Notice of Name Change Hearing

STATE OF WISCONSIN, CIRCUIT COURT, Wood COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE NAME CHANGE OF Sterling Jera Bess-Friend By (Petitioner Matthew Dylan Bess Notice of Name Change Hearing Case No. 26CV256 NOTICE IS GIVEN: A petition was filed asking to change the name of the person listed above: From: Sterling Jera Bess-Friend To: Sterling Jera Bess Birth Certificate: Sterling Jera Bess-Friend This Petition will be heard in the Circuit Court of Wood, State of Wisconsin Judge's Name: Judge Jerabek Wood County Circuit Court 400 Market Street Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494 Date: July 8, 2026 Time: 11:00 am If you require reasonable accommodations due to a disability to participate in the court process, please call 715-421-8520 prior to the scheduled court date. Please note that the court does not provide transportation. NOTICE TO NEWSPAPER AND PETITIONER: Notice of this hearing shall be given by publication as a Class 3 notice for three weeks in a row prior to the date of the hearing in the following newspaper: Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune WNAXLP June 15,22,29 2026 LWIX0537920