Legals for February, 3 2026

Vial Funeral Home, INC. DBA: Schnackenberg Funeral Home & Crematory, located at 422 W 2nd St in Libby, MT and having a satellite office at 222 1st Ave W in Eureka, MT and owned by Steven H and Denise S Schnackenberg has sold, effective January 1, 2026, to Schnackenberg and Riddle Funeral Home Inc. New owners are James C Schnackenberg and Roger Craig Riddle.  PUBLISHED IN The Western News January 30, & February 3, 2026. MNAXLP

PUBLIC LEGAL NOTICE WEIS Towers LLC is proposing to construct a self-support lattice tower up to 190 feet in height for wireless internet broadband & wireless telecommunications service via tower mounted antenna transmission arrays. The tower will be located on privately owned fee land, controlled by the company. The tower site will be located on a 75’ x 75’ easement of surveyed land having existing road access. The general address for the parent parcel is 134 Parmenter Creek Rd, Libby, MT in S.9, T30N, R31W P.M.M. Lincoln County, MT and is made up of 6.438 acres. In accordance with the National Preservation Act of 1966, as amended and the 2005 Nationwide Programmatic Agreement for Review under the National Preservation Act; Final Rule, Weis Towers LLC is hereby notifying the public of the proposed undertaking and soliciting comments on any Historic Properties within a 0.5-mile radius of the undertaking which are listed or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. Comments may be submitted within 30-days of the date of this notice by mail to: John F. Wark, 835 W Cliff Dr, Spokane, WA 99204, Ph: (509) 999-4755. PUBLISHED IN The Western News February 3, 2026. MNAXLP

MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY In re the Marriage of: DAWN-MARIE SMITH, Petitioners. and BUCK JASON SMITH, Respondent. Cause No DR-25-182 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION AND TEMPORARY ECONOMIC RETRAINING ORDER THE STATE OF MONTANA SENDS GREETINGS TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: YOU, THE RESPONDEDNT, ARE HEREBY SUMMONED to answer the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in this action which is filed in the office of the Clerk of the above-named Court, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to file your answer and swerve a copy of your answer upon the Petitioner within twenty-one days after the service of this Summons, exclusive of the day of service. If you fail to appear or answer, judgement will be taken against you by default for the relief demanded in the Petition. Title to and interest in the following real property will be involved in this action: 15947 Wolf Creek Road, Libby, Montana 59923. An irregular parcel of land southeasterly from Libby, Montana, Lincoln County, and in the SW1/4 Section 22 and NW1/4 Section 27, township 30 North, Range 27 West, P.M.M. and more particularly described as Parcel A-1 on CS3683. FILE ORIGINAL RESPONSE WITH THE CLERK OF COURT AT: Clerk of District Court 512 California Avenue Libby, Montana 59923 SERVE A COPY OF YOUR RESPONSE ON PETITIONER AT: P.O Box 1661 Libby, Montana 59923 Dated this 21st day of January, 2026. Clerk of the District Court s/ Michelle Freese Deputy Clerk PUBLISHED IN The Western News February 3, 10, & 17, 2026. MNAXLP