PUBLIC NOTICE

This is notice that Mercer Savings Bank, headquartered at 1100 Irmscher Blvd, Celina, Ohio, 45822, has filed an application with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on July 1, 2025, for permission to establish and operate a full-service branch office at 1205 US Hwy. 27 N, Berne, Adams County, IN, 46711, and operate two full-service mobile branch offices at 4351 East 1000 South, Geneva, IN 46740 (Service hours: Tuesday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Friday - 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.) and 2009 East 200 North, Decatur, IN 46733 (Service hours: Wednesday - 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Thursday - 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday - 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the Regional Director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at the Chicago Regional Office, 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606-3447, not later than 15 days after the date of this publication. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the nonconfidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MERCER COUNTY ZONING COMMISSION

O.R.C. 303.12

A public hearing will be held before the Mercer County Zoning Commission on July 21, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at the Mercer County Central Services Building, 220 West Livingston Street, Celina, OH 45822 for general business and for the purpose of hearing the following: 

A proposal by the Mercer County Commissioners to amend the zoning code to address large and small solar energy facilities, minor adjustments to the rules regarding special gatherings and wedding receptions at Bed and Breakfasts, and alterations to bring the code into compliance with recent amendments to Ohio law by the legislature. 

Zoning Commission of Mercer County, Ohio

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that on July 14, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. a public hearing will be held on the budget prepared by the Village of St. Henry of Mercer County, Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year ending December 31, 2026.

The hearing will be held at the Village Hall, 121 W. Washington St., St. Henry, OH.

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NOTICE

City Of Celina

Civil Service Commission

Notice of Meeting

Date: July 3, 2025

Time: 9:00 A.M.

Location: Board Room

City of Celina Administration Building

225 N. Main Street

Meeting Topic:

• Review minutes from 05/06/2025 meeting

• Certify Police list from National Testing Network

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Gibson Township Trustees will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, July 30th at 8:00 p.m. at the township house regarding the adoption of a resolution to place Hart Road on a non-mainaintaned status per Ohio Revised Code Section 5571.20. This meeting will serve as the second and final public hearing. 

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LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Celina is requesting sealed bids for the following chemical:

CALCIUM HYDROXIDE SLURRY

These bids are to be in accordance with Specifications on file in the office of the Safety Service Director. They will be received in the office of the Director, which is located in the Celina Utilities Building, 225 N. Main Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822. Bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. local time, Thursday, July 24, 2025, and at that time and place will be publicly opened. Contracts will be for a period of one (1) year from the date of Contract with option for renewal.

Each bid must be enclosed in an appropriately marked and sealed envelope and must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same. All bids shall be made on Bid Forms furnished with the Invitation to Bid, and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid as a guarantee that, if a bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a Contract. On bids for services, or where quantities are not determined, a bid security of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be required. A Performance Bond may be required on Contracts for professional services.

On bids that are rejected, the bid security will be promptly returned to the Bidder. The bid security will be returned to the successful bidders upon proper execution of the Contract.

The Safety Service Director reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid that will serve the best interests of the City of Celina, Ohio.

CITY OF CELINA

Thomas Hitchcock

Safety-Service Director

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LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Celina is requesting sealed bids for the following chemical:

CATIONIC OAGULANT

These bids are to be in accordance with Specifications on file in the office of the Safety Service Director. They will be received in the office of the Director, which is located in the City Administration Building, 225 N. Main Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822. Bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m. local time, Thursday, July 24, 2025, and at that time and place will be publicly opened. Contracts will be for a period of one (1) year from the date of Contract with option for renewal.

Each bid must be enclosed in an appropriately marked and sealed envelope and must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same. All bids shall be made on Bid Forms furnished with the Invitation to Bid, and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid as a guarantee that, if a bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a Contract. On bids for services, or where quantities are not determined, a bid security of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be required. A Performance Bond may be required on Contracts for professional services.

On bids that are rejected, the bid security will be promptly returned to the Bidder. The bid security will be returned to the successful bidders upon proper execution of the Contract.

The Safety Service Director reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid that will serve the best interests of the City of Celina, Ohio

CITY OF CELINA

Thomas Hitchcock

Safety-Service Director

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LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Celina is requesting sealed bids for the following chemical:

LIQUID CALCIUM NITRATE 66%

(Calcium Nitrate Tetrahydrate Solution)

Ca(NO₃)₂ * 4 H2O

These bids are to be in accordance with Specifications on file in the office of the Safety Service Director. They will be received in the office of the Director, which is located in the City Administration Building, 225 N. Main Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822. Bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m., local time, Thursday, July 24, 2025, and at that time and place will be publicly opened. Contracts will be for a period of one (1) year from the date of Contract with option for renewal.

Each bid must be enclosed in an appropriately marked and sealed envelope and must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same. All bids shall be made on Bid Forms furnished with the Invitation to Bid, and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid as a guarantee that, if a bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a Contract. On bids for services, or where quantities are not determined, a bid security of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be required. A Performance Bond may be required on Contracts for professional services.

REQUIREMENTS:

1. $ / pound (freight included)

2. Bulk tanker shipment

3. 60-ft. pumping capability

4. Must be able to connect to 2" mal cam/groove fill connection fitting on tank.

On bids that are rejected, the bid security will be promptly returned to the Bidder. The bid security will be returned to the successful bidders upon proper execution of the Contract.

The Safety Service Director reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid that will serve the best interests of the City of Celina, Ohio.

CITY OF CELINA

Thomas Hitchcock

Safety-Service Director

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LEGAL NOTICE

The City of Celina is requesting sealed bids for the following chemical:

SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE

These bids are to be in accordance with Specifications on file in the office of the Safety Service Director. They will be received in the office of the Director, which is located in the City Administration Building, 225 N. Main Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822. Bids will be accepted until 11:00 a.m., local time, Thursday, July 24, 2025, and at that time and place will be publicly opened. Contracts will be for a period of one (1) year from the date of Contract with option for renewal.

Each bid must be enclosed in an appropriately marked and sealed envelope and must contain the full name of every person or company interested in the same. All bids shall be made on Bid Forms furnished with the Invitation to Bid, and must be accompanied by a Bid Bond or Certified Check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid as a guarantee that, if a bid is accepted, the bidder will enter into a Contract. On bids for services, or where quantities are not determined, a bid security of five hundred dollars ($500.00) will be required. A Performance Bond may be required on Contracts for professional services.

REQUIREMENTS;

1. 12½% - 15% Solution

2. 4,000 gallon loads (average six loads annually)

On bids that are rejected, the bid security will be promptly returned to the Bidder. The bid security will be returned to the successful bidders upon proper execution of the Contract.

The Safety Service Director reserves the right to waive informalities, to reject any or all bids, or to accept the bid that will serve the best interests of the City of Celina, Ohio.

CITY OF CELINA

Thomas Hitchcock

Safety-Service Director

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SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE

The State of Ohio, Mercer County, Dave Wolters, Treasurer, Mercer County, Ohio, Plaintiff, vs. Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens, Christine Jackson, Last known owner, et al., Defendant. Case No. 25-CIV-018.

Whereas, judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest, and cost as follows:

Permanent Parcel#:

26-159000.0000 and

26-700101.M000

Property Address:

101 Orchard Avenue,

Celina, OH 45822

Description:

Complete Legal Description can be located in the Mercer County Map Office, located in Room 209, at the

Mercer County Courthouse.

Last Known Owner:

Christine Jackson

Total Amount of Judgement:

$4,649.60 as of February, 2025, plus any additional taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest and court costs, which are estimated to total $8,858.73.

And, whereas such judgement orders such real property to be sold by the undersigned to satisfy the total amount of such judgement.

Pursuant to a Court Order of Sale 25CIV018, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale such real property at a public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount that equals at least the total amount of judgement, including all taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest and court costs, payable subsequent to the delivery to the prosecuting attorney of the delinquent land tax certificate of master list of delinquent tracts and prior to the transfer of the deed of the property to the purchaser following confirmation of sale, at the Mercer County Courthouse in the Courthouse Auditorium on Wednesday, July 9, 2025, at 10:00 A.M.

If the parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, it shall be offered for sale, under the same conditions of the first sale and at the same location on July 16, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. For an amount that equals at least the total amount of the judgement, including all taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest and court costs payable subsequent to the delivery to the prosecuting attorney of the delinquent land tax certificate or master list of delinquent tracts and prior t the transfer of the deed of the property to the purchaser following confirmation of sale.

The parcel will not be sold for less than $8,858.73.

TERMS OF SALE: Deposit of $5,000 down at the time of sale and the balance in cash within 30 days from the confirmation hearing.

Pursuant to ORC 2329.21, purchaser shall be responsible for those costs, allowances and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.

Doug Timmerman, Sheriff

Captain Chad Fortkamp

Mercer County, Ohio

Mercer County Prosecutor's Office

419-586-8677

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