First published in The Hutchinson News on February 12, 2026   IN THE TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, RENO COUNTY, KANSAS CASE NO. RN-2026-PR-000030   IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES R. REGIER, a/k/a Jim Regier, Deceased.  NOTICE OF HEARING   THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are notified that a Petition has been filed in this Court by Vera Haldy-Regier, Executor named in the Last Will and Testament of James R. Regier, deceased, requesting that the foreign Will of James R. Regier, deceased, dated December 12, 2020, be admitted to probate and record in this Court; no administration of the Estate is necessary; the Will be construed, and the following Kansas property owned by the decedent, be assigned in accordance with the terms of the Will:   Reno County, Kansas   An undivided 0.0001203 royalty interest in and to:   The South Half (S/2) of Section Thirty (30), Township Twenty-two (22) South, Range Nine (9) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas;   The West Half of the South Half of the Northeast Quarter (W/2 S/2 NE/4) of Section Thirty-one (31), Township Twenty-two (22) South, Range Nine (9) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas;   The West Half (W/2) of Section Six (6), Township Twenty-three (23) South, Range Nine (9) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas;   The Southeast Quarter (SE/4) of Section Thirty-five (35), Township Twenty-two (22) South, Range Ten (10) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas;   The East Half of the Southwest Quarter (E/2 SW/4) of Section Thirty-six (36), Township Twenty-two (22) South, Range Ten (10) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas; and,   All of Sections 1 and 2, and the Northeast Quarter (NE/4) of Section Eleven (11), and the North Half (N/2) of Section Twelve (12), all in Township Twenty-three (23) South, Range Ten (10) West of the 6th P.M., Reno County, Kansas.   Trego County, Kansas   An undivided 0.0006510 overriding royalty interest, and an undivided 0.0006510 royalty interest in and to:   The South Half of the Northeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (S/2 NE/4 SE/4) and the Southeast Quarter of the Southeast Quarter (SE/4 SE/4) of Section Twenty-three (23), Township Eleven (11) South, Range Twenty-one (21) West of the 6th P.M., Trego County, Kansas.   Kingman County, Kansas   An undivided 0.00130208 overriding royalty interest in and to:   The West Half (W/2) of Section Thirty-six (36), Township Twenty-nine (29) South, Range Nine (9) West of the 6th P.M., Kingman County, Kansas.   You are required to file your written defenses to the Petition on or before March 13, 2026, at 9:00 o’clock a.m. in the District Court, in the city of Hutchinson, Reno County, Kansas, at which time and place the cause will be heard. Should you fail to file your written defenses, judgment and decree will be entered in due course upon the Petition.   /s/ Vera Haldy-Regier, Petitioner   SUBMITTED BY: BEVER DYE, LC Epic Center 301 N. Main St., Suite 600 Wichita, Kansas 67202-4806 (316) 263-8294 Attorneys for Petitioner