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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Stone Bid Meeting

Liberty Township will hold the regular monthly meetings for 2026 the last Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. The inventory meeting and organizational meeting for 2027 will be held following the normal meeting on Monday, December 29, 2026. Meetings will be held at the township building located at 1485 Frahm Pike, Celina, OH 45822.

Liberty Township Trustees

Jill Thomas, Fiscal Officer

1918 Oregon Road

Celina, OH 45822

419-942-1540

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NOTICE

On January 8, 2026 per Resolution #26-35, the Board of County Commissioners of Mercer County, Ohio adopted the appropriation for Fiscal Year 2026:

General Fund: $19,766,096.00

Special Revenue/Other Funds: $64,048,623.88

Total: $83,814,719.88

An itemization report of the General Fund and Special Revenue Funds is available in the office of the Mercer County Commissioners.  It is also posted on Mercer County's internet site at https://www.mercercounty ohio.gov/elected-officials/commissioners/fiscal-data/

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MERCER COUNTY

Kim Everman,

Administrator/Clerk of the Board

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LEGAL NOTICE

The Washington Township Trustees have established their meeting dates as the last Tuesday of each month in 2026. The December meeting will be on December 22. All meetings begin at 8:00 p.m. and are held at the Township Office, 1474 St. Anthony Rd., Coldwater, OH 45828.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

The annual financial report of the Village of St. Henry for the year ended December 31, 2025, has been completed and is available for public inspection in the Village Office located at 371 N. Linn St. between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. A copy of the report can be provided upon request.

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NOTICE

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP

The 2026 monthly meetings for the Franklin Township Trustees and the Zoning Boards are as follows:

TRUSTEES

Third (3rd) Wednesday of each month - Except December will be the second (2nd) Wed.

Time: 6:30 P.M. - Except February time is 5:30 p.m.Location: Franklin Township Office

ZONING COMMISSION

Second (2nd) Tuesday of each month. Meeting held ONLY if there is business to discuss. Call 419-733-1667 to verify.

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Location: Franklin Township Office

 APPEALS BOARD

First (1st) & Third (3rd) Mondays of each month. Meeting held ONLY if there is business to discuss. Call 419-733-1667 to verify.

Time: 6:30 P.M.

Location: Franklin Township Office

 Franklin TOWNSHIP OFFICE

6805 State Route 219

Celina, Ohio 45822

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NOTICE

The 2025 Annual Financial Report of Franklin Township is available for review at the Township Office.  Contact Lee Ann Dorsten, Fiscal Officer at 419-268-2139 if interested.

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LEGAL NOTICE

The 2025 Annual Financial Report of the Mercer County District Library is complete and available for viewing at the library, 303 N. Main Street, Celina, Ohio. 

Elizabeth Muether,

Fiscal Officer

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NOTICE TO BIDDERS

The Village of Coldwater will receive sealed bids for the Second Street 250,000 Gallon Tower Interior Coating Improvements project.

Bids will be received in the Coldwater Village Office, 610 W. Sycamore St., Coldwater, OH, until 2:00 p.m. (local time), February 5, 2026, at which time the place bids will be opened publicly and read aloud. Bids received after 2:00 p.m. (local time) will be returned unopened.

Bids will be received on a Unit Price basis as outlined in the bid documents. 

The project consists of improvements to the interior coating system on the existing 250,000 Gallon Second Street water tower. Also included are other miscellaneous improvements to the tower.

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 sub-contractors 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 Executive Order of 1972, and Governor's Executive Order 84-9 shall be required.

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 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 purchase electronic copy for $25.00 and paper copy for $50.00 for each complete set of documents. These documents can be shipped at the Bidder's expense for an additional $15.00 for each complete set of documents. 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.

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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PUBLIC NOTICE

The 2025 Annual Financial Report of the Coldwater Public Library is complete and available for viewing at the library, 305 W. Main Street, Coldwater, OH.

Jennifer Eyink,

Fiscal Officer

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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

302-5-11