Legals for March, 17 2026

HON. MATTHEW J. CUFFE District Judge Lincoln County District Court 512 California Ave. Libby, MT 59923 MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF A NAME CHANGE FOR: S.A.I., Minor child, BRIANNA M. BENEFIELD, Petitioner. Cause No. DV-27-2026-39. ORDER SETTING HEARING The Court ORDERS: 1.Minor Child Name Change Hearing: The hearing on the Petition for Name Change of Minor Child filed in this case is hereby set for April 6, 2026, at 9:30am to determine whether to grant the proposed name change for minor child, S.A.I. pursuance to Mont. Code Ann. 27-31-103. 2.Notice of Hearing: The minor child’s father has not consented to the minor child’s name change, and service by publication is therefore required, as follow: a.Publication: Petitioner must publish notice of this hearing in the newspaper published in Lincoln County for four successive weeks before a hearing is held, in accordance with Mont. Code Ann. 27-31-201 (1). Dated February 18, 2026. s/ Honorable Judge Matthew Cuffe Lincoln County District Court PUBLISHED IN The Western News February 24, March 3, 10 & 17, 2026. MNAXLP

HON. MATTHEW J. CUFFE District Judge Lincoln County District Court 512 California Ave. Libby, MT 59923 MONTANA NINETEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, LINCOLN COUNTY IN RE THE MATTER OF A NAME CHANGE FOR: O.M.I., Minor child, BRIANNA M. BENEFIELD, Petitioner. Cause No. DV-27-2026-39. ORDER SETTING HEARING The Court ORDERS: 1.Minor Child Name Change Hearing: The hearing on the Petition for Name Change of Minor Child filed in this case is hereby set for April 6, 2026, at 9:30am to determine whether to grant the proposed name change for minor child, S.A.I. pursuance to Mont. Code Ann. 27-31-103. 2.Notice of Hearing: The minor child’s father has not consented to the minor child’s name change, and service by publication is therefore required, as follow: a.Publication: Petitioner must publish notice of this hearing in the newspaper published in Lincoln County for four successive weeks before a hearing is held, in accordance with Mont. Code Ann. 27-31-201 (1). Dated February 18, 2026. s/ Honorable Judge Matthew Cuffe Lincoln County District Court PUBLISHED IN The Western News February 24, March 3, 10 & 17, 2026. MNAXLP

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE  To be sold for cash at a Trustee’s Sale on June 1, 2026, at 02:00 PM outside the North entrance to the Lincoln County Courthouse, 512 California Avenue, Libby, MT, the following described real property situated in Lincoln County, State of Montana:  THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF LINCOLN, STATE OF MONTANA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:  A TRACT OF LAND BEING LOCATED OUTSIDE OF DEDICATED AREAS BUT WITHIN THE INCORPORATED LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LIBBY, IN LINCOLN COUNTY, MONTANA. THIS TRACT IS SITUATED BETWEEN THE GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY’S RIGHT-OF WAY AND THE ORIGINAL DEDICATED TOWNSITE OF LIBBY, AND IS MORE PARTICULARLY BOUNDED AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN LOT 4, SITUATED ABOUT SOUTH SIX HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE FEET (S. 645’) BY EAST FIVE HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE FEET (E. 545’) FROM THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SECTION 3, TOWNSHIP 30 NORTH, RANGE 31 WEST, M.P.M., THE SAME DESCRIBED POINT BEING IDENTICAL WITH THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE EXISTING FIRST STREET AT THE CITY LIMITS BOUNDARY AND ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY FEET SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTER OF THE GREAT NORTHERN MAIN LINE RAILWAY TRACK, THENCE RUN SOUTH SIXTY-FIVE DEGREES ONE MINUTE EAST, TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE FEET, THENCE NORTH TWENTY- FOUR DEGREES FIFTY-NINE MINUTES EAST SEVENTY FEET, THENCE ALONG THE GREAT NORTHERN RIGHT-OF-WAY BOUNDARY WHICH BEARS NORTH SIXTY-FIVE DEGREES ONE MINUTE WEST, TWO HUNDRED FORTY-FIVE FEET, THENCE ALONG THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF THE CITY LIMITS BY BEARING SOUTH TWENTY-FOUR DEGREES FIFTY-NINE MINUTES WEST, SEVENTY FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.   EXCEPTING THEREFROM THAT PART DEEDED IN BOOK 97, PAGE 531, RECORDS OF LINCOLN COUNTY, MONTANA.  More commonly known as 604 W 1st St, Libby, MT 59923.  James L. Hopkins and Rosalie L. Hopkins, Husband and Wife, as Joint Tenants with Right of Survivorship, as Grantors, conveyed said real property to Fidelity National Title Insurance Co, as Trustee, to secure an obligation owed to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as designated nominee for United Trust Bank, Beneficiary of the security instrument, its successors and assigns, by Deed of Trust on May 23, 2023, and filed for record in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder in Lincoln County, State of Montana, on July 12, 2023 as Instrument No. 306609, in Book 402, at Page 270 of Official Records.  The Deed of Trust was assigned for value as follows:    Assignee: Village Capital & Investment LLC  Assignment Dated: January 28, 2025  Assignment Recorded: January 31, 2025  Assignment Recording Information: as Instrument No. 314094, in Book 408 Records, at Page 856,     All in the records of the County Clerk and Recorder for Lincoln County, Montana.  Jason J. Henderson is the Successor Trustee pursuant to a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Lincoln County, State of Montana, on October 23, 2025 as Instrument No. 318059, in Book 412, at Page 398, of Official Records.  The Beneficiary has declared a default in the terms of said Deed of Trust due to the Grantor(s) failure to make monthly payments beginning May 1, 2024, and each month subsequent, which monthly installments would have been applied on the principal and interest due on said obligation and other charges against the property or loan. By reason of said default, the Beneficiary has declared all sums owing on the obligation secured by said Trust Deed immediately due and payable. The total amount due on this obligation is the principal sum of $316,624.05, interest in the sum of $45,118.36, escrow advances of $7,804.74, other amounts due and payable in the amount of $6,651.69 for a total amount owing of $376,198.84, plus accruing interest, late charges, and other fees and costs that may be incurred or advanced.  The Beneficiary anticipates and may disburse 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 Grantor. If such amounts are paid by the Beneficiary, the amounts or taxes will be added to the obligations secured by the Deed of Trust. 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 immediately upon the close of bidding in cash or cash equivalents (valid money orders, certified checks or cashier’s checks). The conveyance will be made by Trustee’s Deed, without any representation or warranty, including warranty of title, express or implied, as the sale is made strictly on an as-is, where-is basis, without limitation, the sale is being made subject to all existing conditions, if any, of lead paint, mold or other environmental or health hazards. 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, has the right, at any time prior to the Trustee’s Sale, to pay to the Beneficiary, or the successor in interest to the Beneficiary, the entire amount then due under the Deed of Trust 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 by curing any other default complained of herein that is capable of being cured by tendering the performance required under the obligation or to cure the default, by paying all costs and expenses actually incurred in enforcing the obligation and Deed of Trust with Successor Trustee’s and attorney’s fees. In the event that all defaults are cured the foreclosure will be dismissed and the foreclosure sale will be canceled.  The scheduled Trustee’s Sale may be postponed by public proclamation up to 15 days for any reason. In the event of a bankruptcy filing, the sale may be postponed by the Trustee for up to 120 days by public proclamation at least every 30 days.  If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Successor Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.   This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.  Dated this 26th day of January, 2026. Substitute Trustee 38 2nd Avenue East Dickinson, ND 58601 Telephone: 801-355-2886 Office Hours: Mon.-Fri., 8AM-5PM (MST) File No. MT22589    PUBLISHED IN The Western News March 17, 24 & 31, 2026. MNAXLP