LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed bids for the Benjamin Logan Local School District Sewer System Rehabilitation Project will be received by the school district until 11:00 AM on Thursday, March 26, 2026 at the Benjamin Logan Logan School District Administration Office, 4740 County Road 26, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311. The bids will then be publicly opened and read aloud at the Administration Office. All sealed bids should be clearly marked “Benjamin Logan Sewer System Rehabilitation Project” on the outside of the envelope. Any bids received after the time designated in this advertisement will be returned unopened.
A pre-bid meeting will be held at 11:00 AM on March 17, 2026 at Benjamin Logan Schools Administration Office 4740 County Road 26, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311. Attendance at the pre-bid conference is highly encouraged, but not mandatory.
Project Description: the project involves the full rehabilitation of an existing wastewater treatment facility along with electrical and gravity pipe point repairs.
Project Manuals and Construction Plans are available for purchase from AA Blueprint (www.aablueprint.com) for the non-refundable payment of $60.00 for each contract set thereof. Bidders shall specify what project they are purchasing documents for. Copies will be mailed to prospective bidders upon receipt of payment to AA Blueprint of $60.00 plus postage and handling fee.
Each proposal must contain the full name of the party or parties submitting the proposal and all persons interested therein. Each bidder must submit evidence of its experiences on projects of similar size and scope. Each bidder is required to furnish with his proposal a Bid Guarantee and Contract Bond in accordance to Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. The bid bond may be in the form of a bid guarantee, letter of credit for 100% of the project, or certified check from a solvent bank or cash in the amount of 10% of the total bid submitted. Bid security furnished in Bond form shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide such surety. Checks should be made payable to the Benjamin Logan Local School District. Bid guarantees/bid bonds will be returned to all unsuccessful bidders. The owner intends and requires that this project be substantially completed no later than September 30, 2026, with a final completion date of October 30, 2026.
All questions concerning the project should be directed to Damon Fulk at Environmental Design Group, dfulk@envdesigngroup.com and shall be submitted in writing no later than March 20, 2026 by 8:00 AM.
Engineer’s Opinion of Probable Construction Cost for the base bid is $527,650.00.
All contractors and subcontractors involved with the project will, to the extent practicable, use Ohio products, materials, services and labor in the implementation of the 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.
Bidders are required to use the bidding forms included in the contract/bidding specifications. The Benjamin Logan Local School District reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive any and all informalities and the right to disregard all non-conforming, non-responsive, unbalanced or conditional bids. Also, the School District reserves the right to reject the bids of any bidder if the School District believes it would not be in the best interest of the School District to make the award of that bid; whether because the bid is not responsive or the bidder is unqualified or of doubtful financial ability or fails to meet any other pertinent standards or criteria established by the School District.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the bid opening. BD-2

Bids may be forwarded by registered mail addressed to the Benjamin Logan Schools 4740 County Road 26, Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311, or hand-carried and deposited at the Benjamin Logan Schools Administration Office, prior to the time scheduled for opening of bids.
March 3, 10

LEGAL NOTICE
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, AS TRUSTEE FOR CIT HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2003-1,
Plaintiff,
UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SPOUSES AND ASSIGNS, AND THE UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF MINOR AND/OR INCOMPETENT HEIRS OF GARY L. MOORE, DECEASED et al,
Defendant(s).
CASE NO. CVE20261001
JUDGE: Steve Christopher
LEGAL NOTICE FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
The Court finds that the service of summons cannot be made other than by publication on Defendant(s):
•UNKNOWN HEIRS, DEVISEES, LEGATEES, EXECUTORS, ADMINISTRATORS, SPOUSES AND ASSIGNS, AND THE UNKNOWN GUARDIANS OF MINOR AND/OR INCOMPETENT HEIRS OF GARY L. MOORE, DECEASED
whose last known place of residence is Address(s) Unknown
Each Defendant will take notice that on January 5, 2026, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Foreclosure in the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 310, Kenton, OH 43326, being CVE20261001 alleging that there is due to Plaintiff the sum of $30,904.28 plus interest at 4.12500% per annum from June 23, 2025, plus late charges, pre-payment penalties, title charges, court costs and expenses as applicable to the terms of the Promissory Note secured by a mortgage on the real property, which has a street address of 434 N Gilbert St, Ada, OH 45810 and being permanent parcel number 251301180000.
Plaintiff further alleged that by a reason of default in payment of said Promissory Note, the conditions of said Mortgage have been broken and the same has become absolute.
The Defendant(s) named above are required to answer and assert any interest in said property or be forever barred from asserting any interest therein, and to raise any defense to foreclosure of said mortgage, the marshalling of liens, the sale of said real property. Said Defendant(s) are required to file an Answer within twenty-eight days after last date of publication, which shall be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, or they might be denied a hearing in this case.

Respectfully submitted,
Paul M. Nalepka
Bar No.: 0040796
Diaz Anselmo & Associates, P.A.
Attorneys for Plaintiff
P.O. BOX 19519
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33318
Telephone: (954) 564-0071
Facsimile: (954) 564-9252
Service E-mail:
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February 24 March 3, 10
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