LEGAL NOTICE
Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate
Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26
State of Ohio, Hardin County
Case No. CVE20251032
DONALD W KINNEY & JUDY E KINNEY
Plaintiff
vs.
SONYA SUE PETTY
Defendant.
In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated AUGUST 28, 2025 in the above-entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on the 14th day of OCTOBER, at 10 AM, the following described real estate subject to foreclosure on the “Official Public Sheriff’s Sale Website” which is operated by Realauction based on a contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. The process and procedures under which these sales will be completed are detailed at the Realauction website https://hardin.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov. All prospective bidders should familiarize themselves with this new process.
In general the following key points are noted:
•All person(s) who want to bid on a property offered by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office must register with Realauction. Registration will include completion of the Purchaser Information Form.
•Properties will be open for bid, at least seven days immediately prior to the date of sale. This is generally known as a proxy bid.
•On the scheduled Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (EST), the online auction will begin. Auction will be conducted for each individual property; however only one property will be sold at a time. After a property is sold the next scheduled property sale will begin.
•To be a qualified participant, bidders must submit a deposit based on the total deposit requirement ($2,000/ $5,000/ $10,000 set by law) for all properties on which the bidder wishes to bid by the predefined deadlines. The only acceptable deposit types are bank wire transfer or ACH, no cash deposits will be accepted. All Wire Deposits must be received by 5 p.m. EST two (2) business days before the auction sale date. All ACH Deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. EST five (5) business days before the auction sale date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to plan ahead and allow enough time for their bidding deposits to be received and processed within the timeframes described above.
•Plaintiff/Judgment Creditors - A Judgment Creditor is defined as the creditors (plaintiff or defendants) who are awarded judgment in the foreclosure case. Judgment Creditors are required to register for a Username and Password and fill in all appropriate fields. Per Ohio Revised Code 2329.211, in every action of Judicial Sale or Execution of residential property, if the Judgment Creditor is the purchaser, they shall not be required to make a deposit on the sale. However, Judgment Creditors are required to submit the bidding style choice (pre-sale manage bid or live bid) AND a copy of the court order stating they are the Judgment Creditor on the case they are bidding to Realauction Customer Service (customerservice@realauction.com) at least one (1) business day prior to the sale date. Submission can be done via email or fax. Submission must include the bidder number and user account contact first and last name in the submission. For more information and training on requirements to participate in the online auctions as a Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor, please call (877) 361-7325 ext 245 or 246.
NOTE: Tax sales, Tax Lien Certificate Sales and Probate Sales will continue to be sold on location until further notice at One Courthouse Square, Kenton, OH 43326
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Realauction will conduct webinar training classes. Training classes will be held via the Internet on a regular schedule. These webinar classes generally last 90 minutes and specifically cover the use of the software. Attendance is by registration only.
For additional information or to register for a webinar, please contact the Realauction Customer Service at (954) 734-7401 or toll free at (877) 361-7325. Customer Service can also be reached via email at customerservice@realauction.com.
The following described real estate to be sold:
Permanent Parcel Nos. 36-4000380000
Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorder’s Office
(the "Land Contract'') recorded in Volume 555, Pages 4754-4758, Hardin County Official Records.
Property Address: 608 E FRANKLIN STREET KENTON, OHIO 43326
Said premises appraised at $45,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. NOTICE: No employees of the Sheriff’s Office nor any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property. Buyer beware, sold as is. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. If the property is not sold at the above noted sale date it will be offered for sale again on OCTOBER 28, at the same time and location noted above with no minimum bid. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.
Keith A Everhart, Sheriff
Hardin County, Ohio
www.hardinsheriff.com
Attorney: MARK SCHWEMER 0074745
Run Dates: 9/25/25,10/2/25,10/9/25
LEGAL NOTICE
Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate
Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26
State of Ohio, Hardin County
Case No. CVE20251038
THE FARMERS & MERCHANTS STATE BANK
Plaintiff
vs.
TRAVIS W DOWNS ETAL
Defendant.
In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated SEPT 4, 2025 in the above-entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on the 14th day of OCTOBER, at 10 AM, the following described real estate subject to foreclosure on the “Official Public Sheriff’s Sale Website” which is operated by Realauction based on a contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. The process and procedures under which these sales will be completed are detailed at the Realauction website https://hardin.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov. All prospective bidders should familiarize themselves with this new process.
In general the following key points are noted:
•All person(s) who want to bid on a property offered by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office must register with Realauction. Registration will include completion of the Purchaser Information Form.
•Properties will be open for bid, at least seven days immediately prior to the date of sale. This is generally known as a proxy bid.
•On the scheduled Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (EST), the online auction will begin. Auction will be conducted for each individual property; however only one property will be sold at a time. After a property is sold the next scheduled property sale will begin.
•To be a qualified participant, bidders must submit a deposit based on the total deposit requirement ($2,000/ $5,000/ $10,000 set by law) for all properties on which the bidder wishes to bid by the predefined deadlines. The only acceptable deposit types are bank wire transfer or ACH, no cash deposits will be accepted. All Wire Deposits must be received by 5 p.m. EST two (2) business days before the auction sale date. All ACH Deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. EST five (5) business days before the auction sale date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to plan ahead and allow enough time for their bidding deposits to be received and processed within the timeframes described above.
•Plaintiff/Judgment Creditors - A Judgment Creditor is defined as the creditors (plaintiff or defendants) who are awarded judgment in the foreclosure case. Judgment Creditors are required to register for a Username and Password and fill in all appropriate fields. Per Ohio Revised Code 2329.211, in every action of Judicial Sale or Execution of residential property, if the Judgment Creditor is the purchaser, they shall not be required to make a deposit on the sale. However, Judgment Creditors are required to submit the bidding style choice (pre-sale manage bid or live bid) AND a copy of the court order stating they are the Judgment Creditor on the case they are bidding to Realauction Customer Service (customerservice@realauction.com) at least one (1) business day prior to the sale date. Submission can be done via email or fax. Submission must include the bidder number and user account contact first and last name in the submission. For more information and training on requirements to participate in the online auctions as a Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor, please call (877) 361-7325 ext 245 or 246.
NOTE: Tax sales, Tax Lien Certificate Sales and Probate Sales will continue to be sold on location until further notice at One Courthouse Square, Kenton, OH 43326
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Realauction will conduct webinar training classes. Training classes will be held via the Internet on a regular schedule. These webinar classes generally last 90 minutes and specifically cover the use of the software. Attendance is by registration only.
For additional information or to register for a webinar, please contact the Realauction Customer Service at (954) 734-7401 or toll free at (877) 361-7325. Customer Service can also be reached via email at customerservice@realauction.com.
The following described real estate to be sold:
Permanent Parcel Nos. 37-280022.0000
Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorder’s Office
Property Address: 19456 COUNTY ROAD 25 LAKEVIEW OHIO 43331
Said premises appraised at $225,000 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. NOTICE: No employees of the Sheriff’s Office nor any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property. Buyer beware, sold as is. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. If the property is not sold at the above noted sale date it will be offered for sale again on OCTOBER 28, at the same time and location noted above with no minimum bid. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.
Keith A Everhart, Sheriff
Hardin County, Ohio
www.hardinsheriff.com
Attorney: THOMAS J POTTS
Run Dates: 9/25/25,10/2/25,10/9/25
LEGAL NOTICE
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS,
HARDIN COUNTY, OHIO
Notice of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes, by action in rem by County Treasurer of Hardin County, Ohio.
Public notice is hereby given that on the 12th day of September, 2025, the County Treasurer of Hardin County, Ohio, filed a complaint in the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas, at Kenton, Ohio, for the foreclosure of liens for delinquent taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest against certain real property situated in such county, as described in that complaint.
The object of the action is to obtain from the court of judgment foreclosing the tax liens against such real estate and ordering the sale of such real estate for the satisfaction of the tax liens on it.
Such action is brought against the real property only and no personal judgment shall be entered in it. However, if pursuant to the action the property is sold for an amount that is less than the amount of the delinquent taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest against it, the court, in a separate order, may enter a deficiency judgment against the owner of record of a parcel for the amount of the difference; if that owner of record is a corporation, the court may enter the deficiency judgment against the stockholder holding a majority of the corporations stock.
The permanent parcel number of each parcel included in such action; the full street address of the parcel, if available; a description of the parcel as set forth in the associated delinquent land tax certificate or master list of delinquent tracts; a statement of the amount of the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest due and unpaid on the parcel; the name and address of the last known owner of the parcel as they appear on the general tax list; and the names and addresses of each lien holder and other person with an interest in the parcel identified in a statutorily required title search relating to the parcel; all as more fully set forth in the complaint, are as follows:
Case No. 20251134 CVE, Permanent Parcel Numbers: 10-291011.0000 located at 13424 County Road 265, Kenton, Ohio 43326; Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorders Office Volume 89, Page 159 County Official Records, Volume 9, Page 65 Hardin County Official Records and Volume 102, Page 147 Hardin County Deed Records; Full amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest payable to date of filing is $15,874.70; Titled owner: Jolly Williams, 13424 County Road 265, Kenton, Ohio 43326 lien holders and other possible interested persons include: Unknown Spouse, if any, of Jolly Williams, 13424 County Road 265, Kenton, Ohio 43326; Wendy Williams, 13424 County Road 265, Kenton, Ohio 43326; Mabel Bailey, 1377 East 800 N. Wheatfield, Indiana 46392; Christina Simpson, Address unknown, Kenny Simpson, address unknown, Sears Roebuck & Company, 45 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970; Sherman Acquisition LP, 45 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970; Hardin County Clerk of Courts, One Courthouse Square, Suite 370, Kenton, Ohio 43326;
Case No. 20251135 CVE, Permanent Parcel Numbers: 29-400033.0000, 29-400034.000 & 29-400035.0000 located at 108 Wagner St., Alger, Ohio 45812; Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorders Office Volume 161, Pages 339 Hardin County Official Records, Volume 188, Page 312 Hardin County Deed Records, Volume 202, Page 454 Hardin County Deed Records, and Volume 94, Page 206 Hardin County Deed Records; Full amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest payable to date of filing is $10,280.91; Titled owner: Emma K. Lawrence (believed to be deceased); lienholders and other possible interested persons include: Unknown tenant, if any, 108 Wagner St., Alger, OH 45812, Rebecca England, 416 E. Montford Ave., Ada, Ohio 45810; Ohio Department of Medicaid, 50 W. Town St. #400, Columbus, Ohio 43215, Unknown heirs of Emma K. Lawrence, address(es) unknown
Case No. 20251136 CVE, Permanent Parcel Number: 36-600008.0000; located at 409 E. North St., Kenton, Ohio 43326; Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorders Office Volume 102, Page 260 Hardin County Deed Records; Full amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest payable to date of filing is $8,425.67; Titled owners Bradley E. & Tamara L. Harvey, 16550 State Route 67, Kenton, Ohio 43326 lienholders and other possible interested persons include; Unknown Tenants, if any, of 409 E. North St., Kenton, Ohio 43326; State of Ohio, Department of Taxation, c/o Ohio Attorney General, 150 E. Gay St., 21st Flr., Columbus, Ohio 43215.
Case No. 20251137 CVE, Permanent Parcel Numbers: 19-170053.0000 and 19-170054.0000 located at 106 S. Main St. Ridgeway, Ohio 43345; Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorders Office Volume 402, Page 138 Hardin County Official Records; Full amount of taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest payable to date of filing is $13,673.60; Titled owner: Krystal M. Price, 360 N. Market St., Kenton, Ohio 43326; lien holders and other possible interested persons include: Unknown Spouse, if any, of Krystal M. Price, 360 N. Market St., Kenton, Ohio 43326, Unknown Tenant, if any, of 106 S. Main St., Ridgeway, Ohio 43345, William R. Price, 106 S. Main St., Ridgeway, Ohio 43345
Any person owning or claiming any right, title or interest in, or lien upon, any parcel of real property above listed may file an answer in such action setting forth the nature and amount of interest owned or claimed and any defense or objection to the foreclosure. Such answer shall be filed in the office of the undersigned clerk of the court, and a copy of the answer shall be served on the prosecuting attorney, on or before the 31st day of October, 2025 (twenty eight days after the date of final publication of this notice).
If no answer is filed with respect to a parcel listed in the complaint, on or before the date specified as the last day for filing an answer, a judgment of foreclosure will be taken by default as to that parcel. Any parcel as to which a foreclosure is taken by default shall be sold for the satisfaction of the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest, and the costs incurred in the foreclosure proceeding, which are due and unpaid.
At any time prior to the filing of an entry of confirmation of sale, any owner or lien holder of, or other person with an interest in, a parcel listed in the complaint may redeem the parcel by tendering to the treasurer the amount of the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties and interest due and unpaid on the parcel, together with all costs incurred in the proceeding instituted against the parcel under Section 5721.18 of the Revised Code. Upon the filing of any entry of confirmation of sale, there shall be no further equity of redemption. After the filing of any such entry, any person claiming any right, title or interest in, or lien upon, any parcel shall be forever barred and foreclosed of any such title, or interest in, lien upon, and any equity of redemption in, such parcel.
Stefani C. Epling
Clerk of the Court
Hardin County Court of Common Pleas
September 18, 25 October 2
LEGAL NOTICE
Sheriff’s Sale of Real Estate
Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26
State of Ohio, Hardin County
Case No. CVE 20221048
Wilmington Savings Fund Society
Plaintiff
vs.
Amy M McCluer Trustee of the Purdy Preservation Trust
Defendant.
In pursuance of an Order of Sale dated September 11, 2025 in the above-entitled action, I will offer for sale at public auction on the 21 day of October, at 10 AM, the following described real estate subject to foreclosure on the “Official Public Sheriff’s Sale Website” which is operated by Realauction based on a contract with the Ohio Department of Administrative Services. The process and procedures under which these sales will be completed are detailed at the Realauction website https://hardin.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov. All prospective bidders should familiarize themselves with this new process.
In general the following key points are noted:
•All person(s) who want to bid on a property offered by the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office must register with Realauction. Registration will include completion of the Purchaser Information Form.
•Properties will be open for bid, at least seven days immediately prior to the date of sale. This is generally known as a proxy bid.
•On the scheduled Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (EST), the online auction will begin. Auction will be conducted for each individual property; however only one property will be sold at a time. After a property is sold the next scheduled property sale will begin.
•To be a qualified participant, bidders must submit a deposit based on the total deposit requirement ($2,000/ $5,000/ $10,000 set by law) for all properties on which the bidder wishes to bid by the predefined deadlines. The only acceptable deposit types are bank wire transfer or ACH, no cash deposits will be accepted. All Wire Deposits must be received by 5 p.m. EST two (2) business days before the auction sale date. All ACH Deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. EST five (5) business days before the auction sale date. It is the responsibility of the bidder to plan ahead and allow enough time for their bidding deposits to be received and processed within the timeframes described above.
•Plaintiff/Judgment Creditors - A Judgment Creditor is defined as the creditors (plaintiff or defendants) who are awarded judgment in the foreclosure case. Judgment Creditors are required to register for a Username and Password and fill in all appropriate fields. Per Ohio Revised Code 2329.211, in every action of Judicial Sale or Execution of residential property, if the Judgment Creditor is the purchaser, they shall not be required to make a deposit on the sale. However, Judgment Creditors are required to submit the bidding style choice (pre-sale manage bid or live bid) AND a copy of the court order stating they are the Judgment Creditor on the case they are bidding to Realauction Customer Service (customerservice@realauction.com) at least one (1) business day prior to the sale date. Submission can be done via email or fax. Submission must include the bidder number and user account contact first and last name in the submission. For more information and training on requirements to participate in the online auctions as a Plaintiff/Judgment Creditor, please call (877) 361-7325 ext 245 or 246.
NOTE: Tax sales, Tax Lien Certificate Sales and Probate Sales will continue to be sold on location until further notice at One Courthouse Square, Kenton, OH 43326
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Realauction will conduct webinar training classes. Training classes will be held via the Internet on a regular schedule. These webinar classes generally last 90 minutes and specifically cover the use of the software. Attendance is by registration only.
For additional information or to register for a webinar, please contact the Realauction Customer Service at (954) 734-7401 or toll free at (877) 361-7325. Customer Service can also be reached via email at customerservice@realauction.com.
The following described real estate to be sold:
Permanent Parcel Nos. 43-210012.0000 & 43-210005.0000
Full legal description can be found at the Hardin County Recorder’s Office
OR 552, Page 2266, Hardin County Deed Records
Property Address: 8806 State Route 81, Dola, OH 45835
Said premises appraised at $263,500 and cannot be sold for less than two-thirds of that amount. NOTICE: No employees of the Sheriff’s Office nor any of its affiliates have access to the inside of said property. Buyer beware, sold as is. The purchaser shall be responsible for costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover. If the property is not sold at the above noted sale date it will be offered for sale again on November 4, at the same time and location noted above with no minimum bid. Purchaser shall be responsible for the costs, allowances, and taxes that the proceeds of the sale are insufficient to cover.
Keith A Everhart, Sheriff
Hardin County, Ohio
www.hardinsheriff.com
Attorney: Ethan Clunk
Run Dates: 10/2/25, 10/9/25, 10/16/25 (3T)
LEGAL NOTICE
STATE OF INDIANA
IN THE ALLEN SUPERIOR COURT
SS:
COUNTY OF ALLEN
CAUSE NUMBER: 02D08-2505-JT-000121
IN THE MATTER OF THE TERMINATION OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP:
JAW - DOB 6/26/2020
AND
MAKAYLA BROWN (MOTHER) AND
ANY UNKNOWN ALLEGED FATHERS
SUMMONS FOR SERVICE BY PUBLICATION & NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS HEARING
TO: Makayla Brown and
Any Unknown Alleged Father
Whereabouts unknown
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the above noted parent whose whereabouts are unknown, as well as Any Unknown Alleged Fathers, whose whereabouts are also unknown, that the Indiana Department of Child Services has filed a Petition for Involuntary Termination of your Parental Rights, and that an adjudication hearing has been scheduled with
the Court.
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the Judge of the Allen Superior Court, 715 S. Calhoun Street, Fort Wayne, IN 46802, for a(n) Termination of Parental Rights on 12/16/2025 at 9:00 AM and to answer the Petition for Termination of your Parental Rights of said child.
You are further notified that if the allegations in said petition are true, and/or if you fail to appear at the hearing, the Juvenile Court may terminate your parent-child relationship; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship you will lose all parental rights, powers, privileges, immunities, duties and obligations including any rights to custody, control, visitation, or support in said child; and if the Court terminates your parent-child relationship, it will be permanently terminated, and thereafter you may not contest an adoption or other placement of said child.
You are entitled to representation by an attorney, provided by the State if applicable, throughout these proceedings to
terminate the parent-child relationship. If you have been appointed an attorney in the Child in Need of Services action involving the above-named child(ren), that attorney may not be automatically appointed to represent you in these proceedings. You must appear at the hearing currently scheduled in this matter and request that the Court appoint an attorney to represent you in these proceedings to terminate the parent-child relationship.
YOU MUST RESPOND by appearing in person or by an attorney within thirty (30) days after the last publication of this notice, and in the event you fail to do so, adjudication on said petition and termination of your parental rights may be entered against you, in your absence, without further notice.
Christopher M. Nancarrow
Clerk of Allen Circuit and Superior Courts
(Seal)
Cassandra DeGood, 36489-02
Attorney, Indiana Department of Child Services
201 E. Rudisill Blvd
Suite 200
Fort Wayne, IN 46806
Work Phone: 260-458-6100
October 2, 9, 16