PROBATE COURT OF MERCER COUNTY, OHIO

MATTHEW L. GILMORE, JUDGE

IN RE: THE NAME OF

EMILY IOLA BONIFAS

to JOSHUA DANIEL BONIFAS

Case No.: 20269022

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 Emily Iola Bonifas to Joshua Daniel Bonifas. A hearing on the application will be held on November 2, 2026, at 1:30 o'clock P.M. in the Probate Court of Mercer County, located at 101 N. Main St., Room 307, Celina, OH 45822.

Emily Bonifas

2341 Township Line Road

St. Henry, OH 45883

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received by Parkway Local Schools in the District Office, 400 Buckeye Street, Rockford, OH 45882, until October 27, 2026, 1:00 P.M., at which time and place proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud. Proposals received after October 27, 2026, 1:00 P.M. will be returned unopened. Proposals shall be for the furnishing of materials and the performance of labor necessary for the:

26072.00

Parkway Schools - New Baseball Scoreboard

400 Buckeye Street,

Rockford , OH 45882

All in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by Garmann/Miller & Associates, Inc., Minster, OH; Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Fort Wayne, IN

A Lump Sum bid for the project will be received.

A prebid meeting will be held at 1:00 P.M. on October 13, 2026, at 400 Buckeye Street. The pre-bid meeting is not mandatory but bidders are strongly encouraged to attend. The facility will be open for inspection at this time.

A Bid Security in the form of a certified check, cashier's check, irrevocable letter of credit, or surety company bond pursuant to Chapter 1305 of the Ohio Revised code in the amount of 10% of the total bid shall accompany each bid; or a bid guaranty bond in accordance with Chapter 153.571 of the Ohio Revised Code in the amount of 100% of the total bid shall accompany each bid.

Successful Bidders shall conform to the Ohio "Schedule of Prevailing Wages". The bidder may access the Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage & Hour Bureau at its website for current edition of wage rates.

The Contract Documents, including Drawings and Specifications, are on file for public inspection at the office of the Architect: Garmann/Miller & Associates Inc., Phone 419-628-4240: the office of the Parkway Local Schools; Construction News Corporation, the McGraw Hill-Dodge Plan Room, the Builders Exchange and iSqFt.

Contract Documents may be purchased from DC Reprographics, 1254 Courtland Ave., Columbus, OH 43201; www.DCplanroom.com; Phone 614-297-1200. Each Bidder is responsible for shipping cost or providing a shipping number for billing to the bidders account.

Each bid must be submitted in duplicate on a blank form furnished by the Architect, in a sealed envelope. Mark plainly on the outside of the envelope, the project you are bidding on. No bidder may withdraw their bid for a period of sixty (60) days after the bid opening.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive informalities, irregularities and/or errors in the bids to the extent permitted by law. This includes the right to extend the date and time for receipt of bids.

This notice is posted on the Parkway Local Schools web site.

Notice can be accessed at: www.parkwayschools.org.

The Date of this notice: October 6, 2026

By: Parkway Local Schools

400 Buckeye Street

Rockford  OH 45882

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Sheriff's Sale of Real Estate

The State of Ohio, Mercer County. PennyMac Loan Services, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Ian M. Breen, et a., Defendant. Case No. 25-CIV-119

Pursuant to a Court Order of Sale, in the above entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on RealAuction.com, Wednesday, October 14, 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, October 21, 2026, at 9:00 A.M., the following described real estate to-wit:

Parcel No.: 17-005500. 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 116 Caldwell St., Fort Recovery, OH 45846.

Said premises appraised at $183,334.00. A deposit of $5,00.00 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.

Reisenfeld & Associates LLC

Attorney (513) 322-7000

Doug Timmerman, Sheriff

Captain Chad Fortkamp

Mercer County, Ohio

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Date of Notice:

October 6, 2026

Name & address of facility:

Eugene Poultry, LLC

340 U.S. Route 127

Maria Stein, OH 45860

Name & address of applicants:

Eugene Poultry, LLC

14117 Willowdell Road

Yorkshire, OH 45388

Shirley Dirksen

6143 Dirksen Road

Maria Stein, OH 45860

In accordance with OAC rule 901:10-6-01, public notice is hereby given that the Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a final Permit to Install and final Permit to Operate for Eugene Poultry, LLC.

The final Permit may be appealed. The notice of appeal and the filing fee as may be required must be sent to: The Environmental Review Appeals Commission (ERAC), 30 East Broad Street 4th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215, (614-466-8950) by 5:00 p.m. on November 4, 2026. Questions regarding the appeal process may be directed to ERAC. A copy of the appeal must be served on the director of agriculture within three days after filing the appeal with ERAC.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

An audit of the financial records for the years of 2024 and 2025 was recently completed by the Office of the Ohio Auditor of State. The report is available to the public by contacting the Fiscal Officer for review.

 Butler Township Trustees

Cory McKibben,

Fiscal Officer

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MARION TOWNSHIP BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

A public hearing will be held before the Marion Township Board of Zoning Appeals on Wednesday October 14, 2026, at 8:00 P.M. at the Marion Township Building, 8078 Marion Drive, Maria Stein, OH for the purpose of hearing the following:

The application of Pohl Properties, LLC, 5612 Fleetfoot Road, Celina,OH 45822.

Pohl Properties, LLC is requesting a Side yard setback variance (North Side) and a Rear Yard setback variance (West Side) to construct a new fabrication shop on their Commercial lot. The North side yard variance will allow the new building to be in line with the existing building. This Commercial lot is located at 3215 Cassella-Montezuma Road, Celina, OH in Section 7, Marion Township.

Board of Zoning Appeals of Marion Township

Dale Homan, Chairman

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

MERCER COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS

A public hearing will be held before the Mercer County Board of Zoning Appeals on October 20, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. at the Jefferson Township House, 7171 Havemann Road, Celina, OH, for the purpose of hearing the following:

An application by Ryan Rolfes for setback adjustments to add garage and storage to the residence located at 7396 St. Rt. 197, Celina, OH requiring adjustments to the setback requirements.

An application by Harold Albers to replace a shed on his property located at 200 Walnut Shore Drive because the original shed was destroyed by a tree. He proposes to use the existing concrete pad, requiring a setback adjustment.

Board of Zoning Appeals of Mercer County

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Notice of Public Hearing

 ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

VILLAGE OF

FORT RECOVERY, OHIO

The Zoning Board of Appeals for the Village of Fort Recovery will hold a public hearing on an application for a Variance on October 20, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. located at: Fort Recovery Village Hall, 201 S. Main St., Fort Recovery, OH 45846. This application submitted by Matt Jutte requests that a variance be granted to allow construction of an accessory structure 60% of the floor area of the principal structure on the property located at 2408 N. First St., Fort Recovery, OH.

Aaron Rengers,

Village Administrator

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

SEALED BIDS FOR:

City of Celina, Ohio

69kV Relaying and Control Panels Modifications

will be received by the City of Celina, Ohio, at the Office of the Safety-Service Director, Municipal Building, at 225 North Main Street, Celina, OH 45822 until 2:00 p.m., LOCAL TIME Wednesday, October 21, 2026, and at that time and place will be publicly opened and read aloud.

The proposed Work consists of furnishing all labor, supervision, tools, materials, and equipment to complete the project scope as follows:

The City is upgrading their 69kV transmission system protection by modifying the existing relay and protection panels in various City substations. The City is therefore seeking proposals for the modification of existing relay panels. Modifications include the installation of new, City furnished, relay and control panels that will be installed on existing relay cabinet doors, and the rewiring required for the new panels.

The project also includes the coordination and assistance required for the interconnection of existing fiber optic cables to the new relay and control panels. Existing fiber is owned and operated by the City of Celina.

The contract documents and Specifications are on file at the Office of the Safety-Service Director, 225 North Main Street, Celina, OH 45822, and at the office of the Engineer, GPD Group, 520 South Main Street, Suite 2531, Akron, OH 44311-1010. To obtain an official set of the documents and become a Registered Bidder you MUST contact Ashley Howerter at the engineer's office by emailing ahowerter@gpdgroup.com. Contract documents and Specifications are available in PDF format and will be sent via e-mail. For technical questions contact Dan Melkey, dmelkey@gpdgroup.com.

You must contact the Engineer's Office to be a registered bidder. Only proposals submitted by registered bidders will be accepted.

All bids shall be signed and submitted in duplicate on the proposal form blanks, which are provided separately with the Specifications. Bids shall state the price by item and shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked (electronic submittals will not be accepted):

Bid for City of Celina, Ohio

69kV Relaying and Control Panels Modifications

and addressed to the attention: Office of the Safety-Service Director Thomas Hitchcock, 225 North Main Street, Celina, OH 45822.

Each bid shall contain the name of every person, firm or corporation interested in the same, and must be accompanied by either a bid guaranty bond to the satisfaction of the City, or a certified check drawn on a solvent bank, in the sum of 10% of the bid, made payable to the City of Celina, Ohio, as a guaranty that if the bid is accepted, a contract will be entered into and its performance properly secured.

The City of Celina, Ohio, reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any irregularities in bidding.

A pre-bid meeting is scheduled for Wednesday October 7th at 11:00 a.m. at the City of Celina Electric Building, 704 North Street, Celina, OH 45822.

No bidder may withdraw his bid for a period of 60 days after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids.

By Order of the Safety-Service Director

City of Celina, Ohio

Thomas Hitchcock

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Village of Coldwater will receive sealed bids for the Butler & E. Walnut Street Improvements project.

Bids will be received in the Council Chambers at the Municipal Building, 610 West Sycamore Street, Coldwater, OH 45828, until 11:30 a.m. (local time), October 15, 2026, at which time and place bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after 11:30 a.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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