LEGAL NOTICE

Area Agency on Aging 3 intends to award the following funds for calendar year 2026.

• Title III C1 and C2 Older Americans Act Funds for the Administrative Functions of Home Delivered Meals and Congregate Meal Restaurant based dining projects.

• Title III D Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Funding is intended for services to persons 60 years and older within Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert Counties. For a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP), please visit our website at: www.aaa3.org. A provider meeting addressing questions specific to the RFP will be held through a virtual platform on June 12, 2025, at 1:30 p.m. You may join the meeting by logging onto www.aaa3.org and following the link to the meeting. Please contact Mary Steele, Vice President of Compliance and Oversight at msteele@psa3.org or 419-879-1851 with any questions. Requests for Proposals will be accepted beginning Monday June 9, 2025. The deadline to apply is July 11, 2025 at 12:00 p.m.

AAA3 IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY GRANTOR AND EMPLOYER AGENCY.

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PROBATE COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

MATTHEW L. GILMORE, JUDGE

IN RE: THE NAME OF

BLAKE ALAN LEY to

BLAKE ALAN REGEDANZ

Case No.: 20259013

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  requesting the change of name of Blake Alan Ley to Blake Alan Regedanz. A hearing on the Application will be held on July 15, 2025, at 10:00 o'clock A.M. in the Probate Court of Mercer County, located at Mercer County Courthouse, 101 N. Main St., Room 307, Celina, Ohio.

Blake Ley

809 Echo Street

Celina, OH 45822

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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate

The State of Ohio, Mercer County. The Hunting National Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Doris Freewalt, et al., Defendant. Case No. 24-ClV-115

Pursuant to a Court Order of Sale, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on RealAuction.com, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at 9:00 A.M., if the property does not sell on that date, it will go up for a second sale on ReaIAuction.com, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 9:00 A.M., the following described real estate to-wit:

Parcel No.: 40-023100. 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 11669 Evans Rd., Mendon, OH 45862

Said premises appraised at $205,000.00. A deposit of $10,000 is required to ReaIAuction.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.

Doug Timmerman, Sheriff 

Captain Chad Fortkamp

Mercer County, Ohio

MDK Legal LLC, Attorney

614-220-5611

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

SECOND PUBLIC HEARING

PY 2025 COMMUNITY HOUSING IMPACT AND PRESERVATION PROGRAM

Mercer County intends to apply to the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) for funding of Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) activities under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Small Cities Program and the Federal HOME Investment Partnership Program, both federally-funded programs administered by the State of Ohio. The CHIP applications are due to the State by June 25, 2025.

On February 11, 2025, Mercer County conducted the first public hearing to inform citizens about the CDBG/HOME program, how it may be used, what activities are eligible, and other program requirements.

Mercer County and the City of Celina will apply as a Partnership for various CHIP activities for PY 2025:  Owner Rehabilitation $420,000; Owner Home Repair $210,000; and Administration $70,000. Mercer County, as Grantee, is applying for a total of $700,000 to fund these activities and allocating $300,000 in the City of Celina and $400,000 throughout Mercer County. Matching funds up to $20,000 will be used from Mercer County's Revolving Loan Fund (RLF), $1,000 from PY2025 Allocation funds, and $8,347 from CHIP HOME Program Income. The national objective is to benefit low-or moderate-income households.The CHIP Program funds will be used throughout Mercer County and within the City of Celina.

A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioners Office located at 220 West Livingston Street, Room A201, Celina, Ohio, to allow citizens the opportunity to provide input on the activities.

Should any participant require auxiliary aids due to disability, please contact this office at least one week prior to the hearing date to ensure needs will be accommodated. Anyone wishing to submit written comments prior to the hearing date should address comments to the Mercer County Board of Commissioners, 220 West Livingston Street, Room A201, Celina, Ohio 45822.

By Order of the Board of Mercer County Commissioners

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Gibson Township Trustees will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, June 25th 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 first public hearing. 

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LEGAL NOTICE

Franklin Township

Mercer County, Ohio

The Franklin Township Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hearing to consider the application for a Variance Request on the 16th day of June, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Franklin Township House, 6805 St. Rt. 219, Celina. The application, submitted by Aaron and Alison Mayes, requests a Variance in the set-back and height requirements for the property located at 5297 Prairie View Drive, Celina, OH 45822.

As per Section 1127:34 of the Zoning Code, the front yard set-back is to be 30'. The applicants are requesting a Variance of 2' in the front yard set-back. There is also a Height Maximum of 18'. The applicants are requesting a Variance of 1' for the construction of a building on the property. 

Gary Schwieterman

Franklin Township Zoning Inspector

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

June 5, 2025

Name & address of facility:

AJ Evers & Sons

1105 Goettemoeller Rd.

Maria Stein, OH 45860

Name & address of applicants: 

Gene and Sharon Evers

1105 Goettemoeller Rd.,

Maria Stein, OH 45860

Ricky and Brenda Evers

6795 Fort Recovery-Minster Road,

Maria Stein, OH 45860

PUBLIC NOTICE

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting comments on a draft Permit to Operate (PTO) renewal for the facility called "AJ Evers & Sons" which is located at 1105 Goettemoeller Road, Maria Stein, OH 45860 in  Mercer County, Marion Township in the Upper Great Miami Watershed. If the final permit is issued, the PTO would be valid for five years. 

A copy of the draft permit can be obtained by completing a public records request using the following link:  https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/divisions/legal-office/public-records-site-area. Any person may submit written comments and/or request a public meeting on the draft permit. A request for a public meeting must be in writing and shall state the nature of the issues to be raised at the public meeting. Comments and/or public meeting requests must be received by the DLEP office no later than 5 p.m. on July 7, 2025. Comments can either be mailed to: Ohio Department of Agriculture, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, 8995 East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43068 or emailed  to lepp@agri.ohio.gov. Comments received after this date will not be considered. A public meeting will be held when required by OAC 901:10-6-04(C) and may be held where authorized by OAC 901:10-6-01(D). Persons have a right to provide a written or oral statement for the record at the public meeting, if a meeting is scheduled.

The Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting maintains an "interested parties" list for each Ohio county as well as a statewide list for notification of all draft permits.  If you would like to be added to either or both of these lists, please send a request to lepp@agri.ohio.gov or call 614-387-0470.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP BUDGET

Notice is hereby given that on the 17th day of June, 2025 at 7:30 o'clock p.m., a public hearing will be held on the Budget prepared by the Township Trustees of Hopewell Township of Mercer County Ohio, for the next succeeding fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026.

Such hearing will be held at the Hopewell Township Building, 9708 Canary Rd., Celina, OH 45822.

Herbert Muhlenkamp

Fiscal Officer

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IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

JUVENILE DIVISION

IN THE MATTER OF:

Baby Girl (DOB 05/31/2025) AN ALLEGED NEGLECTED AND DEPENDENT CHILD. CASE NO.: 3-2025-021.

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION

To: The Unknown Unnamed parents of Baby Girl, DOB 05 /31 /2025.

The Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services has filed a Complaint regarding the child, Baby Girl, in the above captioned case. The Motion requests that among other Orders, that Temporary Custody of the child be granted to the Mercer County Department of Job and Family Services.

The Unknown/Unnamed parents are to be personally present in the Mercer County Juvenile Court, Mercer County Courthouse, Celina, Ohio at 11:30 A.M. on June 16, 2025. Should the Unknown/Unnamed parents fail to appear at that time, they may lose valuable rights with regard to the child. Their 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 Siera Timmerman, Deputy Clerk of the Mercer County Juvenile Court, at 419-586-2418.

Siera Timmerman,

Deputy Clerk

Mercer County Juvenile Court

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LEGAL NOTICE

The St. Henry Village Council passed the following:

Ordinance 1161 - authorizing the purchase of a Super Products Mud Dog 700 vacuum/hydro excavation truck; authorizing the Village Administrator to enter into and execute a contract with MTech Company.

Ordinance 1162 - accepting the best bid for the North Park Court Improvements Project; authorizing the Village Administrator to enter into and execute a contract for services with Tarkett Sports Construction-Central, LLC.

Resolution 2025-2 - making findings and determinations as permitted in Section 3735.65 to 3735.70 O.R.C.; establishing "Community Reinvestment Area # 52", Hemmelgarn Enterprises DBA Hi-Tech Wire, designating an officer to administer said tax abatement program.

The entire content of the above listed legislation can be viewed at the Village Office located at 371 N. Linn St., Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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