, namely, Mark E. Noennig, the undersigned. The default in the obligation, the performance of which is secured by the aforementioned Trust Indenture, and for which default this foreclosure is made, is the failure by the Grantor, or other person owing an obligation, or by their successors-in-interest, to pay the monthly installments of $570.06 each due thereunder on the 4th day of each of the months of April, 2016, through May, 2016, and to pay the monthly installments of $643.71 each due thereunder on the 4th day of each of the months of June, 2016, through October, 2016, which is applied to principal and interest and to an escrow account if established for other obligations under the Trust Indenture, late charges which are 4.00% of principal and interest more than 15 days in arrears, currently $50.58, attorney's fees and foreclosure costs, currently $1,236.00, advances for obligations under the Trust Indenture, currently None for a current total default of $5,645.25, together with accruing late charges, advances, and expenses of foreclosure, including attorney's fees and costs. There is presently owed on the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture the principal sum of $76,051.88 plus interest thereon at the rate of 5.375% per annum from the 4th day of March, 2016, until paid, or $11.1994 per day, currently a total of $2,396.66, late charges and advances for obligations under the Trust Indenture, currently 1,010.24, payoff fee in the amount of None, together with recapture of total subsidy granted, currently in the amount of $8,393.71; attorney's fees and costs, currently $1,236.00, for a current total indebtedness of $89,088.49. Other expenses to be charged against the sale proceeds include accruing late charges, escrow shortages, if any, attorney's fees and costs, and expenses of foreclosure and sale. The Beneficiary has elected to sell the above-described property to satisfy the aforementioned obligation and has instructed the undersigned Trustee to do so. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash. The conveyance will be by a Trustee's Deed, made "as is," without representations or warranties, express or implied, including warranties of title, possession or encumbrances. The purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The sale may be postponed up to 15 days for any reason by public proclamation at the scheduled sale. If there is a stay by bankruptcy or court order, the sale may be postponed up to 30 days at a time by public proclamation, for a total of no more than 120 days. The grantor, successor in interest to the grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the Trustee's Sale, may pay to the beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Trust Indenture and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney's fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default theretofore existing. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT; ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. DATED this 4th day of October, 2016. MARK E. NOENNIG, Trustee P.O. Box 2502 208 North Broadway, Suite 324 Billings, Montana 59103-2502 STATE OF MONTANA ) :ss County of Yellowstone ) On this 4th day of October, 2016, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public for the State of Montana, personally appeared MARK E. NOENNIG, known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his capacity as Trustee. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my Notarial Seal the day and year first above written. SARAH LACEY ROSE Notary Public for the State of Montana Residing at Billings, Montana My commission expires: 6/27/2018 Published In The Western News December 16, 23, 30, 2016 MNAXLP

December 6, 2016 6:40 a.m.

Legals December 6, 2016

65-16 609686 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TO BE SOLD FOR CASH AT TRUSTEE'S SALE on March 09, 2017, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. (recognized local time) at the Main Door of the Lincoln County Courthouse, located at, 512 California Avenue, Libby, Montana, the following described real property, situated in Lincoln County, Montana: A tract of land in the W 1/2 SE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 31 North, Range 32 West, P.M.M., Lincoln County, Montana and more particularly described on Irregular Plat 600. AND A portion, piece or part of HES No. 444, centrally situated in the SE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 31 North, Range 32 West, P.M.M., this tract is situated in the space between the Southwest boundary of Great Northern Railway right of way and the Northeast boundary of US Highway No. 2, the same extends from the center line of Cedar Creek; thence, Westerly by the original Rankin siding, and is more particularly bounded and described on Irregular Plat #549. Commonly known as: 28057 US Highway 2, Libby, MT 59923 Ernest J. St. Pierre and Helga Cary, as Grantor(s), conveyed said real property to First American Title Company of Montana, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Jerry D Walden and Debra J Walden, as Beneficiary, by Trust Indenture dated September 13, 2011, and recorded September 16, 2011, in Book 338 Records at Page 773 as Document No. 234738. The Beneficial interest is currently held by Jerry D Walden and Debra J Walden. Ernest J. St. Pierre and Helga Cary have defaulted in the performance of said Trust Indenture by failing to 1) Comply with Paragraph 5 of said Trust Indenture, to pay before delinquent, all taxes, insurance premiums, and assessments affecting the property. Specifically, the second half of 2015 taxes are delinquent 2) Make the monthly payment in the amount of $532.50 due for the 13th day of February, 2016 and a like sum of $532.50 due for the 13th day of each and every month there after, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation, and other charges against the property or loan. As of September 28, 2016 there is due and owing on the loan an unpaid principal balance of $15,804.00, accrued interest in the amount of $536.21, and late fees in the amount of $184.31., for a total amount due of $16,524.52. Interest accrues on the Note at the rate of 4.8% per annum with a per diem rate of $2.08 after September 28, 2016. Interest continues to accrue. All delinquencies are now due together with any late charges, advances to protect the security, and fees and costs associated with this foreclosure. The Beneficiary anticipates and may disperse such amounts as may be required to preserve and protect the property and for real property taxes that may become due or delinquent, unless such amounts of taxes are paid by the Grantors. if such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligation secured by the Trust Indenture. Other expenses to be charged against the proceeds of this sale include the Trustee's fees and attorney's fees, costs and expenses of the sale, and late charges, if any. Beneficiary has elected and has directed the Trustee to sell the above described property to satisfy the obligation. The sale is a public sale and any person, including the Beneficiary, excepting only the Trustee, may bid at the sale. The bid price must be paid in cash at the time of sale. The conveyance will be made by Trustee's Deed. The sale purchaser shall be entitled to possession of the property on the 10th day following the sale. The Grantor, successor in interest to the Grantor, or any other person having an interest in the property, at any time prior to the Trustee's Sale, may pay to the Beneficiary to the successor in interest to the Beneficiary the entire amount then due under the Trust Indenture and the obligation secured thereby (including costs and expenses actually incurred and attorney's fees) other than such portion of the principal as would not then be due had no default occurred and thereby cure the default. The scheduled Trustee's sale may be postponed by publication proclamation up to fifteen (15) days for any reason, and in the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to one-hundred twenty (120) days by public proclamation at least every thirty (30) days. DATED: November 03, 2016 /s/ Kaitlin Ann Gotch, Assistant Secretary for First American Title Company of Montana c/o Title Financial Specialty Services PO Box 339, Blackfoot, ID 83221 STATE OF Idaho ) SS. COUNTY OF Bingham ) On this November 03, 2016, before me, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Kaitlin Ann Gotch, known or identified to me, to be the Assistant Secretary of First American Title Company of Montana, who is named as the Trustee in the above described Trust Indenture and executed the instrument on behalf of said Trustee, and acknowledged to me that said Trustee executed the same. /s/ Rae Albert Notary Public of Idaho Residing at: Blackfoot, Idaho Commission Expires: 09/06/2022 Published In The Western News November 22, 29, December 6, 2016 MNAXLP

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Franklin T. Snyder
July 14, 2011 11:10 a.m.

Franklin T. Snyder

William (Bill) Flagg Witt
August 12, 2022 7 a.m.

William (Bill) Flagg Witt

William (Bill) Flagg Witt

March 18, 2022 midnight

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September 18, 2018 5:10 a.m.

Legals September 18, 2018

GRANT S. SNELL CROWLEY FLECK PLLP 1667 Whitefish Stage Road P. O. Box 759 Kalispell, MT 59903-0759 Telephone: (406) 752-6644 Facsimile: (406) 752-5108 Attorneys for Personal Representative MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY Hon. Matthew Cuffe District Court Judge IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF DOUGLAS TROTMAN, Deceased. Cause No.: DP-18-78 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above-named estate. All persons having claims against the said deceased are required to present their claims within four (4) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice or said claims will be forever barred. Claims must either be mailed to KENNETH TROTMAN, Personal Representative, certified mail, return receipt requested, at c/o Grant S. Snell, Crowley Fleck PLLP, PO Box 759, Kalispell, Montana 59903, or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. Dated August 30, 2018. KENNETH TROTMAN Personal Representative Douglas Trotman Estate CROWLEY FLECK PLLP P. O. Box 759 Kalispell, MT 59903-0759 By GRANT S. SNELL Attorneys for Personal Representative Published In The Western News September 18, 25, October 2, 2018 MNAXLP

August 30, 2019 5:10 a.m.

Legals August 30, 2019

PUBLIC NOTICE The City Council of the City of Libby has completed the preliminary municipal budget for fiscal year 2019-20. A Public Hearing will be held on Tuesday September 3,2019 for all interested citizens of the City of Libby. The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall at 6:00 pm, to hear any residents for or against any part of the budget before it is finalized. The proposed budget and resolutions levying a special assessments to defray the cost of street maintenance and lighting, has been placed on file and may be examined on weekdays in the office of the City of Libby at 952 E. Spruce St. between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. By order of the Mayor and Council: Audray J. McCollum City Clerk/Treasurer 293-2731 Published In The Western News August 23 & 23, 2019. MNAXLP