(a) The county treasurer shall cause the notice and list prepared under Kan. Stat. Ann. § 79-2302, and amendments thereto, to be published in the official county newspaper or in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in accordance with the provisions of Kan. Stat. Ann. § 64-101, and amendments thereto. The notice and list shall be submitted to the newspaper on or before August 1 of each year and shall be published once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately prior to the week when the day of sale will occur. The county treasurer also shall cause a copy of the list and notice to be posted in some conspicuous place in the county treasurer’s office. The cost of publication of the notice and list shall be paid from the general fund of the county, and a $15 fee for each tract or lot shall be added to the tax due for the tract or lot as part of the costs of collection. The fee shall be collected in the manner provided for the collection of the unpaid taxes.