PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT AND REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PRICING PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES

The Board of Commissioners of Mercer County, Ohio in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 153.693 is soliciting statements of qualifications (SOQ) and pricing proposals for design-build services for.

CENTRAL SERVICES BUILDING RENOVATION

Firms interested in providing the services may obtain a copy of the Request for Qualifications and Pricing Proposals for Design-Build Services document detailing the procedures and conditions for submitting a statement of qualification and pricing proposal by contacting: 

Mercer County Board of Commissioners

Attn: Kim Everman

220 West Livingston Street, Celina, Ohio 46822

Email: 

kime@mercercountyoh.gov

Please submit all questions in writing to Curt South with Garmann Miller at csouth@creategm.com with the project name included in the subject line (no phone calls please).  The deadline for questions is January 6, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. 

Sealed statements of qualifications and pricing proposals must be addressed and mailed to the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, at the address noted above with postmark no later than January 15, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. Statements of qualifications and pricing proposals postmarked after this deadline will not be accepted or considered. Statements of qualifications and pricing proposals must be identified on the outside of the envelope by the following: "REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PRICING PROPOSAL FOR DESIGN-BUILD SERVICES."

The Design-Builder will be selected using the best-value selection process. The Owner reserves the right to reject all proposals and cancel at any time for any reason this solicitation, any portion of this solicitation or any phase of the Project. The Owner reserves the right to waive minor variations in the selection process. 

This notice is posted on the statewide public notices at www.publicnoticesohio.com and the Commissioners' web site via www.mercercountyohio.gov.

By Order of the Board of Mercer County Commissioners

Kim Everman, Administrator

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Coldwater Village Council has passed the following:

Ordinance 1767 - An ordinance amending ORD 1536 with regard to the boundaries of the "Community Reinvestment Area".

Ordinance 1768 - An ordinance authorizing the vacating of an alley in the Village of Coldwater.

The entire content of this legislation can be viewed at the Village Office, 610 West Sycamore St., during regular business hours.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The Celina Tree Commission will be holding a public meeting on Wednesday, December 10th at 4:00pm in the Richardson Bretz Building. Topics for discussion include the continued review of the Inflation Reduction Act grant implementation, a possible recommended tree list, and all other matters relevant to the Commission.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Recovery Township Trustees will hold their December monthly meeting on Monday December 29, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m.

Lisa Tobin

Recovery Township

Fiscal Officer

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The following Mobile Home will be offered at Public sale on December 20, 2025, 11 a.m. at 6655 U.S. 23, Chillicothe, OH 45601. For more details call Tim Caudill 865-617-3984.

2021 Clayton

Ref# 61412173

Minimum Bid
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^$65,362.00

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, vs. UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, FIDUCIARIES, DEVISEES AND DONEES OF BRIAN D. FRANK et al.

LEGAL NOTICE

Unknown Heirs, Beneficiaries, Fiduciaries, Devisees and Donees of Brian D. Frank, whose present place of residence is unknown, will take notice that on October 29, 2025, Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC filed its Complaint in Case No. 25-CIV-128 in the Court of Common Pleas of Mercer County, 101 N. Main Street, Celina, OH 45822, seeking foreclosure and alleging that the Defendants Unknown Heirs, Beneficiaries, Fiduciaries, Devisees and Donees of Brian D. Frank have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below:

Permanent Parcel #: 410267000000

Property Address: 107 South Green Street, Mendon, OH 45862

Publication will run in The Daily Standard for one (1) day per week for three (3) consecutive weeks, the Answer Day being twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication.

The Defendant(s) named above are required to answer on or before the 2nd day of January, 2026.

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

BY: LOGS Legal Group LLP

Anthony Santiago

4805 Montgomery Road, Suite 320

Norwood, OH 45212

(513) 396-8100

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Village of Osgood will receive sealed bids for the construction of the Osgood, North Street Reconstruction project.

Bids will be received at the office of the Village of Osgood, P.O. Box 177, Osgood, OH 45351, until 1:00 P.M., December 23, 2025, at which time and place bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after 1:00 P.M. will be returned unopened.  

Bids will be received on a unit price basis as outlined in the bid documents: 

The construction of curbing, sidewalks, paving, and storm sewer line for approximately 1,300 lineal feet of reconstruction of North Street.

Bids must be signed and submitted on the separate bidding forms included in the Bidding Documents, sealed in the provided envelope, and shall be accompanied by either a Bid Guaranty Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid amount or by a certified check, cashier's check, or letter of credit on a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the amount of the Bid, subject to conditions provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Bid security, furnished in Bond form, shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety. The successful bidder will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance Bond in the amount of 100% of the Bid. 

All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio Products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of their project. Additionally, contractor compliance with the equal employment opportunity requirements of Ohio Administrative Code Chapter 123, the Governor's Exexutive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

Bidders must comply with the prevailing wage rates on Public Improvements in Darke County and the Village of Osgood as determined by the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, Wage and Hour Division, (614) 644‑2239. 

The Bidding Documents, which include Drawings, Specifications and blank bid forms, may be examined and obtained at the office of Access Engineering Solutions, 1200 Irmscher Boulevard, Suite B, Celina, OH, 45822. Bidders may obtain an electronic copy of the documents for $25.00 and hard copy will be $75.00 for each complete set of documents. These documents can be shipped at the Bidder's expense for an additional shipping fee of $15.00. Non-refundable checks are to be payable to Access Engineering Solutions. BIDS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM BIDDERS LISTED ON THE ENGINEER'S OFFICIAL LIST OF PLAN HOLDERS

The Owner reserves the right to reject each and every bid and to waive informalities, irregularities and errors in the bidding to the extent permitted by law.

This notice to bidders is posted on the Village of Osgoods's internet site on the World Wide Web, and can be located at www.osgoodohio.com

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR VARIANCE AND PUBLIC MEETING

Notice is hereby given that an application for variance has been submitted by Chris Dirksen, to the Village of Coldwater Board of Appeals for the property located at 1002 Coletta Court, Coldwater Ohio.

Applicant requests a Variance as per Section IV - Use Regulations of Zoning Ordinance No. 1761 for the Village Coldwater for the said property. The owner is proposing to construct a home on the property. The proposed home will encroach on the rear yard setback and the side yard setback which will require a Variance by the Board of Zoning Appeals.

The Board of Planning and Zoning Appeals may not act upon this request prior to notification of adjacent property owners. Any such property owner may submit written objections to the office of the Village Manager at 610 West Sycamore Street, Coldwater, Ohio 45828. Written objections must be received prior to the Board of Appeals Meeting at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Any person may attend this public meeting and speak for or against this application.

Ref: A8-2025 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

O.R.C. 303.14

A public hearing will be held before the Mercer County Board of Zoning Appeals on December 16, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. at the Jefferson Township House, 7171 Havemann Road, Celina, OH, for general business and for the purpose of hearing the following:

An application Wayne and Sandra Freewalt, located at 126 Northwood Drive, Celina, OH 45822, for a setback adjustment to allow for an addition to their home at that address.

An application by Larry and Diane Hawk located at 2306 E. Ash St., Celina, OH 45822 for adjustment to lot coverage to allow for a sunroom addition to their home.

Board of Zoning Appeals of Mercer County

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

PROBATE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF: DALE L. WAGNER, DECEASED. CASE NO. 20251183. JUDGE MATTHEW L. GILMORE.

PUBLICATION OF NOTICE

"TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF DALE L. WAGNER, DECEASED, LATE OF 1415 MEADOWVIEW DR., APT. 11, CELINA, MERCER COUNTY, OH 45822, PROBATE COURT CASE NO. 20251183.

You are hereby notified that the decedent died on March 11, 2025, and that the decedent's Will was admitted to probate on November 3, 2025, by the Probate Court of Mercer County, Ohio. You must bring an action to contest the validity of the Will within three (3) months after the Executor files a Certificate of Notice stating that the Executor has given this notice.

Daniel A. Bensman

(0064072)

Attorney for the Estate

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