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EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of R. JOHN McGOWAN a/k/a RICHARD JOHN McGOWAN a/k/a RICHARD J. McGOWAN, late of Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at File No. 10-26-0546, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: MICHAEL P. McGOWAN, Executor 112 McGowan Lane Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Ronald W. Coyer, Esquire S.R. LAW, LLC 631 Kelly Boulevard P.O. Box 67 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of SUZANNE BOUCEK BEROL, Late of Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0472, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: ALBERT J. BOUCEK, Executor 8401 Knollwood Drive Allison Park, PA 15101

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

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of WILLIAM BARRY COLLINS a/k/a W. BARRY COLLINS, Late of Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named Estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0532, and 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 COLLINS, Executor c/o Lutz Pawk & Black The NexTier Center Building, Suite 102 101 East Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001 Rebecca L. Black, Esquire LUTZ PAWK & BLACK The NexTier Center Building, Suite 102 101 East Diamond Street Butler, PA 16001

LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Jackson Municipal Authority Evans City, Pennsylvania Franklin Road Area Water Main - Directional Drill Jackson Municipal Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Franklin Road Area Water Main - Directional Drill Contract 2026-01 Bids for the Project will be received online through PENNBID until June 2, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. local time. The Project includes horizontal directional drilling (HDD) will be used to install a 12-inch HDPE water main at up to three (3) culverted stream crossings along Pattison Street Extension. HDD installation of an 8-inch HDPE water main will occur at three (3) locations along Franklin Road (SR 3021). The total HDD installation length along Pattison Street Extension is approximately 300 linear feet, and the total HDD installation length along Franklin Road is approximately 1,400 linear feet. Owner anticipates that the Projects total bid price will be approx-imately $220,000 (base bid and alternate). The Project has an expected duration of 120 days. Information and Bidding Documents can be found at the following website: https://pennbid. bonfirehub.com/ Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the bid in an amount not less than 10%. Additional bidding require-ments are found in Section 00 21 13 Instruc- tions to Bidders of the bidding documents. All bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142).

LEGAL NOTICE Notice is hereby given that Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC, 321 Currie Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, is requesting a stage II bond release from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the surface mine permit No.10180305-02, issued January 11, 2021, known as the Pfahl Mine. This permit is located in Worth Township, Butler County approximately five miles southwest of Slippery Rock, PA. More specifically, the proposed bond release area is located on the south side of Brandon Road, approximately one-half mile west of the intersection of I-79. The bond release area is located on the property of James C. and Katherine S. Pfahl. A Stage II bond release is reques-ted for SMP #10180305 for 17.3 acres. The area proposed for bond release has been backfilled, graded, topsoil replaced, and vegetation established which meets the specifications of the approved permit. The amount of bond presently in effect is $8,836.21, with the amount requested to be released being $8,836.21. The application, plans and other data concerning this operation for which bond release is requested are available for public inspection at the Bureau of Surface Mining and Reclamation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, White Memorial Building, P.O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Any such person who desires to object, request for informal conferences or public hearings or any written comments should write to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Surface Mining and Reclamation at the above address. The objection must include the persons name, address, telephone number and a brief statement as to the nature of his or her objection. The objections and/or comments should reply within thirty (30) days following the final (4th) publication.

ESTATE NOTICE Estate of CLAIR T. UBER, Late of 231 Freeport Road, Butler, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JACK UBER, Executor 1744 New Bedford Sharon Road West Middlesex, PA 16159 Andrea C. Parenti, Esquire DILLON McCANDLESS KING COULTER & GRAHAM LLP 128 West Cunningham Street Butler, PA 16001 724-283-2200

LEGAL NOTICE Sealed proposals will be received by the Fairview Township of Butler County at 1571 Hooker Road, Karns City 16041 until 6:00 P.M., on June 8, 2026, for the following: ITEM 1 - 8,921 S.Y. - BASE REPAIRS, IN PLACE Note: Prevailing wage rates shall apply to this contract. 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. Fairview Township BY: Dusty Dudzic Secretary/Treasurer

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of STEPHEN J. HECKEL a/k/a STEPHEN HECKEL, 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 No. 10-26-0552, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: RACHELLE C. LLEWELLYN, Administrator 200 Deer Run Drive Butler, PA 16001 Lynn M. Patterson, Esquire STOCK & PATTERSON 1202 Oakridge Drive Butler, PA 16001

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of BARBARA L. RICHARDSON, Late of Buffalo Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0526, 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 R. SMILOWITZ, Executor c/o LIOTTA LAW OFFICES, PLLC 3058 Leechburg Road Suites 10 & 11 Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Robert B. Liotta, Esquire LIOTTA LAW OFFICES 3058 Leechburg Road Suites 9, 10 & 11 Lower Burrell, PA 15068

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 BETTY J. FRESHCORN, Late of 106 Jodi Lane, Butler, PA 16001, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0496, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to:LINDA J. LANNING, Executor 81 Golden Autumn Drive Dahlonega, GA 30533 Armand R. Cingolani, Esquire CINGOLANI & CINGOLANI 300 North McKean Street Butler, PA 16001

LEGAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Buffalo Township, Butler County will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. at the MABT Building, 707 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055, to discuss and take possible action on hiring a full-time police officer, requests for reduction of performance bonds in Twin Oaks Development Phase IV and Oak Creek Farms, an easement over the Butler-Freeport Community Trail for Pine Run Midstream, LLC, and all other business properly before the Board. An agenda will be released prior to the meeting.

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

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of R. JOHN McGOWAN a/k/a RICHARD JOHN McGOWAN a/k/a RICHARD J. McGOWAN, late of Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, Deceased. Letters Testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at File No. 10-26-0546, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: MICHAEL P. McGOWAN, Executor 112 McGowan Lane Slippery Rock, PA 16057 Ronald W. Coyer, Esquire S.R. LAW, LLC 631 Kelly Boulevard P.O. Box 67 Slippery Rock, PA 16057

ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE Estate of CHERYL JOHNSTON, Late of Fairview Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters of Administration upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0254, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: SCOTT JOHNSTON, Administrator 244 Red Bud Road Chicora, PA 16025 David A. Crissman, Esquire MONTGOMERY CRISSMAN PLLC 518 North Main Street Butler, PA 16001 (724)-285-4776

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of SUZANNE BOUCEK BEROL, Late of Adams Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0472, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: ALBERT J. BOUCEK, Executor 8401 Knollwood Drive Allison Park, PA 15101

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of BARBARA L. RICHARDSON, Late of Buffalo Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0526, 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 R. SMILOWITZ, Executor c/o LIOTTA LAW OFFICES, PLLC 3058 Leechburg Road Suites 10 & 11 Lower Burrell, PA 15068 Robert B. Liotta, Esquire LIOTTA LAW OFFICES 3058 Leechburg Road Suites 9, 10 & 11 Lower Burrell, PA 15068

PUBLIC NOTICE SLIPPERY ROCK TOWNSHIP On June 8, 2026, at 7:45 P.M., at the Slippery Rock Township Municipal Building, 155 Branch-ton Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, the Board of Supervisors of Slippery Rock Township, Butler County, will hold a public hearing on and thereafter consider the adoption of, and if appropriate enact, the following proposed ordinance entitled: AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 27 OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SLIPPERY ROCK CODE OF ORDINANCES KNOWN AS THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWNSHIP OF SLIPPERY ROCK TO AMEND SECTIONS 306 AND 308, REVISING REQU-IREMENTS FOR RE-CREATIONAL CAMP-GROUNDS. A complete, true and correct copy of the proposed ordinance is on file and may be examined or copied by the public at the Slippery Rock Township Municipal Building, address listed above, Monday through Friday from 8:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. A copy of the proposed ordinance is also available for inspection at the newspaper publishing this notice. Christina Barkley Slippery Rock Township Secretary/Treasurer

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

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of ARLENE JUDITH FEARER a/k/a ARLENE FEARER, Late of Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0528, all persons having claims against the same will present them for payment, duly authenticated; and those indebted thereto, will please make immediate payment to: JENNIFER R. HOLLINGSHEAD, Executor 212 Elmhurst Circle Cranberry Township, PA 16066 Michael S. Butler, Esquire HERITAGE ELDER LAW & ESTATE PLANNING, LLC 318 South Main Street Butler, PA 16001

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 Notice is hereby given that Three Rivers Aggregates, LLC, 321 Currie Road, Slippery Rock, PA 16057, is requesting a stage II bond release from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the surface mine permit No.10180305-02, issued January 11, 2021, known as the Pfahl Mine. This permit is located in Worth Township, Butler County approximately five miles southwest of Slippery Rock, PA. More specifically, the proposed bond release area is located on the south side of Brandon Road, approximately one-half mile west of the intersection of I-79. The bond release area is located on the property of James C. and Katherine S. Pfahl. A Stage II bond release is reques-ted for SMP #10180305 for 17.3 acres. The area proposed for bond release has been backfilled, graded, topsoil replaced, and vegetation established which meets the specifications of the approved permit. The amount of bond presently in effect is $8,836.21, with the amount requested to be released being $8,836.21. The application, plans and other data concerning this operation for which bond release is requested are available for public inspection at the Bureau of Surface Mining and Reclamation, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, White Memorial Building, P.O. Box 669, Knox, PA 16232 between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. Any such person who desires to object, request for informal conferences or public hearings or any written comments should write to the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Surface Mining and Reclamation at the above address. The objection must include the persons name, address, telephone number and a brief statement as to the nature of his or her objection. The objections and/or comments should reply within thirty (30) days following the final (4th) publication.

LEGAL NOTICE ESTATE OF JAMES L. STRANGE, a/k/a JAMES LAWRENCE STRANGE, Late of the Borough of Harrisville, Butler County, Pennsylvania, who died on April 21, 2026. LETTERS TESTAME-NTARY on the above estate have been granted to the undersigned, on May 8, 2026, who requests all persons having claims or demands against the estate of the Decedent to make known the same, and all persons indebted to the Decedent to make payment without delay to: AMY S. UPTON, Executor 151 Longwell Drive Grove City, PA 16127 Or to: McNICKLE & BONNER, LLP Attorneys at Law 209 West Pine Street Grove City, PA 16127-1595

EXECUTORS NOTICE Estate of WILLIAM R. MATTHEWS, Late of Cranberry Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, deceased. Letters testamentary upon the above-named estate having been granted to the undersigned, at Estate File No. 10-26-0481, 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 W. MATTHEWS, Executor 505 Portsmouth Court Doylestown, PA 18901 Richard L. Osberg, III, Esquire LAW OFFICES OF RICHARD L. OSBERG, III, PLLC 1900 Main Street Suite 225 Canonsburg, PA 15317

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 The elected officials of Mars Borough and Adams Township will be holding a public informational meeting to discuss the potential merger betwe-en the two municipalities. The meeting will be held June 2, 2026 at Twelve Oaks Mansion, 160 Sch-arberry Lane, Mars, PA 16046 at 6:00 P.M. Residents and taxpayers are encouraged to attend. Please RSVP in advance at adamstwp.org.

LEGAL NOTICE ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Jackson Municipal Authority Evans City, Pennsylvania Franklin Road Area Water Main - Directional Drill Jackson Municipal Authority (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project: Franklin Road Area Water Main - Directional Drill Contract 2026-01 Bids for the Project will be received online through PENNBID until June 2, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. local time. The Project includes horizontal directional drilling (HDD) will be used to install a 12-inch HDPE water main at up to three (3) culverted stream crossings along Pattison Street Extension. HDD installation of an 8-inch HDPE water main will occur at three (3) locations along Franklin Road (SR 3021). The total HDD installation length along Pattison Street Extension is approximately 300 linear feet, and the total HDD installation length along Franklin Road is approximately 1,400 linear feet. Owner anticipates that the Projects total bid price will be approx-imately $220,000 (base bid and alternate). The Project has an expected duration of 120 days. Information and Bidding Documents can be found at the following website: https://pennbid. bonfirehub.com/ Bid security in the form a Certified Check or Bid Bond shall be furnished with the bid in an amount not less than 10%. Additional bidding require-ments are found in Section 00 21 13 Instruc- tions to Bidders of the bidding documents. All bids shall be irrevocable for 60 days after the bid opening date as provided by the Act of November 26, 1978 (P.L. 1309, No. 317), as amended by the Act of December 12, 1994 (P.L. 1042, No. 142).

LEGAL NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING BUFFALO TOWNSHIP BUTLER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA A special meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Buffalo Township, Butler County will be held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 8:00 A.M. at the MABT Building, 707 South Pike Road, Sarver, PA 16055, to discuss and take possible action on hiring a full-time police officer, requests for reduction of performance bonds in Twin Oaks Development Phase IV and Oak Creek Farms, an easement over the Butler-Freeport Community Trail for Pine Run Midstream, LLC, and all other business properly before the Board. An agenda will be released prior to the meeting.