Public Notices

(Published in the Lawrence Daily Journal-World on September 25, 2017) NOTICE OF PLACES AND DATES OF REGISTRATION In compliance with the provisions of K.S.A. 25-2310, notice is hereby given that the books for registration of voters will be open at the following places during regular business hours. Persons who apply for services at voter registration agencies may register at the following places during regular business hours: In Baldwin: Baldwin City Hall, 803 8th St., Baldwin Post Office 702 High St., Treasurer Baldwin City Satellite, 112 8th Street; In Eudora: Eudora City Hall, 4 E 7th St., Eudora Public Library, 14 E 9th St., Eudora Post Office 709 Main St. In Lawrence: Audio-Reader Network 1120 W 11th St., Cottonwood, Inc. 2801 W 31st St., Dillon's 3000 W 6th St., Douglas County Clerk's Office 1100 Mass., ECKAN 2518 Ridge Ct., Independence, Inc. 2001 Haskell Ave., KinderCare Learning Center 2333 Crestline Dr., Lawrence-Douglas County Health Dept. 200 Maine St., Lawrence City Clerk 6 East 6th St., KS Department for Children & Families 1901 Delaware St., Treasurer South Satellite 2000 W 31st Street Suite B, Veteran's Affairs Office 745 Vermont St. In Lecompton: Kroeger's Country Store 505 Eisenhower Memorial Dr., Lecompton City Clerk 322 Elmore Street. Voter Registration Applications can also be obtained online at www.douglascountyelections.com . Complete and signed applications can be mailed to the attention of the Douglas County Clerk, 1100 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KS 66044. The State of Kansas also provides online voter registration with a valid Kansas driver's license or non-driver's license, available at: https://www . kdor.org/voterregistration/Default.aspx. At 11:59 p.m. on the 17th day of October, 2017 the books for registration of voters of Douglas County will close and will remain closed for all residents until 8:00 a.m. on the 8th day of November, 2017. A citizen of the United States who is 18 years of age or older, or will have attained the age of 18 years at the next election, must register before he or she can vote. Registration is open until the close of business on the 21st day before the election. When a voter has been registered according to law, the voter shall remain registered until the voter changes name by marriage, divorce or other legal proceeding or changes residence. The voter may re-register in person, by mail or other delivery when registration is open or the voter may re-register on election day. Application forms shall be provided by the county election officer or the Secretary of State upon request. The application shall be signed by the applicant under penalty of perjury. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 18th day of September, 2017. Jameson D. Shew Douglas County Clerk _______

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- World September 18, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS In the Matter of the Estate of Mark A. Gwaltney, Deceased Case No. 2017-PR- 157 Division No. 4 Pursuant to K.S.A. Chapter 59 NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on September 6th, 2017, a Petition was filed in this Court by Tamara L. Gwaltney, an heir, devisee, and legatee, of Mark A. Gwaltney, deceased, requesting the will filed with the Petition be admitted to probate and record; petitioner be appointed as executrix, without bond; and petitioner be granted Letters Testamentary. You are required to file your written defenses thereto on or before the 12th day of October, 2017, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., in the District Court in Lawrence, Douglas County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail therein, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within four (4) months from the date of the first publication of notice under K.S.A. 59-2236 and amendments thereto, or if the identity of the creditor is known or reasonably ascertainable, 30 days after actual notice was given as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited, they shall be forever barred. Tamara L. Gwaltney, Petitioner Thompson Warner, P.A. /s/ Todd N. Thompson Todd N. Thompson, #11194 Adam M. Hall, #23664 333 West 9th St., Suite B Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 841-4554 Fax: (785) 841-4499 todd.thompson@ trqlaw.com adam.hall@trqlaw.com Attorneys for Petitioner _______

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(First published in the Lawrence Daily Journal- World September 18, 2017) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, KANSAS DIVISION SIX IN THE INTEREST OF B.L.C. DOB: xx/xx/2005, a male Case No. 2017-JC-000011 L.C.C. DOB: 12/19/2006, a male Case No. 2017-JC 000012 TO: JEFFERY A. CUMMINS, HIS RELATIVES, AND ALL OTHERS WHO ARE OR MAY BE CONCERNED NOTICE OF HEARING (K.S.A. Chapter 38) COMES NOW the State of Kansas, by and through counsel, Kathleen Munch Britton, Assistant District Attorney, and provides notice of a hearing as follows: A petition pertaining to the parental rights to the child whose name appears above has been filed in this Court requesting the Court to find the child is a child in need of care as defined in the Kansas Code for the Care of Children. If a child is adjudged to be a child in need of care and the Court finds a parent to be unfit, the Court may permanently terminate that parent's parental rights. The Court may also make other orders including, but not limited to, requiring a parent to pay child support. On the 11th day of October, 2017 at 1:30 p.m. each parent and any other person claiming legal custody of the minor child is required to appear for an Adjudication and Disposition Hearing in Division 6 at the Douglas County Law Enforcement and Judicial Center, 111 E 11th Street, Lawrence, Kansas. Each grandparent is permitted but not required to appear with or without counsel as an interested party in the proceeding. Prior to the proceeding, a parent, grandparent or any other party to the proceeding may file a written response to the pleading with the clerk of court. Each parent has the right to be represented by an attorney. A parent that is not financially able to hire an attorney may apply to the court for a court appointed attorney. A request for a court appointed attorney should be made without delay to: Clerk of the District Court; ATTN: Division 6; 111 East 11th Street; Lawrence Kansas 66044-9202. Craig Stancliffe an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas, has been appointed as guardian ad litem for the child. Juanita Carlson, an attorney in Lawrence, Kansas, has been appointed as counsel for the father. All parties are hereby notified that, pursuant to K.S.A. 60-255, a default judgment will be taken against any parent who fails to appear in person or by counsel at the hearing. /s/Kathleen Munch Britton Kathleen Munch Britton, 23143 Assistant District Attorney Office of the District Attorney Douglas County Judicial Center 111 East 11th Street Lawrence, KS 66044-2909 (785) 841-0211 FAX (785) 330-2850 kbritton@ douglascountyks.org _______

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