NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE BY PUBLIC AUCTION

Name of Mortgagor: Bradley D. Wright, as a married person (“Mortgage 1”).

Bradley D. Wright and Julie A. Wright, as husband and wife (“Mortgage 2”).

Name of Mortgagee: State Bank of New Richland (“Lender”)

Original Principal Amount Secured by the Mortgage: $138,800.00 – Mortgage 1

$46,200.98 – Mortgage 2

Date and Recording Information of Mortgage: Real Estate Mortgage executed by Borrower in favor of Lender dated March 31, 2011, and filed of record with the Office of the County Recorder for Faribault County, Minnesota on April 1, 2011 as Document No. 354334, “Mortgage 1.”

Real Estate Mortgage executed by Borrower and Julie A. Wright, in favor of Lender, dated December 9, 2011, and filed of record with the Office of the County Recorder for Faribault County, Minnesota on December 13, 2011 as Document No. 356683, “Mortgage 2.”

Amount Due as of September 30, 2023: $269,007.92 (which includes, without limitation, principal, interest, late charges, attorneys’ fees, and costs, all of which will continue to accrue).

Legal Description of Property: LOT THREE (3) OF BLOCK ONE (1) OF INDUSTRIAL PARK SUBDIVISION TO THE CITY OF WELLS, FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS (NOW COUNTY RECORDER) OF FARIBAULT COUNTY, MINNESOTA, EXCEPTING THEREFROM THE SOUTH 300 FEET THEREOF WHEN MEASURED AT RIGHT ANGLES TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID LOT THREE (3).

Common Addresses and Tax Parcel Identification Numbers of Property: The real property has a common address of 501 7th Avenue Southeast, Wells, Minnesota 56097. The tax parcel identification number is 30.369.0100.

Mortgage Origination And Servicer Information: The Mortgagee’s address is 103 Broadway Avenue North, New Richland, MN 56072. A person with knowledge of the loan and the Mortgage can be reached at (507) 465-3218, or through counsel at (612) 604-6570.

Time, Place, and Manner of Sale: January 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m., at the Faribault County Sheriff’s Office, 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013

Non-Merger of Interests: Any purchase by the Mortgagee of the Property at the foreclosure sale and/or the Mortgagee’s obtaining title to the Property at the end of the redemption period shall not cause the lien of the Mortgage, or any other lien or interest in favor of the Mortgagee against or with respect to the Property to merge with fee title or any other interest acquired by the Mortgagee, or in any manner otherwise impair the security or priority of such liens or the Mortgagee’s rights and remedies under such liens and applicable law. To the contrary, the Mortgagee intends to reserve, and hereby expressly reserves, all of its rights and remedies with respect to such liens and interests.

Redemption: Mortgagor’s Redemption Period shall expire 6 months after the date of sale. THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE PROPERTY ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.

Deficiency: The Mortgagee preserves the right to pursue any deficiency in the indebtedness in accordance with applicable law.

Time to Vacate: If the Mortgage is not reinstated under Minnesota Statutes Section 580.30, the property is not redeemed under Minnesota Statutes Section 582.23, or the redemption period is not reduced under Minnesota Statutes Section 582.032, the property must be vacated no later than July 30, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.

Dated: December 6, 2023 WINTHROP & WEINSTINE, P.A.

By: /s/ Cynthia L. Hegarty

Cynthia L. Hegarty, #0294627

225 South Sixth Street,

Suite 3500

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402

Telephone: 612-604-6400

Email:

chegarty@winthrop.com

Attorneys for Mortgagee

27580942v1

Dec. 11, 18, 25, 2023 Jan. 1, 8, 15, 2024

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: September 6, 2022

MORTGAGOR: Andrew Brase, an unmarried man.

MORTGAGEE: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for The Huntington National Bank its successors and assigns.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded September 22, 2022 Faribault County Recorder, Document No. 392300.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: Assigned to: The Huntington National Bank. Dated December 5, 2023 Recorded December 6, 2023, as Document No. 395787.

TRANSACTION AGENT: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: 100115600011585368

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: The Huntington National Bank

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: The Huntington National Bank

MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 423 1st Avenue Northwest, Winnebago, MN 56098

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 312501190

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot Nineteen (19) and Twenty (20) in Block Five (5) in College Addition to Winnebago City; According to the Plat of said Addition on file and of record in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Faribault County, Minnesota. Also all that part of vacated alley running through said Block Five (5), contiguous to adjoining said above described lots and bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the Northeast corner of said lot Twenty (20), running thence North along the extended easterly line of said lot ten (10) feet to the center of said vacated alley, thence west along the center of said vacated alley one hundred (100) feet to the extended westerly line of said Lot Nineteen (19), thence south ten (10) feet to the south line of said vacated alley, and thence east along the south line of said vacated alley one hundred (100) feet to the point of beginning. The above described land being situated upon north 29 acres of the Southwest 1/4 of Northeast 1/4 of Section 34, in Township 104, Range 28.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Faribault

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $91,575.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $94,280.96

That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: February 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Office, Faribault County Jail, 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, Blue Earth, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on August 8, 2024, unless that date falls on a weekend  or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: December 7, 2023

The Huntington

National Bank

Mortgagee/

Assignee of Mortgagee

LIEBO, WEINGARDEN,

DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P.

Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

4500 Park Glen Road #300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(952) 925-6888

104 – 23-006444 FC

IN THE EVENT REQUIRED

BY FEDERAL LAW:

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Dec. 18, 25, 2023, Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

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NOTICE OF MORTGAGE

FORECLOSURE SALE

THE RIGHT TO VERIFICATION OF THE DEBT AND IDENTITY OF THE ORIGINAL CREDITOR WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY LAW IS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS ACTION.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that default has occurred in conditions of the following described mortgage:

DATE OF MORTGAGE: October 9, 2020

MORTGAGOR: Katrina Castillo, a single woman, and Anthony Marshall, a single person.

MORTGAGEE: U.S. Bank National Association.

DATE AND PLACE OF RECORDING: Recorded October 12, 2020 Faribault County Recorder, Document No. 385346.

ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE: NONE

TRANSACTION AGENT: NONE

TRANSACTION AGENT’S MORTGAGE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER ON MORTGAGE: NONE

LENDER OR BROKER AND MORTGAGE ORIGINATOR STATED ON MORTGAGE: U.S. Bank National Association

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE SERVICER: U.S. Bank National Association

MORTGAGED PROPERTY ADDRESS: 421 East 8th Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013

TAX PARCEL I.D. #: 213250790

LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY:

Lot Nine (9) in Block Eight (8) Garretson’s Addition to Blue Earth City (now City of Blue Earth) Faribault County, Minnesota, according to the Plat of said Addition on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds of said County.

COUNTY IN WHICH PROPERTY IS LOCATED: Faribault

ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF MORTGAGE: $47,642.00

AMOUNT DUE AND CLAIMED TO BE DUE AS OF DATE OF NOTICE, INCLUDING TAXES, IF ANY, PAID BY MORTGAGEE: $48,088.28

That prior to the commencement of this mortgage foreclosure proceeding Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee complied with all notice requirements as required by statute; That no action or proceeding has been instituted at law or otherwise to recover the debt secured by said mortgage, or any part thereof;

PURSUANT to the power of sale contained in said mortgage, the above described property will be sold by the Sheriff of said county as follows:

DATE AND TIME OF SALE: February 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM

PLACE OF SALE: Sheriff’s Office, Faribault County Jail, 320 Dr. H. Russ Street, Blue Earth, MN

to pay the debt then secured by said Mortgage, and taxes, if any, on said premises, and the costs and disbursements, including attorneys’ fees allowed by law subject to redemption within six (6) months from the date of said sale by the mortgagor(s), their personal representatives or assigns unless reduced to Five (5) weeks under MN Stat. §580.07.

TIME AND DATE TO VACATE PROPERTY: If the real estate is an owner-occupied, single-family dwelling, unless otherwise provided by law, the date on or before which the mortgagor(s) must vacate the property if the mortgage is not reinstated under section 580.30 or the property is not redeemed under section 580.23 is 11:59 p.m. on August 8, 2024, unless that date falls on a weekend  or legal holiday, in which case it is the next weekday, and unless the redemption period is reduced to 5 weeks under MN Stat. Secs. 580.07 or 582.032.

MORTGAGOR(S) RELEASED FROM FINANCIAL OBLIGATION ON MORTGAGE: None

“THE TIME ALLOWED BY LAW FOR REDEMPTION BY THE MORTGAGOR, THE MORTGAGOR’S PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES OR ASSIGNS, MAY BE REDUCED TO FIVE WEEKS IF A JUDICIAL ORDER IS ENTERED UNDER MINNESOTA STATUTES, SECTION 582.032, DETERMINING, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THE MORTGAGED PREMISES ARE IMPROVED WITH A RESIDENTIAL DWELLING OF LESS THAN FIVE UNITS, ARE NOT PROPERTY USED IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AND ARE ABANDONED.”

Dated: December 5, 2023

U.S. Bank National

Association

Mortgagee/

Assignee of Mortgagee

LIEBO, WEINGARDEN,

DOBIE & BARBEE, P.L.L.P.

Attorneys for Mortgagee/Assignee of Mortgagee

4500 Park Glen Road #300

Minneapolis, MN 55416

(952) 925-6888

19 – 23-006529 FC

IN THE EVENT REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW:

THIS IS A COMMUNICATION FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR.

Dec. 18, 25, 2023, Jan. 1, 8, 15, 22, 2024

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF FARIBAULT

IN DISTRICT COURT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

Case Type: Quiet Title

Case File No.: 22-CV-23-673

Betsy Jensen, David Risius, and Adam Risius,

Plaintiffs,

vs.

John H. Risius, a/k/a John Herbert Risius, deceased, Bonnie Kay Risius, deceased, the unknown heirs of John H. Risius, a/k/a John Herbert Risius, deceased, the unknown heirs of Bonnie Kay Risius, deceased, and all other persons claiming any right, title, estate, interest, or lien in the real estate described in the Complaint herein,

Defendants.

SUMMONS

1. YOU ARE BEING SUED. The Plaintiffs have started a lawsuit against you. The Plaintiffs’ Complaint against you is attached to this Summons. Do not throw these papers away. They are official papers that affect your rights. You must respond to this lawsuit even though it may not yet be filed with the Court and there may be no court file number on this Summons.

2. YOU MUST REPLY WITHIN 21 DAYS TO PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS. You must give or mail to the person who signed this Summons a written response called an Answer within 21 days of the date on which you received this Summons. You must send a copy of your Answer to the person who signed this Summons located at 234 S Birch Ave, PO Box 790, Hallock, MN 56728.

3. YOU MUST RESPOND TO EACH CLAIM. The Answer is your written response to the Plaintiffs’ Complaint. In your Answer, you must state whether you agree or disagree with each paragraph of the Complaint. If you believe the Plaintiffs should not be given everything asked for in the Complaint, you must say so in your Answer.

4. YOU WILL LOSE YOUR CASE IF YOU DO NOT SEND A WRITTEN RESPONSE TO THE COMPLAINT TO THE PERSON WHO SIGNED THIS

SUMMONS. If you do not Answer within 21 days, you will lose this case. You will not get to tell your side of the story, and the Court may decide against you and award the Plaintiffs everything asked for in the Complaint. If you do not want to contest the claims stated in the Complaint, you do not need to respond. A default judgment can then be entered against you for the relief requested in the Complaint.

5. LEGAL ASSISTANCE. You may wish to get legal help from a lawyer. If you do not have a lawyer, the Court Administrator may have information about places where you can get legal assistance. Even if you cannot get legal help, you must still provide a written Answer to protect your rights or you may lose the case.

6. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. The parties may agree to or be ordered to participate in an alternative dispute resolution process under Rule 114 of the Minnesota General Rules of Practice. You must still send your written response to the Complaint even if you expect to use alternative means of resolving this dispute.

7. THIS LAWSUIT MAY EFFECT OR BRING INTO QUESTION TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY located in Faribault County, Minnesota, legally described as follows:

All the land in the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (NW1/4SE1/4) lying North and West of the Right of Way of the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Company in Section Fifteen (15) in Township One Hundred One (101) North of Range Twenty-five (25) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian in the County of Faribault, arid State of Minnesota;

AND

The 0.15 acres West of the East 10.35 acres of the Southwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4SW1/4) lying South and East of the Burlington

Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway in Section Fifteen (15) in Township One Hundred One (101) North of Range Twenty-five (25) West of the Fifth Principal Meridian in the County of Faribault, and State of Minnesota.

The object of this action is to establish good and marketable title pursuant to the Minnesota Title Standards. If you do not object or intend to raise a claim contrary to that of the Plaintiffs, you are not obligated to answer or otherwise appear.

Dated this 11th day of December, 2023.

BRINK LAWYERS, P .A.

By: Kaitlyn N. Bjornson

Attorney for Plaintiffs

234 S Birch Ave

P.O. Box 790

Hallock, MN 56728

(218) 843-3686

Minn. Atty. Lic. No. 0402263

kaitlyn.bjornson@

brinklawyers.com

Dec. 25, 2023, Jan. 1, 8, 2024

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Faribault County, MN County Project

BIDS CLOSE:

February 1, 2024

at 10:00 AM CST

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS-

NOTICE is hereby given that SEALED BIDS will be received at until 10:00 AM on Thursday, February 1, 2024 by Amy Sathoff, County Auditor/Treasurer of Faribault County, at the Faribault County Courthouse, 415 North Main St., Blue Earth, Minnesota, 56013, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners of said county for the following project. Bids will be opened and read publicly in the Commissioners Room in the Courthouse in Blue Earth immediately after the hour set for receiving bids. Any bids received after said hour will be returned to the bidder unopened. Any bid received without a certified check or bid bond will be returned without being read or considered.

PROJECT NO.

SAP 022-611-009

SAP 022-617-020

SAP 022-623-005

SAP 022-651-009

LOCATION:

• CSAH 11 FROM CSAH 16 TO 150TH ST.

• CSAH 17 FROM UPRR TO CSAH 16

• CSAH 23 FROM CSAH 2 TO CSAH 16

• CSAH 51 (WILLIS ST) FROM WEST ST TO TH 169

TYPE OF WORK: Pavement Rehab

LENGTH: 15.09 MILES

The major items of work are approximately:

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2221.509

SHOULDER BASE

AGGREGATE CLASS 5

26,024 TON

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2360.509

TYPE SP 12.5 NON WEAR COURSE MIX (2,B)

12,682 TON

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2360.509

TYPE SP 12.5 WEARING COURSE MIX (2,C)

72,297 TON

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2582.503

6″ SOLID LINE PAINT

192,271 L F

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Proposals, and Plans may be obtained online or at the Faribault County Public Works, 727 East 5th Street, Blue Earth, MN 56013. Phone (507) 526-4288.

Online (No Charge): https://mn-co-faribault.app.rtvision.com/oneoffice/bidding

Hard Copy Charge: $35.00

Bids must be accompanied by a Certified Check or Bid Bond made payable to the Treasurer of Faribault County for at least 5% of the amount bid.

The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities thereof.

Taylor Doering Faribault County Staff Engineer

January 8, 15, 22, 2024

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF FARIBAULT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No. 22-PR-23-689

Estate of

Charlene Marie Nicholson, aka Charlene M. Nicholson,

Decedent

NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF

INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP,

APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 30, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 415 N Main Street Blue Earth, Minnesota, for the adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship of the Decedent, and for the appointment of Nathan Nicholson, whose address is 2324 N Ridge Dr, North Mankato, MN, 56003; and Daniel Nicholson, whose address is PO Box 107, Swea City, IA, 50590 as Personal Representatives of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representatives will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate, including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all necessary acts for the Estate.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representatives or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 12/27/2023

Troy G. Timmerman

Judge of District Court

Kelly Iverson

Court Administrator

Attorney for Petitioner

Daniel L. Lundquist

FRUNDT, LUNDQUIST & GUSTAFSON, LTD.

117 West 5th Street

PO Box 95

Blue Earth, MN, 56013

Attorney License No: 0348168

Telephone: (507) 526-2177

FAX: (507) 526-4477

Email:

dlundquist@flglawfirm.com

January 8, 15, 2024

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STATE OF MINNESOTA

COUNTY OF FARIBAULT

FIFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT

DISTRICT COURT

PROBATE DIVISION

Court File No. 22-PR-23-694

Estate of

Arlean W. Rollenhagen,

aka Arlean Rollenhagen,

Decedent

NOTICE AND ORDER OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR PROBATE OF WILL AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

It is Ordered and Notice is given that on January 30, 2024, at 10:30 a.m., a hearing will be held in this Court at 415 North Main Street, Blue Earth, Minnesota, for the formal probate of an instrument purporting to be the Will of the Decedent dated, March 23, 1988, (“Will”), and for the appointment of Dennis Rollenhagen, whose address is 20503 580th Ave., Wells, MN 56097 as Personal Representative of the Estate of the Decedent in an UNSUPERVISED administration. Any objections to the petition must be filed with the Court prior to or raised at the hearing. If proper and if no objections are filed or raised, the Personal Representative will be appointed with full power to administer the Estate including the power to collect all assets, to pay all legal debts, claims, taxes and expenses, to sell real and personal property, and to do all

necessary acts for the Estate.

Notice is also given that (subject to Minnesota Statutes section 524.3-801) all creditors having claims against the Estate are required to present the claims to the Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this Notice or the claims will be barred.

BY THE COURT

Dated: 12/29/2023

Troy G. Timmerman

Judge of District Court

Kelly Iverson

Court Administrator

Attorney for Petitioner

Ryan A. Gustafson

FRUNDT, LUNDQUIST & GUSTAFSON, LTD.

117 West 5th Street

PO Box 95

Blue Earth, MN, 56013

Attorney License No: 0392220

Telephone: (507) 526-2177

FAX: (507) 526-4477

Email:

rgustafson@flglawfirm.com

January 8, 15, 2024

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FARIBAULT COUNTY

BOARD OF

COMMISSIONERS

SYNOPSIS

DECEMBER 19, 2023

1. All members present. The pledge of allegiance was recited.

2. Approved synopsis and official proceedings of the December 7, 2023 regular and drainage meetings.

3. Approved agenda of December 19, 2023.

4. No public comment was received.

5. Approved the 2024 CEDA contract for economic development services.

6. Approved adopting the 2024 pay structure.

7. Approved Resolution 23-RB14-98 for the Local Bridge Replacement Program grant agreement on project SAP 022-601-026. All voted yes.

8. Approved Resolution 23-RB13-97 for the Local Bridge Replacement Program grant agreement on project SAP 022-602-029. All voted yes

9. Approved Resolution 23-RB15-99 accepting the SP 022-598-011 Replace Bridge 9999 Project as completed and authorizing final payment to Midwest Contracting, LLC. All voted yes.

10. Approved Resolution 23-RB16-100 for 2024-2028 bridge replacement. All voted yes.

11. Approved the purchase of Trimble R12 survey equipment at a cost of $45,178.12 in 2023 with 2024 budgeted funds.

12. Approved the correction to parcel 26.003.0700, the Faribault County building in Frost, reverting classification back to exempt status.

13. Approved the correction to parcel 10.016.0200 in Jo Daviess Township to change the value for taxes payable 2024 to $338,000.

14. Accepted the resignation of Gertrude Paschke as County Assessor effective December 29, 2023.

15. Set the County Recorder salary for 2024 at $89,003.20 based on an exempt 40-hour work week.

16. Set the County Attorney salary for 2024 at $170,019.20 based on an exempt 40-hour work week.

17. Approved a gambling permit application for Heartland-Faribault County Pheasants Forever to operate bingo and a raffle on February 24, 2024.

18. Approved a gambling permit for Ride 2 Remember to operate a raffle on April 7, 2024.

19. Approved the hire of Kim Poole as senior auditor clerk.

20. Approved authorizing the county auditor to advance funds to ditch accounts with negative balances.

21. Approved authorizing the county auditor to pay bills at year end 2023 and report those payments to the board in January 2024.

22. Approved Resolution 23-CB-101 designating certain funds as “committed”. Commissioners Groskreutz, Roper, Loveall, and Anderson voted yes, Young voted no.

23. Approved the addition of one non-union HR Generalist position to the Central Services Department.

24. Approved payment of the following bills: Auditor warrants totaling $7,452,238.21, ACH-EFT payments totaling $5,594,730.52; and audit/auxiliary totaling $ 281,974.21.

25. Recessed the meeting to drainage authority.

26. Approved Resolution 23-CB-102 certifying the 2024 county levy and budget. Commissioners Groskreutz, Roper, Young, and Anderson voted yes, Loveall voted no.

Discussion was held concerning the following:

1. Jennifer Howard and Amber Patten met regarding EDA business.

2. Mark Goldberg of DDA Human Resources, Inc. met to present the results of the classification and compensation study.

3. M. Daly met regarding public works business.

4. Gertrude Paschke met regarding Assessor’s Office business.

5. The Truth in Taxation hearing was held. Public comment was received from D. Scherff, N. Tagatz, D. Esser, B. Wagner, W. Rosin, and P. Carr.

Complete minutes are on file in the Central Services Office.

The meeting was adjourned Sine Die for 2023.

Bruce Anderson, Chair Sarah Van Moer,

Acting Clerk to the Board

January 8, 2024

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