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ESTATE NOTICE Estate of M. CHRIS CHRISTENSEN a/k/a CHRIS M. CHRISTENSEN a/k/a MARY ELIZABETH CHRISTENSEN, Deceased, late of Renfrew, Butler County, PA File No. 10-26-0490. Letters Testamentary on her estate were granted to the undersigned who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to decedent to make payment without delay to: SHARON C. ANDERSON, Executor 140 Valencia Road Renfrew, PA 16053 Paula J. Willyard, Esquire WILLYARD LAW FIRM PC 382 North Pike Road Sarver, PA 16055

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of ROBERT H. MARSHALL, Late of Zeli-enople, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned at Estate No. 10-26-0344, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JEFFREY A. MARSHALL, Executor 209 Terrace Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063 Steven T. Casker, Esquire LOPE CASKER AND CASKER 207 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063

LEGAL NOTICE SLIPPERY ROCK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION PROGRAMMING COMMITTEE MEETING CANCELLED NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors of the Slippery Rock Area School District has cancelled the scheduled Education Programming Committee meeting for Monday, May 18, 2026. Regan Hess Board Secretary

CO-EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of BETTY G. KREUTZ a/k/a BETTY GRACE KREUTZ, late of West Liberty, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at File No. 10-26-0434, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: TODD A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 150 Church Road Slippery Rock, PA 16057 or: SCOTT A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 307 Studebaker Road Slippery Rock, PA 16057 or: JAMIE A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 119 West Park Road Portersville, PA 16051 Ronald W. Coyer, Esquire S.R. LAW, LLC 631 Kelly Boulevard P.O. Box 67 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

CO-EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of KAREN E. DIETRICH, Late of Prospect Borough, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0505, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: CARRIE LAVORINI, Co-Executor 115 Muldoon Road Butler, PA 16001 or to: MICHAEL E. DIETRICH, Co-Executor 729 West Old Route 422 Butler, PA 16001

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on May 11, 2026, at Chicora Volunteer Fire Department, 202 West Slippery Rock Street, Chicora, PA 16025, the Council of the Borough of Chicora, Butler County, Pennsylvania, enacted an ordinance authorizing the issuance of one million four hundred thousand dollars ($1,400,000.00), principal amount of the general obligation Note, and the private sale thereof to Farmers National Bank of Canfield, Lender, at par, bearing interest at the rate of 6% per annum. The Note is a general obligation of the local government unit and its officers are directed to do all acts necessary and proper for the issuance and securing of said Note. No amend-ments were made during the final passage of this ordinance. A copy of the full text of the ordinance may be examined by any citizen in the office of the Secretary of the local government unit 110 Firehouse Cartway, Chicora, PA 16025, on any business day (except Saturdays and Sundays) between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., prevailing time. BOROUGH OF CHICORA Joanna Fair, Borough Secretary

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of TIMOTHY JEFFERSON YOST a/k/a TIMOTHY J. YOST, Late of the City of Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 61-26-00188, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: AMY M. YOST, Executor 30 Doyle Road Oakdale, CT 06370-5507 Michael S. Butler, Esquire HERITAGE ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING, LLC 318 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of PATRICE ERKMAN CROWE a/k/a PATRICE ELAINE ERKMAN, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned at Estate File Number 10-26-0394, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: PATRICK ERKMAN, Administrator c/o: LILLIAN ORZECHOWSKI, Esquire P.O. Box 77 Springdale, PA 15144

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of DAVID HOWARD STUART, Late of Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0391, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: GARY A. WINTER, Executor 201 Harrison Street Apt. 821 San Francisco, CA 94105 Wade M. Fisher, Esquire EKKER KUSTER MCCALL EPSTEIN, PLLC 68 Buhl Boulevard Sharon, PA 16146

EXECUTRIXS NOTICE Estate of MARGARET JOHNSTON, Late of Oakland Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0488, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: CARMEN D. McGALLIS, Executrix 1010 Chicora Road Chicora, PA 16025 David A. Crissman, Esquire MONTGOMERY CRISSMAN PLLC 518 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 (724)-285-4776

LEGAL NOTICE On Friday May 29, 2026, AAAA Mini Storage, 135 Kriess Road, Butler, PA 16001 will publicly sell property in unit 58 belonging to Molly DeBoe, unit 366 belonging to Natasha Schrey and unit 600 belonging to Bryan Chuba, to satisfy the facility owners lien. Sealed bids will be accepted at the above address and date from 12:00 noon to 3:00 P.M. No viewing prior to sale date. AAAA Mini Storage reserves the right to refuse any or all bids.

TRUST ADMINISTRATION Timothy J Yost, of 257 Emrick Drive, Seneca, Venango County, Pennsylvania, trustee of the Yost Revocable Trust dated July 13, 2023, deceased. All persons having claims against decedent will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: AMY M YOST, Successor Trustee Yost Revocable Trust 30 Doyle Road Oakdale, CT 06370-5507

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on June 2, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 540 Tons 1B Limestone ITEM 2 - 500 Tons 2A ITEM 3 - 150 Tons R-4 ITEM 4 - 150 Tons #9 Quote Pick up and Delivered Prices Liquidated Damages Apply $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 5, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 811-815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on June 2, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 53,392 S.Y. - SINGLE ASPHALT SEAL COAT, IN PLACE Township to provide aggregate for project. Liquidated damages apply at the rate of $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. For third class cities the bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. For other municipal types it is the discretion of the municipality. A performance bond or certified check in the amount of 100% of the contract shall be furnished by the successful bidder within 20 days after the contract is awarded. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 6th, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on June 2, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 540 Tons 1B Limestone ITEM 2 - 500 Tons 2A ITEM 3 - 150 Tons R-4 ITEM 4 - 150 Tons #9 Quote Pick up and Delivered Prices Liquidated Damages Apply $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 5, 2026

CO-EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of KAREN E. DIETRICH, Late of Prospect Borough, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0505, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: CARRIE LAVORINI, Co-Executor 115 Muldoon Road Butler, PA 16001 or to: MICHAEL E. DIETRICH, Co-Executor 729 West Old Route 422 Butler, PA 16001

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA TRAVIS JOHN RYCHORCEWICZ TO TRAVIS JOHN REIBOLD MsD No. 2026-40129 LEGAL NOTICE FOR CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on the 30th day of April, 2026, the Petition of TRAVIS JOHN RYCHORCE-WICZ was filed in this Court praying for a decree to change his name to TRAVIS JOHN REI-BOLD. The court has fixed the 28th day of July, 2026 at 9:45 oclock A.M. at Courtroom No. 3, of the Butler County Government Center as the time and place for the hearing of said Petition, when and where all persons interested may appear and show cause, if any they have, why the prayer of the said petition should not be granted. Steven T. Casker, Esquire LOPE, CASKER & CASKER 207 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063

CO-EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of BETTY G. KREUTZ a/k/a BETTY GRACE KREUTZ, late of West Liberty, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at File No. 10-26-0434, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: TODD A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 150 Church Road Slippery Rock, PA 16057 or: SCOTT A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 307 Studebaker Road Slippery Rock, PA 16057 or: JAMIE A. KREUTZ, Co-Executor 119 West Park Road Portersville, PA 16051 Ronald W. Coyer, Esquire S.R. LAW, LLC 631 Kelly Boulevard P.O. Box 67 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

CO-ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of PHYLLIS MARIE ANSELL a/k/a PHYLLIS M. ANSELL, late of Franklin Township, Butler County, Pen-nsylvania, Deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0480, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: MARK D. ANSELL, Co-Administrator 2058 Prospect Road Prospect, PA 16052 or: KEITH A. ANSELL, Co-Administrator 183 Grindel Road Prospect, PA 16052 Thomas R. Coyer, Esquire S.R. LAW, LLC 631 Kelly Boulevard P.O. Box 67 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on June 2, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 54,000 Gallons CRS2/POLYMER APPLIED ITEM 2 - 2,500 Gallons MC70 APPLIED Liquidated damages apply $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. The bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township, Butler County BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 6, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Worth Township of Butler County at 811-815 West Park Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057 until 4:00 P.M., on June 2, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 53,392 S.Y. - SINGLE ASPHALT SEAL COAT, IN PLACE Township to provide aggregate for project. Liquidated damages apply at the rate of $975.00 per calendar day. Proposals must be upon the forms furnished by the Municipality. For third class cities the bid must be accompanied by a certified check or bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid, made payable to the municipality. For other municipal types it is the discretion of the municipality. A performance bond or certified check in the amount of 100% of the contract shall be furnished by the successful bidder within 20 days after the contract is awarded. The Municipality reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Worth Township BY: Shari Kreutz Secretary/Treasurer May 6th, 2026

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Slippery Rock Municipal Authority, Butler County at 116 Crestview Road or PO Box 157, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, until 5:15 P.M. on June 10, 2026, for the following: Quantity 1,000 Unit Tons, Description #2A limestone delivered to Elm Street, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, as needed. Proposals must be on the forms furnished by the Authority. The Authority reserves the right to reject any/or all proposals. Heather Sholes, Executive Administrator

LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE CHANGE OF NAME OF VITA MICHELLE PUCCIARELLI MsD No. 2026-40130 Notice is hereby given that, on April 30, 2026, the Petition of VITA MICHELLE PUCCIAR-ELLI was filed in the above-named Court, requesting an order to change her name to VITA MICHELLE HILL. The Court has fixed the 28th day of July, 2026, at 9:45 A.M., in Court Room No. 3 of the Butler County Government Center, Butler, Pennsylvania, as the time and place for hearing on said Petition, when and where all interested parties may appear and show cause, if any, why the request of the Petitioner should not be granted.

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of BEATRICE E. KING, Late of Evans City, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned at Estate No. 10-26-0087, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JEFFREY D. KING, Executor 1 Lakeside Drive Evans City, PA 16033 Steven T. Casker, Esquire LOPE CASKER AND CASKER 207 East Grandview Avenue Zelienople, PA 16063

LEGAL NOTICE TO: The taxpayers, residents, and inhabitants of the Butler Area School District, Butler County, Pennsylvania The proposed final budget of the Butler Area School District for the school year 2026-2027, commencing July 1, 2026, which includes Total General Fund Expenditures of $120,714,198 and no tax increase, has been prepared and adopted and is available for public inspection in the Harriger Educational Services Center of the Butler Area School District, 110 Campus Lane, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001, or at the Butler Public Library, 218 North McKean Street, Butler, Pennsylvania 16001, during usual business hours. The proposed budget is also available on the District webpage: www.basdk12.org The budget for said school year is scheduled for final adoption at a special public meeting of the Board of School Directors of said School District to be held on Thursday, June 4, 2026, at 7:30 A.M. E.S.T. at Butler Intermediate Teacher Center, 551 Fairground Hill Road, Butler, Pennsylvania, 16001. Every resident or inhabitant of the Butler Area School District, Butler County, Pennsylvania, upon attaining eighteen (18) years of age and every person eighteen (18) years of age or over, become resident or inhabitant of said School District, shall, within (12) months after the happening thereof, notify the Chief Assessor of Butler County, Janet Mentel, Butler County Court-house, Butler, Pennsylvania, of his becoming eighteen (18) years of age or becoming a resident or inhabitant of said School District. Catherine Melder Board Secretary

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of TIMOTHY JEFFERSON YOST a/k/a TIMOTHY J. YOST, Late of the City of Franklin, Venango County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 61-26-00188, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: AMY M. YOST, Executor 30 Doyle Road Oakdale, CT 06370-5507 Michael S. Butler, Esquire HERITAGE ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING, LLC 318 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of LYNN MARIE MACHEN, Late of Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0127, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: KIM WOLFROM, Executor 1101 W. Henley Street Olean, NY 14760 James R. Baker, Esquire SIKOV AND LOVE, P.A. Grant Building 310 Grant Street Suite 1110 Pittsburgh, PA 15219

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of MARK W. LEWIS, Late of 219 Berkley Manor Drive, Cranberry, PA 16066, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0462, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JAMES F. LEWIS, Administrator 424 Mark Drive Lady Lake, FL 32159

EXECUTRIXS NOTICE Estate of MICHAEL A. BLAIR, Late of North Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida, deceased. Ancillary Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0464, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: MEAGAN L. KESS, Executrix 114 Spring Mist Place The Woodlands, TX 77381 Lynn M. Patterson, Esquire STOCK & PATTERSON 1202 Oakridge Drive Butler, PA 16001