Legals for May, 6 2026

Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department Sponsored 8-Hour Hazwoper Refresher Training This Department is seeking interested emergency services personnel, local contractors, and equipment operators from Mineral County to take an 8-hour Hazwoper refresher training class. Emergency services personnel, contractors, and operators from Mineral County with a Montana Contractors license, owner of a business or company and their employees will have first priority for the class. Class size is limited and will be first come first served. Qualified individuals will be sponsored and eligible to attend the class. Class is scheduled for June 11, 2026, from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Please notify the Mineral County Environmental Health and Planning Department of your interest by June 6, 2026, by phone: 406-822-3525, by email: [email protected], or by mail: PO Box 396, Superior, MT 59872. PUBLISHED IN MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON April 29, 2026, May 6, 2026, & May 13, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________

MINERAL GOUNTY’S NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PRINCI PAL CONSULTANT..ARCH ITECT FOR COUNTY’S BUI LDI NGS Please be advised that MINERAL COUNTY, a political subdivision of the state of Montana, is now soliciting statements (packets) of qualifications and experience to be used in selecting a Principal Consultant (architect, design engineer or other firm) to provide ARCHITECT SERVICES for Mineral County’s buildings, including but not limited to the Mineral County Courthouse’s front entry facade, Mineral County Detention Center mechanical and electrical system renovations and reroof project. Current design options for this project and others have been developed through a recent Preliminary Architecture Report and the projects need implemented. Specific projects shall be completed on a schedule to be mutually agreed upon. The architect or design engineer or firm will be responsible for performing all general on-call architecture and engineering services for a period of five (5) years. Mineral County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. One original, three (3) photocopies and a PDF on flash drive of each firm’s qualifications and experiences’ packet must be submitted in a sealed envelope and clearly marked on the outside with the language, “Statement of Qualifications - Mineral County Architect Services”. The Selection Criteria have been set by Mineral County and will be provided upon request. The contract will be awarded to the Principal Consultant with the highest overall score based upon the Selection Criteria. For the Selection Criteria and additional information regarding this Project, please contact Kasey Feasel, Deputy Clerk & Recorder-Election Deputy, Mineral County, PO Box 550 Superior, MT 59872 (mail); 300 River St, Superior, MT 59872 (physical); Phone: (406) 822-3523; or by e-mail at [email protected]. The successful consultant must enter into a contract with Mineral County, and the contract shall require the consultant’s proof of workers’ compensation and customary commercial, general liability insurance. All such contracts must require that the consultant, and any employees hired and subcontractors are retained, on the basis of merit and qualifications, and may not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, gender, age, and the like pursuant to MCA Section 49-3-207 . The County may need to hold back ‘l% of the contract price of certain projects until completion, as required by law. All applicable prevailing wage laws must be followed. Sealed, written qualifications and experience packets must be received by the Mineral County Clerk & Recorder, 300 River St, Superior, MT 59872 by 5:00 pm local time on May 6, 2026. The sealed envelopes with submitted packets will be opened in a public meeting before the Board of Mineral County Commissioners at their office on Thursday, May 7 ,2026 at 10:00 am local time. The County reserves the right to reject any and all submittals. Dated this 22nd day of April,2026 /s/Shawn Smalley, Mineral County Commissioner. PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON APRIL 29 AND MAY 6, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________

PUBLIC NOTICE An audit of the affairs of the Town of Superior, Superior, Montana, has been conducted by Strom and Associates, P.C. The audit covered the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. Section 2-7-521, MCA requires the publication of the following summary of significant findings.   Summary of Significant Findings The audit report for Town of Superior for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025, contains an Independent Auditors’ Report on the Town’s basic financial statements. The report issued for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025 contains unmodified opinion. The audit report also contains several other auditors’ reports. Following is a listing of the reports and a summary of the findings included in each. This is only a summary and is not intended to be used as an audit report. 1. Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and on Compliance and Other Matters Based on an Audit of Financial Statements Performed in Accordance with Government Auditing Standards—This report contains no findings. 2. Report on Prior Audit Recommendations-- This report summarizes the findings from the prior audit report and the status of those findings. No prior findings. Public Inspection of Audit Report: The complete audit report is on file, in its entirety, and open to public inspection at the Town Hall. Brenda L. Schneider, MMC, CPFA Town Clerk/Treasurer PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL  INDEPENDENT ON May 6, 2026 MNAXLP __________________________

PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY TO PROTEST TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OF Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License TRAPPERS LLC (Marsha Kirby, Owner(s)) has applied to transfer Montana All-Alcoholic Beverages License No. 34-999-7445-001 to be operated at THE BRANDIN IRON BAR, 411 Central Ave, Reserve, Sheridan County. The public may protest this license transfer in accordance with the law. Who can protest this transfer? Protests will be accepted from residents of the county of the proposed location Sheridan County, residents of adjoining Montana counties, and residents of adjoining counties in another state if the criteria in 16-4-207(4)(d), Montana Code Annotated (MCA), are met. What information must be included? Protest letters must be legible and contain (1) the protestor’s full name, mailing address, and street address; (2) the license number 34-999-7445-001 and the applicant’s name TRAPPERS LLC; (3) an indication that the letter is intended as a protest; (4) a description of the grounds for protesting; and (5) the protestor’s signature. A letter with multiple signatures will be considered one protest letter. What are valid protest grounds? The protest may be based on the applicant’s qualifications listed in 16-4-401, MCA, or the grounds for denial of an application in 16-4-405, MCA. Examples of valid protest grounds include: (1) the applicant is unlikely to operate the establishment in compliance with the law; (2) the proposed location cannot be properly policed by local authorities; and (3) the welfare of the people in the vicinity of the proposed location will be adversely and seriously affected. How are protests submitted? Protests must be postmarked to the Department of Revenue, Office of Dispute Resolution, P.O. Box 5805, Helena, Montana 59604-5805 on or before May 23, 2026. What happens if the transfer is protested? Depending on the number of protests and the protest grounds, a public hearing will be held in Helena or Reserve. All valid protestors will be notified of the hearing’s time, date and location. Hearings typically are scheduled within 90 days. A protester’s hearing testimony is limited to the grounds in the protester’s letter. Following the hearing, the Department of Revenue will notify the public whether the license transfer is approved or denied. How can additional information be obtained? The cited MCA statutes are online at leg.mt.gov/bills/mca_toc/. Questions may be directed to Witt Williams, Compliance Specialist for the Department of Revenue’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, at 444-3505 or [email protected]. PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON MAY 6,13, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY. TO: Boy Scouts of America, a charitable corporation, Trustee for B. S. Troop 50 of Mineral County, Montana, Boy Scouts of America, Mineral County Treasurer, RML Montana, LLC, and Occupant. Address unknown. Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: All that remainder portion of Government Lot 3 and the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 20, Township 16 North, Range 25 West, P.M.M., Mineral County, Montana, lying West of the Interstate 90 Highway, East and South of the Clark Fork River and North of the Burlington Northern Railroad right of way. Deed Reference: Drawer 2 of Deeds, Card No. 6454 Parcel No. Reference: 147400. 2. The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2023. 3. The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2023. 4. The lien was subsequently assigned to RML Montana LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa Dr, #1212, Henderson, NV 89014. 5. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $197.45 PENALTY: $3.42 INTEREST: $32.81 COST: $356.08 TOTAL: $589.76. 6. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 3, 2026, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 7. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the COUNTY TREASURER on or prior to August 3, 2026, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 8. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Mineral County Treasurer, 300 River Street, Superior, MT 59872. Phone: (406) 822-3530. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Telluride, CO this 6th day of May 2026. Thaddeus Faeth, Manager of RML Montana LLC. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY. PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON MAY 6TH, 13, 2026. MNAXLP _____________________________

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY.  TO: Rochelle Y. Cooley, Anthony D. Cooley, Mineral County Treasurer, RML Montana LLC, and Occupant. Address unknown. Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: A tract of land situated in the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 15 North, Range 24 West, P.M.M., Mineral County, Montana, and more particularly described on Certificate of Survey No. 121. Parcel No. Reference: 33800. 2.  The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2023.  3.  The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2023.4.  The lien was subsequently assigned to RML Montana LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa Dr, #1212, Henderson, NV 89014.   5.  As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is:  TAXES: $7,240.56 PENALTY: $122.90 INTEREST: $1,099.44 COST: $355.01 TOTAL: $8,817.91.  6. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 3, 2026, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 7. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the COUNTY TREASURER on or prior to August 3, 2026, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires.  8. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Mineral County Treasurer, 300 River Street, Superior, MT Phone: (406) 822-3530. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Telluride, CO this 6th day of May 2026. Thaddeus Faeth, Manager of RML Montana LLC. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY.59872. Phone: (406) 822-3530. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN:  1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Telluride, CO this 6th day of May 2026. Thaddeus Faeth, Manager of RML Montana LLC. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON MAY 6, 13, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY.  TO: Rochelle Y. Cooley, Anthony D. Cooley, Mineral County Treasurer, RML Montana LLC, and Occupant. Address unknown.  Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest: A tract of land located in the Northeast quarter of the Northeast quarter AND in the Northwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 31, Township 15 North, Range 24 West, P.M.M., Mineral County, Montana, and more particularly described on Certificate of Survey No. 342B of the New Plat Book, and designated as Parcel C thereon. Parcel No. Reference: 578900 2.  The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2023.  3.  The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2023. 4. The lien was subsequently assigned to RML Montana LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa Dr, #1212, Henderson, NV 89014. 5. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $78.68 PENALTY: $1.31 INTEREST: $11.78 COST: $355.01 TOTAL: $446.78. 6. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 3, 2026, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 7. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the COUNTY TREASURER on or prior to August 3, 2026, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 8. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Mineral County Treasurer, 300 River Street, Superior, MT 59872. Phone: (406) 822-3530.FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Telluride, CO this 6th day of May 2026. Thaddeus Faeth, Manager of RML Montana LLC. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY. PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON MAY 6, 13, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________

NOTICE THAT A TAX DEED MAY BE ISSUED. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY.  TO: Eugene J. Rush, Mineral County Treasurer, RML Montana, LLC, and Occupant. Address unknown. Pursuant to section 15-18-212, Montana Code Annotated, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN: 1. As a result of a property tax delinquency, a property tax lien exists on the following described real property in which you may have an interest:  The South one-half of the Southwest quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section 3, Township 18 North, Range 27 West, Mineral County, Montana Deed Reference: Book 16 of Deeds, Page 408 Parcel No. Reference: 181100.  2.  The property taxes became delinquent on June 1, 2023.  3.  The property tax lien was attached on August 1, 2023. 4. The lien was subsequently assigned to RML Montana LLC, 1887 Whitney Mesa Dr, #1212, Henderson, NV 89014. 5. As of the date of this notice, the amount of tax due is: TAXES: $406.56 PENALTY: $7.29 INTEREST: $93.62 COST: $355.01 TOTAL: $589.76. 6. For the property tax lien to be liquidated, the total amount listed in paragraph 5, plus additional interest and costs, must be paid by August 3, 2026, which is the date that the redemption period expires or expired. 7. If all taxes, penalties, interest, and costs are not paid to the COUNTY TREASURER on or prior to August 3, 2026, which is the date the redemption period expires, a tax deed may be issued to the assignee or county that is the possessor of the tax lien on the day following the date that the redemption period expires. 8. The business address and telephone number of the county treasurer who is responsible for issuing the tax deed is: Mineral County Treasurer, 300 River Street, Superior, MT 59872. Phone: (406) 822-3530. FURTHER NOTICE FOR THOSE PERSONS LISTED ABOVE WHOSE ADDRESSES ARE UNKNOWN: 1. The address of the interested party is unknown. 2. The published notice meets the legal requirements for notice of a pending tax deed issuance. 3. The interested party’s rights in the property may be in jeopardy. DATED at Telluride, CO this 6th day of May 2026. Thaddeus Faeth, Manager of RML Montana LLC. IF YOU DO NOT RESPOND TO THIS NOTICE, YOU WILL LOSE YOUR PROPERTY. PUBLISHED IN THE MINERAL INDEPENDENT ON MAY 5, 13, 2026. MNAXLP __________________________