(First published in The Hutchinson News on Tuesday, the 10th day of March, 2026) IN THE TWENTY-SEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT DISTRICT COURT, RENO COUNTY, KANSAS PROBATE DEPARTMENT IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MARIA N. SCHMIDT, deceased, Case No. RN-2026-PR-000051 Pursuant to Chapter 59, Kansas Statutes Annotated NOTICE OF HEARING AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS THE STATE OF KANSAS TO ALL PERSONS CONCERNED: You are hereby notified that on the 4th day of March, 2026, a Petition for Probate of Will and Issuance of Letters Testamentary was filed in this Court by Chad Schmidt, an heir of Maria N. Schmidt, deceased. You are required to file your written defenses to the petition on or before April 6, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. in the Reno County District Court, Probate Department, 206 West 1st Avenue, Hutchinson, 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. All creditors of the decedent are notified to exhibit their demands against the estate within the latter of four months from the date of first publication of this Notice, as provided by law, 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. Chad Schmidt, Petitioner Shane A. Rosson, #24408 E-mail: sarosson@twgfirm.com Attorneys for Petitioner TRIPLETT WOOLF GARRETSON, LLC 2959 N. Rock Road, Suite 300 Wichita, KS 67226 Telephone: (316) 630-8100 Facsimile: (316) 630-8101