(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 15 & 22, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT
COURT OF JOHNSTON
COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
BILL ANDERSON,
Deceased.
Case No. PB-2025-37
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS
All creditors having claims against BILL ANDERSON, Deceased, are required to present the same, with a description of all security interests and other collateral, if any, held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to JENNIFER LISANNE ANDERSON, Personal Representative, at the law office of Fob F. Jones, Attorney for Personal Representative, 921 West 11th Street, Suite 1, Sulphur, Oklahoma 73086, on or before the following presentment date: March 23, 2026, or the same will be forever barred.
DATED this 7th day of January, 2026.
/s/ Jennifer Lisanne Anderson
JENNIFER LISANNE ANDERSON,
Personal
Representative of the Estate of BILL
ANDERSON, Deceased
FOB F. JONES,
OBA #015269
J.W. MORGAN,
OBA #36730
921 WEST 11TH STREET, SUITE 1
SULPHUR, OK 73086
(580) 622-6888
ATTORNEY FOR
PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 15 & 22, 2026)
IN THE DISTRICT
COURT OF JOHNSTON
COUNTY
STATE OF OKLAHOMA
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
JAMES RICHARD HALL SR.,
Deceased.
Case No. PB-2025-36
Judge: Laura Corbin
AMENDED COMBINED
NOTICE TO
CREDITORS AND
NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: All persons interested in the Estate of James Richard Hall, Sr., Deceased.
You are hereby notified that on the 7th day of January, 2026, Remedios Hall, (“Petitioner”), 1105 W. Stidham Dr, Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460 by and through Brian Bigelow, Attorney at Law, Attorney for Petitioner, filed in the District Court of Johnston County, an Amended Petition for Summary Administration, Admission of Will, Confirming Appointment of Special Administrator, Determination of Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees, Final Account, Distribution and Discharge.
The Petitioner has alleged that James Richard Hall Sr., Deceased (“Decedent”), died testate on July 2, 2025, at the age of 77 years, domiciled in and residing in Johnston County, State of Oklahoma, and that the total value of the Decedent’s property in Oklahoma is valued at less than $200,000. The Petitioner has asked the court for a summary proceeding pursuant to Section 245 et seq. of Title 58 of the Oklahoma Statutes.
In an Order for Combined Notice entered on the 7th day of January, 2026, the Court found that it should dispense with the regular estate proceedings proscribed by law and order notice to creditors and issue an order for hearing upon the Petition for Summary Administration, Admission of Will, Appointment of Special Administrator, Hearing on Petition for Summary Administration, Final Account, Determination of Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees, Distribution and Discharge.
The names and addresses of the heirs or devisees of the decedent are as follows:
Name
Remedios Hall
(Spouse)
Age
Legal Age
Address
1105 W. Stidham Dr
Tishomingo, OK 73460
Name
James Hall Jr.(Son)
Age
Legal Age
Address 11293 Club House Pkwy Farmington, AR 72730
Name
Kimberly Shields
(Daughter)
AgeLegal Age
Address
P.O. Box 25552
Colorado Springs, CO
80936
Pursuant to the Order for Combined Notice, all creditors having claims against James Richard Hall Sr., Deceased, are required to present the same with a description of all security interests and other collateral (if any) held by each creditor with respect to such claim, to Remedios Hall, Personal Representative, at the law office of Brian Bigelow, Attorney at Law, Attorney for the Personal Representative, on or before the following presentment date: 16th day of December, 2025, or the same will be forever barred.
Notice is hereby given that a hearing will be held on the 24th day of February, 2025, at 9:00 o’clock A.M. at the Johnston County Courthouse, Tishomingo, Oklahoma. At the hearing the Court will decide whether to approve the Petition for Summary Administration, Final Account, Determination of Heirs, Devisees, and Legatees, Distribution and Discharge.
You are hereby advised that you may file objections to the Petition for Summary Administration, The Final Account, and Petition for Determination of Heirs, Devisees and Legatees, and Distribution at any time before the final hearing and send a copy to the Petitioner in care of her attorney, Brian Bigelow, Attorney at Law, 114 S. Broadway Ave., Ada, OK 74820 or you will be deemed to have waived any objections. If you have no objections, you need not appear at the hearing or make any filings with the Court.
The Court will determine at the hearing whether summary proceedings are appropriate and, if so, whether the estate will be distributed and to whom the estate will be distributed, and whether the Special Administrator will be discharged.
s/Laura J. Corbin
JUDGE OF THE
DISTRICT COURT
Prepared by:
Brian L. Bigelow,
OBA No. 36047
Bigelow Law, PLLC
114 S. Broadway Ave
Ada, OK 74820
580-436-5555
Brian.BigelowLaw@gmail.com
Attorney for Special Administrator
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 15 & 22, 2026)
U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE,
SUCCESSOR IN
INTEREST TO
WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR
MID-STATE
TRUST XI,
Plaintiff,
v.
CURTIS C. HARRIS A/K/A CURTIS HARRIS
A/K/A CURTIS CECIL HARRIS, DECEASED; SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF CURTIS C. HARRIS;
JUDY A. HARRIS A/K/A
JUDY HARRIS A/K/A JUDY ANN HARRIS,
DECEASED; JOHN DOE, OCCUPANT; FORD MOTOR CREDIT;
WALTER MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC;
MARVIN HARRIS; SPOUSE, IF ANY, OF
MARVIN HARRIS;
UNKNOWN HEIRS,
SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF CURTIS C. HARRIS; AND
UNKNOWN HEIRS,
SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS OF JUDY A. HARRIS.
Defendant(s).
Case No. CJ-2023-17
Judge Laura Corbin
FIRST ALIAS
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S
SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN to Curtis C. Harris, Deceased; Spouse, if any, of Curtis C. Harris; Judy A. Harris, Deceased; John Doe, Occupant; Ford Motor Credit; Walter Mortgage Company, LLC; Marvin Harris; Spouse, if any, of Marvin Harris; Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Curtis C. Harris; Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Judy A. Harris, and their unknown successors and assigns, that on the 17th day of February, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., 1st Floor of the County Courthouse at the County Courthouse in Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma, the Sheriff of said County will offer for sale and sell for cash at public auction to the highest and best bidder, with appraisement, all that certain real estate in Johnston County, Oklahoma, to wit:
A PART OF THE NE NE NW SEC. 26 T-3-S, R-7-3 IN JOHNSTON CO. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NW CORNER OF SAID NE NE NW; THENCE EAST 172.46 FT. THENCE SOUTH 85.06 FT. TO THE TRUE P.O.B. THENCE S08º 18’57” E 206.80 FT. THENCE N85º 56’01” E 210.63 FT. THENCE N08º 18’57” W 206.80 FT. THENCE S85º 56’01” W 210.63 FT. TO THE TRUE P.O.B. CONTAINING 1.00 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
ROAD WAY EASEMENT.
A PART OF THE NE NE NW SEC. 26 T-3-S, R-07-E IN JOHNSTON CO. STATE OF OKLAHOMA, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NW CORNER OF THE SAID NE NE NW; THENCE EAST 172.46 FT. THENCE SOUTH 85.06 FT. TO THE TRUE P.O.B. THENCE N08º 18’57” W 39.07 FT. TO THE SOUTH R/W LINE OF STATE HWY 48; THENCE N83º 33’51” E 30.00 FT. ALONG SAID HWY R/W; THENCE S08º 18’57” E 40.31 FT. THENCE S85º 56’01” W 30.00 FT. TO THE TRUE P.O.B.
PROPERTY ADDRESS: 6410 E. Oklahoma Highway 48A, Milburn, OK 73450
subject to taxes and tax sales, said property being duly appraised at $20,000.00.
Sale will be made pursuant to an Order of Sale issued upon a judgment entered in the District Court of Johnston County, Oklahoma, in Case No. CJ-2023-17, wherein U.S. BANK, N.A., AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSORS IN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, FOR MID-STATE TRUST XI is Plaintiff and Curtis C. Harris and Judy A. Harris is/are Defendant(s) to satisfy said judgment in the sum of $35,374.65 together with interest at 8.2% per annum from October 5, 2022, until paid, attorney’s fee in the amount of $3,650.00, late charges, all advances for taxes, insurance premiums, property preservation expenses, and other fees or expenses incurred prior to or during the pendency of this action, and costs of this action.
The addresses of the Defendant(s), Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Curtis C. Harris and Unknown Heirs, Successors, and Assigns of Judy A. Harris, and her/his/their unknown successors are unknown to the Plaintiff.
WITNESS MY HAND this 8th day of January, 2026.
BY: /s/ Gary W. Dodd
Sheriff
LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP
770 NE 63rd St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73105-6431
(405) 848-1819
Attorneys for Plainbtiff
File No. 23-139322
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 15 & 22, 2026)
Advertisement for Bids
Notice is hereby given that the City of Tishomingo (hereinafter called the “OWNER” will receive sealed bids at 1130 East Main, Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460, in Johnston County, until the 5th day of February, 2026, for the Installation of C900 PVC water pipe, valves, concrete vaults, meters, excavation, sodding and other misc. appurtenances.
Funding for this project is provided through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) grant program. As such, compliance with Labor Standards Contract Provisions is mandatory. Compliance with the Davis Bacon Act is mandatory if the total project cost exceeds $10,000,000 (ten million dollars).
All bids received at said time will be opened and evaluated for completeness and correctness. All work shall be performed, and all construction and materials used and furnished shall be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications prepared by Fox Engineering, Inc. and on file in the office of Fox Engineering, Inc.
The Bid Packet and Contract Documents for this project may be examined at the following locations:
1. Fox Engineering Inc. 211 E Street NW, Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401
2. Tishomingo City Hall 1130 East Main, Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460
A complete set of Plans and Specifications may be obtained by the prospective bidders at the locations upon deposit of $35.00.
Each bidder shall accompany his original bid, filed with the City of Tishomingo, with a certified or Cashier’s Check on a solvent bank located in Oklahoma, or a Bidder’s Bond, in the amount of five (5) percent of the amount bid, as a guarantee of his ability to perform the contract bid upon, and that he will enter into a written contract with the Owner to perform said work and/or furnish said materials in accordance with said Plans and Specifications, and furnish the required bonds according to the Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974.
The Owner will retain the deposit for liquidated damages in case the successful bidder fails to enter in said contract and furnish the required bonds provided for in the specifications within the time required. Deposit of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned upon the execution of the Contract and required bonds. Each bidder shall accompany his bid with a sworn statement in writing that the bidder has not directly or indirectly entered into an agreement, expressed or implied, with any other bidder concerning the price or amount of such bid or any bids, the limiting of the bids or bidders, the paying to anyone any money for promotion expenses, the parceling or farming out to any bidder or bidders or other persons of any part of the contract or any part of the subject matter of the bid or of the profits thereof.
Construction, Maintenance and Statutory Payment Bonds in the amount of 100% of the contract price are required for this project. These bonds must be obtained from a Corporate Surety licensed in Oklahoma and approved by the Owner and Consulting Engineer. The bidder shall state in the proposal the name and address of the Surety or Sureties who will sign this bond in case the contract is awarded. The Maintenance Bond required will guarantee the repair of all damage due to improper materials or workmanship for a period of one (1) year after the acceptance of the work by the Owner.
This project is to be financed by the ARPA grant program managed by the Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) and shall be referred to as Project No. ARP-23-0007-DTG. The following requirements and regulations must be complied with:
A. “Equal Opportunity in Employment: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or physical handicap. Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246, as amended.”
B. Each bidder must fully comply with the requirements, terms and conditions of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Requirements, which have been adopted for the OWRB ARPA program, and include employing the six (6) good faith efforts and soliciting disadvantaged business enterprises during the performance of this contract. Requirements are contained in OWRB’s Guidance and Procedures, ARP-267. The bidder commits itself to following the good faith efforts to solicit disadvantaged business enterprises contained herein and all other requirements, terms, and conditions of these bid conditions by submitting a properly signed bid.”
C. If the total project cost exceeds $10,000,000 (ten million dollars) “Davis Bacon Act wage rules shall apply. All laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and sub contractors on projects funded directly by or assisted in whole or in part by and through the Federal Government shall be paid wages at rates not less than those prevailing on projects of a character similar in the locality as determined by the Secretary of Labor in accordance with subchapter IV of Chapter 31 of Title 40, United States Code and 29 CFR parts 1,3, and 5. The Department of Labor provides all pertinent information related to compliance with labor standards, including prevailing wage rates and instructions for reporting. More information is available at http://www.sam.gov/” and https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/construction
D. System for Award Management (SAM) registration is required for all Applicants and Awardees (Entities, Prime Contractors, Subcontractors, Vendors) in order to receive funds from the ARPA program. SAM replaced the Central Contractor Registration/Federal Agency Registration, Online Representations and Certifications Application, and Excluded Parties List System. Applicants and awardees are required to complete a one-time free registration to provide basic information relevant to procurement and financial transactions. On April 4, 2022, the unique entity identifier used across the federal government changed from the DUNS Number to the Unique Entity ID (generated by SAM.gov). Registrants must retain an active status to be eligible for ARPA funding. Applicants and Awardees can go to SAM.gov to complete the registration process.
The bids filed with the City of Tishomingo will be opened and considered by the Owner, at a meeting to be held in City Hall, 1130 East Main, Tishomingo, Oklahoma 73460 on the 5th day of February, 2026 at 2p.m. Bids received more than ninety-six (96) hours prior to the Bid Opening will be returned.
The contract is to be awarded to the lowest, responsive, responsible bidder. The Owner reserves the right to correct any non-material clerical errors in the bidding as allowed under Oklahoma Law. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids in accordance with the Oklahoma Public Competitive Bidding Act of 1974. Conditional bids shall not be accepted.
A pre bid conference will not be held.
Approved on this 8th day of January,2026
Fox Engineering, Inc.
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 15 & 22, 2026)
Bid Notice
Taking bids on a 1986 ¾ ton Chevrolet with skid unit. If you have question or want to look at the truck you can contact fire chief Thomas Miller at 580-257-0132. Sealed bids need to be sent to P.O. box 179 Ravia Oklahoma 73455.
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 22, 29 &
February 5 & 12, 2026)
LEGAL NOTICE FOR
ROSS CONSTRUCTION
LE-2912
LEGAL NOTICE
Ross Construction., 5901 Hwy 377 S, Tishomingo, Oklahoma, 73460, has submitted a permit application to the Oklahoma Department of Mines (ODM) to mine Granite through the surface mining method on portions of the following parcels of land:
Section 16, Township 3 South, Range 6 East, Johnston, Oklahoma.
The total permit area contains 2 acres. The permit site is located approximately 4 miles north of Tishomingo, OK and 1 mile west on Highland Ln.
A copy of this complete permit application is available for public inspection on ODM’s website HYPERLINK “https://mines.ok.gov” https://mines.ok.gov and at the Johnston County Clerk Office at 403 West Main St., Room 101, Tishomingo, OK. Interested parties without access to the internet may obtain a copy of the application by contacting ODM at 405-427-3859.
Any landowner or resident of any occupied dwelling, any public entity or public agency, or any party that may be adversely affected has the right to submit comments or object to the issuance of the permit in writing. An informal conference will be provided if requested. Any objections or requests for an informal conference on this application must be in writing and received no later than fourteen (14) days after the final publication of this notice to the
OKLAHOMA
DEPARTMENT OF
MINES
2915 N. Classen Blvd., Suite 213
Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma 73106
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(Published in Johnston
County Sentinel on
January 22, 2026)
PUBLIC NOTICE
Filing Period – Registered voters from Johnston County District #1, #2 or #3 wishing to file as a candidate for Fair Board Director may file in the County Clerk’s office between hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm beginning 2-2-26 thru 2-6-26.
Election Date – Johnston County Fair Board of Directors Election will be held 2-27-26 at the Commissioners Board Room, 705 West Main, Tishomingo, OK, 9:00 am to 11:00 am. Any registered voter wishing to vote for election of director needs to be present. The election will be held for 1 board member from each Commissioners District for a term of three years.
