(a) As a preliminary step toward enforcing the lien for uncollected property taxes, the trustee or collector shall cause to be inserted, once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the month of January, in a newspaper of general circulation as defined in § 2-1-104 or one (1) or more newspapers published or widely distributed in the county, a notice as follows:
(b) The cost of publication shall be paid by the tax entity, and, if no newspaper is published in the county, notice shall be posted on the courthouse door.