LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF SCOTTSBURG
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATION
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the City of Scottsburg, Scott County, Indiana, that the Common Council of the City of Scottsburg will meet at the Scottsburg City Hall, 2 East McClain Avenue, Scottsburg, Indiana, at 5:00 p.m. on May 12, 2025, to consider the following additional appropriation in excess of the current budget for the year 2025:
Fund Name: General Fund
Amount: $1,304,356.45
Purpose: For costs and improvements in connection with the relocation of City Hall.
Taxpayers appearing at the hearing shall have the right to be heard. The additional appropriation as finally made will be referred to the Department of Local Government Finance (“DLGF”). The DLGF will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriation as finally adopted within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a certified copy of the action taken.
Dated April 23, 2025.
City of Scottsburg, Indiana
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LEGAL NOTICE
VOUCHER TO BE PRESENTED TO SCOTT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Court Claim to be approved 5/7/2025
Access Transcripts LLC, 4,631.50; CASA of Scott County Inc., 15,643.00; Culligan of Seymour, 61.00; Dr Heather J Henderson, Ph.D, 3,000.00; Erin Schneider, 89.12; Houston Thompson & Lewis PC, 280.00; Jason Mount, 172.80; M & M Office Products Inc., 40.00; Marsha Owens Howser, 50.00; Shantel Smithey, 660.00; The Office Shop, 718.49; Thomson Reuters, West 5,140.07
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS
Notice is hereby given the taxpayers of, Scott County, Indiana that the proper legal officers will consider the following additional appropriations in excess of the budget for the current year at their regular meeting place at Scott County Courthouse, at 6:00 p.m., on the 6th day of May, 2025.
Fund Name:
1237-Restricted Opioid Fund-CEASe
Personal Services $110,817.50
Supplies $18,494.42
Other Services and
Charges $500.00
Fund Total: $129,811.92
1000-General Fund-Veteran Services
Personal Services $21,500
Other Services and
Charges $500
Fund Total $22,000
1000-General Fund-Sheriff & Jail Overtime
Personal Services $50,000
Fund Total $50,000
1114 -Special Purpose- Jail-
Institutional Supplies- 27102
Supplies $1,997.61
Fund Total $1,1997.61
1168-LHMF-Summer Help-
1168-11903-0000
Personal Services $9,500
Fund Total $9,500
Taxpayers appearing at the meeting shall have a right to be heard. The additional appropriations as finally made will be referred to the Department of local Government Finance (DLGF). The DLGF will make a written determination as to the sufficiency of funds to support the appropriations made within fifteen (15) days of receipt of a Certified Copy of the action taken.
Date: April 11, 2025
Fiscal Officer
Jennifer Rode-Hamelman
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LEGAL NOTICE
Notice of Availability of ADA Self Evaluation and Transition Plan
Notice is hereby given that Scott County is conducting a self-evaluation of County owned facilities for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Title II of the ADA requires that each of the County’s services, programs, and activities be readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
Copies of the Draft Self-Evaluation and Transition Plan will be available for public review at the following locations during normal business hours between April 24, 2025 and May 8, 2025.
Location #1 – Scott County Auditor’s Office – 1 East McClain Avenue, Courthouse, Suite 130, Scottsburg, IN 47170
Location #2 – Online at https://www.scottcounty.in.gov/292/ADA-Title-VI
Public comments (and suggestions) regarding the Draft Plan may be dropped off in writing or mailed to Jennifer Hamelman, ADA Coordinator (1 East McClain Avenue, Courthouse, Suite 130, Scottsburg, IN 47170) during normal business hours (8:30 am to 4:30 pm local time) or provided via email (jennifer.hamelman@scottcounty.in.gov). Comments will be accepted until 4:30 pm local time on May 8, 2025.
Scott County complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Upon request, the County will provide written materials in appropriate alternative formats, in accordance with the Scott County Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, to enable individuals with disabilities to participate in public input. Requests including your name, mailing address, phone number, and brief description of the requested accommodation may be submitted at least three (3) business days prior to the close of the comment period, to Jennifer Hamelman, ADA Coordinator, at 812-752-8408.
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LEGAL NOTICE
TO THE OWNERS OF THE WITHIN DESCRIBED REAL ESTATE AND ALL INTERESTED PARTIES
NOTICE OF SHERIFF SALE
By virtue of a certified copy of a decree to me, directed from the Clerk of Washington Court in Cause No. 88C01-2308-MF-000466, wherein NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION was Plaintiff, and CORY S. PAULLEY was Defendant(s), requiring me to make the sum as provided for in said Decree, with interest and costs, I will expose at public sale to the highest bidder on the 20th day of May, 2025, at the hour of 10 AM, or as soon thereafter as possible, at 801 Jackson Street, Salem, IN 47167, the fee simple of the whole body of Real Estate in Washington County, Indiana, described as follows:
TRACT I:
A PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCING ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 100 RODS EAST OF THE NORTHWEST CORNER THEREOF (THIS POINT BEING THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF A 100 ACRE TRACT CONVEYED TO PAUL E. LYLES AND MADGE LYLES, HUSBAND AND WIFE IN THE YEAR 1961, DEED BOOK F-5, PAGE 439 A), THENCE WEST ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, THENCE SOUTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID 100 ACRE TRACT 871.2 FEET, THENCE WEST PARALLEL WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER 150 FEET, THENCE NORTH PARALLEL WITH THE EAST LINE OF SAID 100 ACRE TRACT 871.2 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER, THENCE EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE 150 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 3 ACRES, MORE OR LESS.
SUBJECT TO THE RIGHT OF WAY OF THE PUBLIC ROAD ON THE NORTH AND EASEMENTS OF RECORD.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM: A PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, AND BEING PART OF THE LAND CONVEYED TO KIMEL AND KAREN MCGINNIS IN INSTRUMENT NO. 20060226, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS. COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 1428.54 FEET TO A MAG NAIL WITH WASHER INSCRIBED “DANIEL S. BLANN PLS#20300053”, THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST 706.99 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH CAP WITH SAID INSCRIPTION AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST 164.21 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP, THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 150.00 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP, THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST 164.21 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP. THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 150 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.57 ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
TRACT II:
A PART OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 4 EAST, AND BEING PART OF THE LAND CONVEYED TO RANDY AND MARSHA KEETON IN INSTRUMENT NO. 201001541, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS.
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 1, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID QUARTER SECTION 1278.54 FEET TO A MAG NAIL WITH WASHER INSCRIBED “DANIEL S. BLANN PLS#20300053”, THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST 357.59 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH CAP WITH SAID INSCRIPTION AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST 349.39 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP, THENCE SOUTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS WEST 53.10 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP. THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 37 MINUTES 56 SECONDS WEST 349.39 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH REBAR WITH SAID CAP, THENCE NORTH 87 DEGREES 42 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST 53.1 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 0.43 ACRE, MORE OR LESS.
More Commonly Known as: 4225 E Quaker Rd, Salem, IN 47167
Parcel No: 88-24-01-000-004.003-021
Together with rents, issues, and profits hereof, said will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Subject to all liens, encumbrances and easements of record not otherwise extinguished in the proceedings known as Cause No 88C01-2308-MF-000466 in the Washington County Court.
Jason E. Duhn
ATTORNEY NO 26807-06
Diaz Anselmo & Associates, LLC
P.O. BOX 19519
Fort Lauderdale FL 33318
Brent A. Miller
Sheriff of Washington County
Washington Township
4225 E Quaker Rd.
Salem, IN 47167
Street Address
The Sheriff’s Department does not warrant the accuracy of the street published herein.
SERVICE DIRECTED TO:
CORY S. PAULLEY
4225 E QUAKER RD
SALEM, IN 47167
Type of Service: Personal or Copy
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LEGAL NOTICE
State Of Indiana
County Of Scott
In The Scott Circuit Court
Case No: 72C01-2504-EU-017
In Re: The Estate Of Susan Lawson
Deceased
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Notice is given that Allen Lawson, on April 7, 2025, was appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Susan Lawson, deceased, who died on June 27, 2024. The personal representative is authorized to administer the estate without Court supervision.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated: April 7, 2025
Michelle Shelton
Clerk,
Scott Circuit Court
Attorney for Estate:
John F. Dietrich
Attorney at Law
63 West Wardell Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170
(812) 752-2344
Attorney I.D. #14224-53
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LEGAL NOTICE
In The Jackson Circuit Court
State Of Indiana
IN RE: The Estate Of
Elvira A. Preuss,
Deceased
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
Cause No. 36C01-2503-ES-21
In the Jackson Circuit Court of Jackson County, Indiana.
Notice is hereby given that RENATA S. LEWIS was, on the 30th day of March, 2025, appointed personal representative of the estate of ELVIRA A. PREUSS, deceased, who died on December 5, 2025.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated April 7, 2025
Piper Shoemaker
Clerk, Jackson Circuit Court
Prepared by:
David A. Lewis, #8797-10
Attorney at Law
7420 Bethany Road
Charlestown, Indiana 47111
Telephone: (502) 552-9423
Email: David.lewisatty@gmail.com
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LEGAL NOTICE
State Of Indiana
In The Scott Circuit Court
County Of Scott
Cause No. 72C01-2504-ES-002
In The Matter Of The
Supervised Estate Of
Melvin L. Amundsen, Deceased.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
NOTICE is hereby given that on the 1st day of April, 2025, Dale E. Hobbs was appointed personal representative of the Estate of MELVIN L. AMUNDSEN, deceased, who died on the 3rd day of March, 2025.
All persons having claims against the estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Scottsburg, Indiana, this 1st day of April, 2025
MICHELLE SHELTON
Clerk, Scott Circuit Court
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LEGAL NOTICE
State Of Indiana
In The Scott Superior Court
County Of Scott
Cause No. 72D01-2504-MI-0014
In The Matter Of The Change Of Name Of Michael Kilpatrick
ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON
PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE
To: All Interested Persons
Notice is hereby given that the Petitioner, Michael Kilpatrick, has filed his Verified Petition for Change of Name of Michael Kilpatrick on April 8th, 2025, in the Scott Superior Court. This Petition requests that the name of Michael Kilpatrick be changed to Michael Irving. The hearing on said Petition will be held in the Scott Superior Court on 6/23/2025 at 11:00 a.m. You or any other interested person may respond to the Petition by filing a written response before said hearing date or you or any other interested person may appear at said hearing to state your objections, if any, to the Petition.
If you fail to respond or file written objections, the Court may grant the relief requested in the Petition.
SO ORDERED April 8, 2025.
Marsha Owens Howser
Judge, Scott Superior Court
Tinisha L. Bowles-Densford
#32520-72
HOUSTON, THOMPSON and LEWIS, PC
59 East Wardell Street
Scottsburg, IN 47170
Telephone: 812/752-5920
FAX: 812/752-6989
e-mail: tdensford@htllawyers.com
Attorney for Petitioner
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION
In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Indiana.
Cause No. 36C01-2504-EU-000025
Notice is hereby given that Camille Welliver was, on the 10th day of April, 2025, appointed Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Dean Welliver deceased, who died on the 26th day of October, 2024, and authorized to administer such estate without Court supervision.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the Office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Brownstown, Indiana, this 10th day of April, 2025.
Piper J. Shoemaker
Clerk Of The Circuit Court
For Jackson County, Indiana
Attorney for Estate
Travis J. Thompson, #22549-49
FARROW & THOMPSON, P.C.
113 East Second Street
P. O. Box 644
Seymour, Indiana 47274
Telephone: (812) 522-6949
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LEGAL NOTICE
CASE NO: 36C01-2504-EU-023
NOTICE OF UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION
In the Circuit Court of Jackson County, Indiana
Pursuant to I.C. 29-1-7-7, notice is given that Michael L. Greene, was on the 10th day of April, 2025 appointed Personal Representative of the unsupervised Estate of Linda L. Greene, deceased, who died on the 26th day of February, 2025, and authorized to administer this estate without Court supervision.
All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the Clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.
Dated at Brownstown, Indiana this 10th day of April, 2025.
Piper Shoemaker
Clerk,
Jackson Circuit Court
Greg S. Morin #30045-49
Montgomery, Elsner & Pardieck, LLP
308 West Second St.
PO Box 647
Seymour, IN 47274
(812) 522-4109
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LEGAL NOTICE
State of Indiana
County of Scott
In the Scott Superior Court
Case No: 72D01-2504-MI-015
In the Matter of the Name Change of
Dustin Lynn Dean
Petitioner
NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME
Dustin Lynn Dean, a resident of Scott County, Indiana hereby gives notice that he has filed a petition in the Scott Superior Court requesting that his name be changed from Dustin Lynn Dean to Dustin Lynn Gilley.
Dustin Lynn Dean
Petitioner
Dated: Apr. 11, 2025
Michelle Shelton
Clerk, Scott Circuit/Superior Court
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LEGAL NOTICE
State of Indiana
County of Washington
In the Washington Circuit Court
Cause No: 88C01-2503-JC-0034
In The Matter Of:
MM – DOB 12/24/2013
A Child Alleged To Be A Child In Need Of Services
and
Zachary McCarty (Biological Father)
Lorinda Schneider (Legal Guardian)
SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF CHILD IN NEED OF SERVICES HEARING
TO: Zachary McCarty
Whereabouts Unknown
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed its Verified Petition Alleging the child to be in Need of Services, in accordance with I.C. 31-34-9-3, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with the Court.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Washington Circuit Court, 801 S. Jackson St., Salem, IN 47167 – 812-883-5302 for a(n) Initial Hearing on 6/10/2025 at 1:00 PM.
At said hearing, the Court will consider the Petition and evidence thereon and will render its decision as to whether the above named minor child is child in need of services and shall enter adjudication accordingly. Your failure to appear after lawful notice will be deemed as your default and waiver to be present at said hearing.
UPON ENTRY OF SAID ADJUDICATION, A DISPOSITIONAL HEARING will be held in which the Court will consider (1) Alternatives for the care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; (2) The necessity, nature, and extent of your participation in the program of care, treatment, or rehabilitation for the child; and (3) Your financial responsibility for any services provided for the parent, guardian or custodian of the child including child support.
YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, an adjudication on said petition, judgment by default may be entered against you, or the court may proceed in your absence, without further notice.
Dated: 4/15/2025
Stephanie K. Rockey
Clerk
Washington Circuit Court
James Van Cleave, 23176-41
Attorney,
Indiana Department of Child Services
711 Anson Street
Salem, IN 47167
FAX: 317-232-1683
Office: 812-883-4305
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