Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate

The State of Ohio, Mercer County Carrington Mortgage Services, LLC Plaintiff, vs. Kevin R. David, et al., Defendant. Case No. 25-CIV-118.

Pursuant to a Court Order of Sale, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on RealAuction.com, Wednesday, February 04, 2026, 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, February 11, 2026, at 9:00 A.M., the following described real estate to-wit:

Parcel No.: 09-095100. 0000

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 54124 Club Island Rd., Celina, OH 45822

Said premises appraised at $165,667.00. A deposit of $5,000 is required to Real Auction.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.

LOGS Legal Group LLP

513-396-8100

Doug Timmerman, Sheriff

Captain Chad Fortkamp

Mercer County, Ohio

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LEGAL NOTICE

The annual financial report of the Wabash River Conservancy District has been completed. The report is available at the office of the clerk at 944 Meiring Road, Fort Recovery, OH.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Northstar Towers II proposes to build a 260-foot Self-Support Communications Tower. Anticipated lighting application is medium intensity dual red/white strobes. The Site location is near 1729 State Route 29, Celina, Mercer County, OH 45822. Lat: 40-32-42.22, Long:-84-44-11.12. The Federal Communications   Commission   (FCC) Antenna Structure Registration (ASR, Form 854) filing number is A1351532.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS - Interested persons may review the application (www.fcc.gov/asr/applications) by entering the filing number. Environmental concerns may be raised by filing a Request for Environmental Review (www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest) and online filings are strongly encouraged. The mailing address to file a paper copy is: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. HISTORIC PROPERTIES EFFECTS? Public comments regarding potential effects on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Trileaf Corp, Frank Irovic, 1515 Des Peres Road, Suite 200, St. Louis, MO, 314-396-2846. 

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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 RK Schwieterman LLC, to the Village of Coldwater Board of Appeals for lot 1817 and lot 1818.

Applicant requests a Conditional Use as per Section IV - Use Regulations of Zoning Ordinance No. 1761 for the Village Coldwater for the said properties. The owner is proposing to construct a duplex on lot 1817 which is currently zoned R-2. The owner is proposing to construct a duplex on lot 1818 which is currently zoned C-2 and has a conditional use for a single-family home. The proposed duplexes will require a conditional use from 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, OH 45828. Written objections must be received prior to the Board of Appeals Meeting at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday January 21, 2026. Any person may attend this public meeting and speak for or against this application.

Ref: A2-2026 

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Village of Coldwater will receive sealed bids for the Terrace Avenue and Cedar Street Improvements project.

Bids will be received in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 610 West Sycamore Street, Coldwater, OH 45828, until 12:00 p.m. (local time), January 22, 2026, at which time and place bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after 12:00 p.m. (local time) will be returned unopened. 

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

The project includes waterlines, street excavation, aggregate base, underdrains, milling, and asphalt paving.

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. 

Attention of bidders is called to all of the requirements contained in this bid packet, particularly to the State of Ohio prevailing wage rates, various insurance requirements and various equal employment opportunity provisions.

The Bidding Documents, which include Drawing, Specifications and blank bid forms, may be examined and obtained at the office of Access Engineering Solutions, LLC, 1200 Irmscher Boulevard, Suite B, Celina, OH, 45822. Bidders may obtain copies of the documents with the cost of $25.00 for electronic copy and $70.00 for paper copy. The paper documents can be shipped at the Bidder's expense for an additional $15.00 shipping fee. Non-refundable checks are to be payable to Access Engineering Solutions, LLC. BIDS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM BIDDERS LISTED ON THE ENGINEER'S OFFICIAL LIST OF PLAN HOLDERS.

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

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.

No bidder may withdraw his bid within 60 days after the actual date of the opening thereof except as provided in section 9.31 of the Ohio Revised Code.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Union Township Trustees' (Mercer County) Annual Financial Report from 2025 is complete and available for review by contacting the Fiscal Officer, Matt Grunden at 419-733-4791.

The Union Township Trustees' (Mercer County) regular scheduled meetings for 2026 will be held on the second and last Tuesday of each month. Meetings will start at 8 p.m. and will be held at the Mendon Union Firehouse, 114 S. Wayne St., Mendon.

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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 Tyler and Alissa Muhlenkamp, to the Village of Coldwater Board of Appeals for the property located at 907 W. Butler St., 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 a 34'x13' addition to their home. The proposed addition will encroach on 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, January 21, 2026. Any person may attend this public meeting and speak for or against this application.

Ref: A1-2026 

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS

MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

Tax Ease OH V, LLC, Plaintiff, Case No.: 25-CIV-135. Judge: Matthew K. Fox vs. Danny M. Griffith, et al., Defendants.

Legal Notice

Defendant(s), Danny M. Griffith, whose last known Addresses are 211 Stella St., Celina, OH 45822 and P.O. Box 454, Belle Center, OH 43310 and Nick R. Buschur, Trustee of the Nicholas R. Buschur Pension Trust, whose last known address is 167 Southmoor Shores Drive, St. Marys, OH 45885 and John Doe, Real Name Uknown, The Uknown Spouse if any, of Beth A. Griffith, whose last known address is 211 Stella St., Celina, OH 45822, will take notice that on November 24, 2025, Tax Ease OH V, LLC, filed its Amended Complaint in Case Number 25-CIV-135, Mercer County, Ohio, alleging that the defendant(s), Danny M. Griffith, Nick R. Buschur, Trustee of the Nicholas R. Buschur Pension Trust and John Doe, Real Name Uknown, The Uknown Spouse if any, of Beth A. Griffith, have or claim to have an interest in the real estate described below:

Situated in the City of Celina, County of Mercer, and State of Ohio, to-wit:

Being Lot Number Thirty-three (33) in the Hawkins First Allotment in the City of Celina, Ohio as the same is shown on the recorded Plat thereof, in Plat Book 2, Page 67, Plat Records, Mercer County Recorder's Office, subject to all easements and restrictions imposed thereon in the zoning laws of the City of Celina, Ohio.

Premises commonly known as: 211 Stella St., Celina, OH 45822

Parcel No.: 27-156600. 0000

Tax Map #: 08-01-178-008

Prior Deed Reference:

Instrument Number 2008-00004524

The Plaintiff further alleges that it is the holder of tax certificates purchased from the county treasurer, that the certificates are valid and have not been redeemed. The Plaintiff demands that the named defendants be required to set forth their interest in response to the Plaintiffs complaint.

The Plaintiff demands that the defendants named above be required to answer and set up their interest in said real estate or be forever barred from asserting the same, for foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshaling of any liens, and the sale of said real estate, and the proceeds of said sale applied to the payment of plaintiffs claim in the proper order of its priority and for such other and further relief as is just and equitable.

The defendants named above are required to answer the complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice on January 14, 2026.

Tax Ease OH V, LLC

By: William L. Costello (0040631)

James L. Sassano (0062253)

Maureen Delaney (0083507)

Attorneys for Plaintiff

Sassano, Deighton, Delaney, Higgins & Mommsen Co., L.P.A.

4834 Richmond Rd.,

Suite 201, Cleveland,

OH 44128

216-360-7200 Phone

216-360-7210 Facsimile

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NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

January 7, 2026

Rick Muhlenkamp, Chairman

Mercer County Board of Commissioners

Economic Development Department

101 N. Main Street, Room 102

Celina, OH 45822

419-586-4209

To All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals:

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by Mercer County.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about, but not before, January 23, 2026, the Mercer County Commissioners will submit a request to the State of Ohio for the release of Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s):

PY 2025 Community Housing Impact & Preservation Program (CHIP)

CDBG/HOME Grant Agreement

# B-C-25-1BX-1/2

Home Owner Private Rehabilitation and Home/Building Repair

Private Owner Rehabilitation - $420,000

Home/Building Repair - $210,000

CDBG/RLF Program Income $20,000

HOME Program Income $8,300

General Administration & Fair Housing $71,000

Multi-Year Project

Mercer County and City of Celina, Ohio

Total Project Cost: $729,300

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The Mercer County Commissioners have determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at 101 N. Main Street, Room 102, Celina, OH 45822 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M to 4:00 P.M. The ERR may also be provided upon request electronically via email. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to Mercer County 101 N. Main St., Room 102, Celina, OH 45822 or by email to renee.muhlenkamp@econdev.mercercountyohio.gov.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agAny individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Mercer County Commissioners by U.S. mail or email at the addresses above. All comments received before January 22, 2026 will be considered by the Mercer County Commissioners prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The Mercer County Commissioners certify to the State of Ohio that Rick Muhlenkamp in his capacity as Chairman of Mercer County Commissioners consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The State of Ohio's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Mercer County Commissioners to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

The State of Ohio will accept objections to its release of funds and the Mercer County's certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Mercer County Commissioners; (b) the Mercer County Commissioners has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the State of Ohio; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Development at compliance@development.ohio.gov. Potential objectors should contact the State of Ohio to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Rick Muhlenkamp, Chairman

Mercer County Commissioner

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NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS

January 7, 2026

Mercer County Board of Commissioners

Economic Development Department

101 N. Main Street,

Room 102

Celina, OH 45822

419-586-4209

To All Interested Agencies, Groups, and Individuals:

These notices shall satisfy two separate but related procedural requirements for activities to be undertaken by the Mercer County Board of Commissioners.

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS

On or about, but not before, January 23, 2026, the Mercer County Board of Commissioners will submit a request to the State of Ohio for the release of Federal funds under Section 104 (g) of Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, as amended; Section 288 of Title II of the Cranston Gonzales National Affordable Housing Act (NAHA), as amended; and/or Title IV of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, as amended; to be used for the following project(s):

Project Name:

Montezuma Park Improvements

Source of Federal Funds:

CDBG PY2025 Allocation Grant $150,000

Single-year Project

Montezuma, Mercer Co.

Total Project Costs: $165,000

FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT

The Mercer County Board of Commissioners has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) on file at Mercer Co. Community Development, 101 N. Main Street, Room 102 and may be examined or copied weekdays 8:30 A.M to 4:00 P.M. The ERR may also be provided upon request electronically via email. Please submit your request by U.S. mail to 101 N. Main Street, Room 102, Celina, OH 45822 or by email to renee.muhlenkamp@econdev.mercercountyohio.gov.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Mercer County Board of Commissioners by U.S. mail or email at the addresses above. All comments received before January 22, 2026 will be considered by the Mercer County Board of Commissioners prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which Notice they are addressing.

ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION

The Mercer County Board of Commissioners certifies to the State of Ohio that Rick Muhlenkamp in his capacity as Chairman of the Mercer County Commissioners consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. The State of Ohio's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Mercer County Board of Commissioners to use Program funds.

OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS

The State of Ohio will accept objections to its release of funds and the Mercer County's certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Mercer County Board of Commissioners; (b) the Mercer County Board of Commissioners has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or undertaken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by the State of Ohio; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec. 58.76) and shall be addressed to Ohio Department of Development, Office of Community Infrastructure at compliance@development.ohio.gov. Potential objectors should contact the State of Ohio to verify the actual last day of the objection period.

Rick Muhlenkamp, Chairman

Mercer County Commissioner

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