Legals for November, 7 2025

NO. 31625 Montana 11th Judicial District Court Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Kevin Wenrick: Kevin Wenrick, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-25-1455 Notice of Hearing on Name Change PAUL SULLIVAN This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court for a change of name from Kevin Leroy Wenrick to Kevin Leroy MacCary. The hearing will be on 12/10/2025 at 9:00 a.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in Flathead County Justice Center. Date: October 17, 2025 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court By: /s/Natalya Rogachevskaya Deputy Clerk of Court  (SEAL) October 24, 31 and November 7, 14, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31639 Adele Krantz, Public Administrator 290 A North Main St Kalispell MT 59901 406-758-5684 IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT OF THE STATE OF MONTANA, IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF FLATHEAD In Re the Estate of Marla A. Stein,   Deceased. Probate No. DP-25-260 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 Adele Krantz, the Personal Representative, returned receipt requested at Flathead County Treasurer c/o Adele Krantz, Public Administrator, 290 A North Main, Kalispell MT 59901 or filed with the Clerk of the above-entitled Court. DATED this 27th day of October, 2025.      Adele Krantz Personal Representative October 31 and November 7, 14, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31652 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE REGULATION BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF MONTANA In re NorthWestern Corporation’s,  Black Hills Corporation’s and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc.’s, Joint Application for Approval of Merger Docket 2025.10.078 November 3, 2025 Notice of Application and Intervention Deadline 1. On October 20, 2025, Black Hills Corporation (“Black Hills”) and NorthWestern Energy Group, Inc. (“NorthWestern Group”) (collectively the “Merger Parties”), and NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (“Northwestern”) (together with the Merger Parties, the “Joint Applicants”) filed with the Montana Public Service Commission (“Commission”) a Joint Application for Approval of Merger (“Joint Application”). The Merger Parties and River Merger Sub Inc. (“MergeCo”), a newly created subsidiary of Black Hills, have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (“Merger Agreement”) under which NorthWestern Group will merge into MergeCo and become a subsidiary of Black Hills. NorthWestern Group will continue to be the parent of NorthWestern. Black Hills will be renamed and will be the publicly traded holding company going forward. The Joint Applicants represent the merger is a stock-for-stock transaction. It will be tax-free, not involve cash, and not require the Merger Parties to refinance existing debt or incur more debt. The Merger Agreement requires Commission approval. If the Commission approves the Merger Agreement, following the merger, the Merger Parties’ Montana utility subsidiaries – Black Hills Power and NorthWestern – will remain unchanged in structure and operation.  2. A copy of the Joint Application is publicly available at the Commission’s business office, 1701 Prospect Avenue, Helena, MT 59601, and online at the Commission’s website (psc.mt.gov) under Docket No. 2025.10.078. A copy may also be available at the office of the Montana Consumer Counsel (“MCC”), which represents consumer interests before the Commission, 111 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 1B, Helena, MT 59601, (406) 444-2771. Interested parties can register on the Commission’s website to receive notice of filings in this docket. Instructions for subscribing to notices of filings are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Join a Docket Watchlist”).  3. The Commission invites any interested party affected by the Joint Applicants’ filing to intervene in this docket. To intervene, a party must file a motion to intervene with the Commission no later than November 17, 2025. A party seeking intervention must file an electronic motion on the Commission’s website at reddi.mt.gov. All filings must be made in REDDI and hard copies are not required. A party seeking intervention must also mail a copy of the motion to MCC at P.O. Box 201703, Helena, MT 59620; to Black Hills’ attorney, D. Wiley Barker, Crowley Fleck PLLP, 900 N. Last Chance Gulch, Suite 200, Helena, MT 59601; and to NorthWestern Group’s and NorthWestern’s attorneys, Shannon Heim, Michael Green, and Sarah Norcott, NorthWestern Corporation, 208 N. Montana Ave., Suite 200, Helena, MT 59601.  4. PLEASE NOTE: The Joint Applicants have included a proposed procedural schedule in the Joint Application. The Commission requests that all intervening parties provide a response to the proposed procedural schedule in their notice of intervention, motion to intervene, or a separate filing in REDDI. The response need not be formal.  5. The Commission invites members of the public who do not wish to formally intervene to submit written public comments on the matter to the Commission at 1701 Prospect Avenue, P.O. Box 202601, Helena, MT 59620, or by email to [email protected]. Public comment may also be submitted in REDDI. Instructions for submitting public comments in REDDI are available at psc.mt.gov/reddi-help (select “Submit a Public Comment”). Any person with a disability needing reasonable accommodation to provide comment should call the Commission at (800) 646-6150. All comments received will be public records. Personal or private information should not be included in comments. 6. The Commission’s jurisdiction over this matter is provided in Title 69 and Title 2, Chapter 4 of the Montana Code Annotated; Title 38, Chapters 2 and 5 of the Montana Administrative Rules; and any prior orders of the Commission relevant to the issues presented. DONE and DATED November 3, 2025, by the Montana Public Service Commission through delegation to staff.  JEFF WELBORN, President JENNIFER FIELDER, Vice President RANDALL PINOCCI, Commissioner DR. ANNIE BUKACEK, Commissioner RAD MOLNAR, Commissioner November 7, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________

NO. 31653 Montana 11th Judicial District Court  Flathead County In the Matter of the Name Change of Rozaily May Keys: Child’s full name now Jamie Wegner, Petitioner Cause No.: DV-25-1528 DANNI COFFMAN Notice of Hearing on Name Change of Minor Child This is notice that Petitioner has asked the District Court to change a child’s name from Rozaily May Keys to Rozaily May West. The hearing will be on 12/10/2025 at 1:30 p.m. The hearing will be at the Courthouse in: Flathead County. Date: October 16, 2025 Sara Smith Clerk of District Court By: /s/ Jamie Hadley Deputy Clerk of Court (SEAL) November 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025 MNAXLP __________________________