Legals for July, 31 2025

NO. 31334 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court Flathead County Justice Center 920 South Main Street Kalispell, MT 59901 (406) 758-5906 IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD IN THE MATTER OF: A.R.H. YOUTH IN NEED OF CARE. Cause No. DN-25-013(D) SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: Alexander Steven Hewes, birth father of the above-named child: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition has been filed in the above-entitled Court by the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services, Child and Family Services Division, 121 Financial Drive, Suite C, Kalispell, MT 59901, requesting emergency protective services, adjudication of the above-named child as a youth in need of care, and temporary legal custody. NOW, THEREFORE, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED to appear on Friday, August 15, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. before the Honorable Dan Wilson, District Judge, Department 4, Flathead County Justice Center, 920 South Main Street, Third Floor, Kalispell, Flathead County, MT, then and there to show cause, if any you may have, why the Petition should not be granted. A.R.H. was born on January 20, 2025 in Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana. The birth mother is Jodi Overlease. You have the right to representation by an attorney in these proceedings. If you are unable to afford an attorney, the Court will appoint an attorney to represent you. Your failure to appear at the hearing constitutes a denial of your interest in the above-named child, which denial may result, without further notice of this proceeding or any subsequent proceedings, in the Court entering judgment by default against you for all relief requested in the Petition. A copy of the Petition is filed with the Clerk of District Court for the Eleventh Judicial District Court in and for Flathead County, 920 South Main, Third Floor, Kalispell, MT, 59901, telephone (406) 758-5870.   WITNESS my hand and Seal of this Court this 20 day of June, 2025. SARA SMITH Clerk of District Court By: /s/Jamie Hadley Deputy Clerk  (SEAL) July 24, 31 and August 7, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31381 NOTICE OF CLOSE OF VOTER REGISTRATION  AND OPTION FOR LATE REGISTRATION  SEPTEMBER 9, 2025, BIGFORK RURAL FIRE DISTRICT SPECIAL BOND AND LEVY ELECTION Notice is hereby given that regular* registration for the Bigfork Rural Fire District Special Bond / Levy Election, to be held on Tuesday, September 9th, 2025, closes at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 11th, 2025. Late registration begins on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. and runs through 12 noon on Monday, September 8th, 2025. Late registration will resume at 7:00 a.m. on Election Day, Tuesday September 9th, 2025, and continue until 8:00 p.m.  To register to vote; update your name, address, or other voter information, submit a Montana Voter Registration Application to the Flathead County Elections Office (mailing address 290B N Main, Kalispell, MT 59901). You may obtain an application by calling the Flathead County Elections Office at 406-758-5535, appearing in person at the Flathead County Elections Office, 290B N Main, Kalispell, MT 59901, or downloading the application online at: voterportal.mt.gov and email to [email protected]. The application must be signed before being submitted to the Flathead County Elections Office. If mailing, your application must be postmarked by August 11th, 2025, and received in the Flathead County Elections Office by 5:00 p.m. on August 14th, 2025.  If you are a resident of Lake County and reside within the Bigfork Rural Fire District, you will need to register to vote, update your voter registration, and / or request a replacement / absentee ballot from the Lake County Elections Office, located at 106 4th Avenue E., Polson, MT 59860 (406-883-7268), by the same means as referenced above, either in person, downloading the application online, or via email [email protected].  All active and inactive** electors of the Bigfork Rural Fire District are entitled to vote in said election. Ballots will be automatically mailed to active electors only on August 22nd, 2025. If you are a registered voter and do not receive a ballot, contact the Flathead County Elections Office or the Lake County Elections Office (if you are a resident of Lake County) to update your information as necessary and to receive a ballot. *NOTE: AFTER AUGUST 11TH, 2025, YOU MUST REGISTER TO VOTE AT THE FLATHEAD COUNTY ELECTIONS OFFICE, 290B N MAIN, KALISPELL, MT 59901, IF YOU ARE NOT ALREADY REGISTERED TO VOTE IN FLATHEAD COUNTY. To check your voter registration status, please go to the My Voter Page on the Montana Secretary of State website: https://prodvoterportal.mt.gov/WhereToVote.aspx. If you are a resident of Lake County, and you are not already registered to vote in Lake County, you must register at the Lake County Elections Office, at their new address (effective August 11th) located at 500 1st Street East, Polson, MT 59860. **NOTE: Inactive electors may reactivate by completing and submitting a Montana Voter Registration Application; requesting an absentee ballot; or by notifying the Flathead and/or Lake County Elections Office in writing of the elector’s current address in the county. Dated this 16th day of July, 2025. Paula Buff, Flathead County Elections Manager July 23, 31 and August 6, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________