PROBATE COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

MATTHEW L. GILMORE, JUDGE

IN RE: THE NAME OF

LANDYN MICHAEL BLACK to 

LANDYN MICHAEL NEWLAND

Case No.: 20249012

NOTICE OF HEARING ON CHANGE OF NAME

(R.C.2717.08 and 2717.14)

Applicant gives notice that the Applicant has filed an Application for Change of Name in this Court requestion the change of name of Landyn Michael Black to Landyn Michael Newland. A hearing on the application will be held on June 7, 2024, at 1:00 o'clock P.M. in the Probate Court of Mercer County, Ohio, located at Mercer County Courthouse, 101 N. Main St., Room 307, Celina, OH 45822.

Jessica Lange

630 N. Brandon Ave

Celina, OH 45822

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Notice of Public Hearing 

Notice is hereby given that on May 28, 2024, at 5:00 p.m., a Public Hearing will be held on the Budget prepared by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board of Van Wert, Mercer, and Paulding Counties of Mercer County, Ohio for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2024.

Such hearing will be held at 620 North Cherry Street, Van Wert, Ohio.

BY ORDER OF THE

ALCOHOL, DRUG

ADDICTION & MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES BOARD OF VAN WERT, MERCER & PAULDING COUNTIES OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO.

Sandra A. Goodwin

Executive Director

of the Board

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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 May 16, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at the County Central Services Building, 220 W. Livingston Street, Rm B195, Celina, Ohio, for general business and for the purpose of hearing the following:  

An application by Vonds Enterprises LLC to amend the zoning code to categorize the parcel located at 6924 Staeger Rd., Celina, Ohio from C-Commercial Business to General Business District. The parcel is owned by Vonds Enterprises LLC.  At the end of the hearing, the matter will be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners for its action.  

Board of Zoning Appeals

of Mercer County

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Notice of Meeting Date Change 

The May meeting of the Liberty Township Trustee has been moved to May 21st, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will be held at the Township Building in Chatt.

Liberty Township Trustees

Jill Thomas, Fiscal Officer

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE 2025 LIBERTY TOWNSHIP BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that on the 21st day of May, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., a public hearing will be held on the Budget prepared by the Liberty Township Trustees of Mercer County Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year ending December 31st, 2025.

Such hearing will be held at the Township Building in Chatt.

Liberty Township Trustees

Jill Thomas, Fiscal Officer

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

JUVENILE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF: SKYLAR ELLIS, A DEPENDENT CHILD. CASE NO. 3-2019-034

LEGAL NOTICE

TO BRANDON ULERY: (last known address: 293 E. Fairground Rd. Apt. 4, Marion, Ohio, 43302)

You are hereby notified that a Motion to Modify Custody has been filed against you in the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division. This action has been brought against you by Sarah Limon, who seeks to establish herself as the legal custodian for the minor child Skylar Ellis, Y.O.B. 2008. You are hereby notified to make your answer to this complaint by filing the same with the Clerk of the Mercer County Juvenile Court and serving a copy of your answer upon Counsel of Sarah Limon, Randy LaMarr Jr., at 101 N. Front Street, P.O. Box 69, St. Marys, Ohio, 45885 within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice. Further, you are hereby notified of a Final hearing scheduled in this matter on July 22, 2024, at 1:00 P.M. Failure to appear may result in you losing rights in regard to your child. IT IS SO ORDERED.

Magistrate Richard M. Delzeith

Mercer County Common Pleas Court,

Juvenile Division,

Mercer County Courthouse, Room 307

101 N. Main Street,

Celina, OH 45822

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

BUTLER TOWNSHIP ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

O.R.C. 303.14

A public hearing will be held before the Mercer County Board of Zoning Appeals on May 13, 2024, at 7:30 P.M. at the Butler Township House, 306 West Main Street, Coldwater, OH for the purpose of hearing the following:

An application by Richard Wendel, for a variance to put a 19 foot by 13 foot shed in the N.E. corner of the property at the property located at 5067 St. Rt. 219, Coldwater, Ohio.  

Board of Zoning Appeals  of Butler Township,

Mercer County, Ohio 

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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

MERCER COUNTY BID NOTICE

ASPHALT CONCRETE RESURFACING

Sealed bids will be received by the Board of Mercer County Commissioners for resurfacing of various county and township roads in Mercer County.

Bids shall be submitted in duplicate to the Clerk of the Board of Mercer County Commissioners, located at Central Services Building, 220 West Livingston Street, Room A201, Celina, Ohio 45822.

Bids must be submitted by 11:00 a.m. on May 16, 2024, at which time they will be opened.

Plans, specifications, and bid forms can be obtained by contacting the Mercer County Engineer's Office, located at 4884 Mud Pike, Celina, Ohio 45822 (Phone: 419-586-7759).

The bid package must be accompanied by a bid guaranty in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The bid guaranty shall be in the form of either:

1. A bond for the full amount of the bid, or

2. A certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised Code equal to ten percent (10%) of the bid. Upon entering a contract, a performance bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the project will be required.

The County OPWC project shown is being bid contingent of state approval of Ohio Public Works Commission funding. This project cannot be started until funding is approved. The successful bidder on the project must meet all requirements of the administrative rules for the implementation and delivery of the infrastructure financing program of the Ohio Public Works Commission in accordance with Chapter 164.1 of the Ohio Administrative Code. This includes state prevailing wage requirements and Ohio products requirements.

All bidders must comply with Ohio Prevailing Wage requirements.

Contracts will be awarded on a unit price basis to the lowest and best bidder. 

The awarding agency reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities when the same are to the agency's advantage.

James A. Wiechart, P.E., P.S.

Mercer County Engineer

By order of the Board of Mercer County Commissioners

Kim Everman, Adm./Clerk

This notice is posted on the Board of Mercer County Commissioners web site. Notice can be accessed at: www.mercercountyohio.org/elected-officials/commissioners/rfq

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NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE

THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SPOUSES AND ASSIGNS AND THE UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF MINOR AND/OR INCOMPETENT HEIRS OF GRABLE CHEEK, whose last known addresses are unknown and all of whose residences are unknown, will hereby take notice that on March 25th, 2024, Plaintiff filed its Complaint in the Common Pleas Court of Mercer County, Ohio, being Case No. 24-CIV-031 in said Court against THE UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SPOUSES AND ASSIGNS AND THE UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF MINOR AND/OR INCOMPETENT HEIRS OF GRABLE CHEEK, et al. praying for Judgment of $82,513.32 with interest at the rate of 4.37500% per annum from August 1, 2023, until paid and for foreclosure of a mortgage on the following described real estate, to wit:

PARCEL NO. 41-041200.0000

STREET ADDRESS:

206 Glenn Street,

Mendon, OH 45862

A COMPLETE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PARCEL MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COUNTY AUDITOR.

and that Defendants be required to set up any interest they may have in said premises or be forever barred, that upon failure of said Defendants to payor cause to be paid said Judgment within three days from its rendition that an Order of Sale be issued to the Sheriff of Mercer County, Ohio, to appraise, advertise, and sell said real estate, that the premises be sold free and clear of all claims, liens and interest of any parties herein, that the proceeds from the sale of said premises be applied to Plaintiff's Judgment and for such other relief to which Plaintiff is entitled.

Said Defendant(s) will take notice that they will be required to answer said Complaint on or before twenty-eight (28) days from the final publication run date or judgment will be rendered accordingly.

Rocket Mortgage, LLC f/k/a Quicken Loans, LLC

f/k/a Quicken Loans Inc.

Padgett Law Group

Attorneys for Plaintiff

8087 Washington Village Drive, Ste. 220

Dayton, Ohio 45458

Phone:(850)422-2520

Fax:(850)422-2567

OHAttorney@padgettlawgroup.com

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

JUVENILE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF: DARIEN STEPHENS, AN ALLEGED NEGLECTED/DEPENDENT CHILD. CASE NO.: 3-2024-016.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

(O.R.C. 2151.29)

To: Unknown/Unnamed Father, alleged father of the child Darien Stephens, D.O.B. 12/21/2010, child of Kara Stephens.

The Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services has filed a Complaint regarding the child in the above captioned case. The Motion requests that Protective Supervision of the child be granted to the Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services.

Any Unknown/Unnamed Father is to be personally present in the Mercer County Juvenile Court, Mercer County Court House, 101 North Main Street, Celina, Ohio, 45822 at 9:00 A.M. on May 10, 2024. Should he fail to appear at that time he may lose valuable rights with regard to the child. His attention is directed to the following notice.

NOTICE

Notice to all parties: Each party to this proceeding has the right to be represented by counsel, to be appointed by the Court in the event that the party is unable to afford counsel. Any party desiring legal assistance in this matter should contact Diana Yaney, Deputy Clerk of the Mercer County Juvenile Court, at 419-586-2418.

Kristi Burch, Deputy Clerk

Mercer County Juvenile Court

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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate

The State of Ohio, Mercer County. Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2017-FRE2 US Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, Plaintiff, vs. Jesse Criswell, as Heir to the Estate of Judith Criswell, et al., Defendant. Case No. 23CIV105.

Pursuant to a Court Order of Sale, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on RealAuction.com, Wednesday, May 22, 2024, at 9:00 A.M, if the property does not sell on that date, it will go up for a second sale on RealAuction.com, Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at 9:00 A.M., the following described real estate to-wit:

Parcel No.: 42-001800. 0100

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

Said Premises located at 2332 State Route 29, Celina, OH 45822

Said premises appraised at $230,000. A deposit of $10,000 is required to RealAuction.com. This appraisal does not include an interior examination of the premises.

TERMS OF SALE:  Property cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of the appraised value. Required deposit in cash or certified funds due at the time of sale and balance in cash or certified check upon confirmation of sale. If Judgment Creditor is purchaser, no deposit is required.

TERMS OF 2^ND SALE: Property to be sold without regard to minimum bid requirements, subject to payment of taxes and court costs; deposit and payment requirements same as the first auction. 

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.

Jeff Grey, Sheriff 

Captain Lori Knapke

Mercer County, Ohio

Manley Deas Kochalski LLC

614-220-5611

Attorney

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