LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids for the Hardin County Multi-Township Roads Widening and Cold-Mix Resurfacing Improvements Project will be received by Fred M. Rush, President of the Hardin County Board of Commissioner’s Office at the Hardin County Courthouse, One Courthouse Sq., Suite 100, Kenton, Ohio 43326 until 11:00 a.m., on the 2nd day of December, 2025, and will be opened immediately thereafter.
Bid specifications and bid forms may be secured at the Hardin County Regional Planning Commission Office at the Hardin County Courthouse, One Courthouse Sq., Suite 130, Kenton, Ohio 43326 at no charge. Telephone: (419) 674-2215. PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO PICK UP THE BID DOCUMENTS.
Each bid must be accompanied by either a bid bond in the amount of 10% of the bid amount with a surety satisfactory to Hardin County, or by certified check, cashiers check, or letter of credit upon a solvent bank in the amount of not less than 10% of the bid amount in favor of Hardin County. Bid bonds shall be accompanied by Proof of Authority of the official or agent signing the bond.
Each bid must be sealed and marked as "Bid for the Hardin County Multi-Township Roads Widening and Cold-Mix Resurfacing Improvements Project” and mailed or delivered to:
Fred M. Rush, President
Hardin County Board of Commissioner’s Office
Hardin County Courthouse
One Courthouse Sq., Suite 100
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Attention of bidders is called to all the requirements contained in the bid packet, particularly to the various prevailing wage rates, equal opportunity provisions, and the requirement for a bid guaranty and a performance bond for 100% of the contract price.
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 experience on projects of similar size and complexity. The owner intends and requires that this project be completed no later than October 31, 2026.
All contractors and subcontractors 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 is required.
No bidder may withdraw his/her bid within thirty (30) days after the actual date of the opening thereof. Hardin County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities and/or to reject any or all bids. Selection of bids will be based on the lowest and/or best bid.
Fred M. Rush, President
Hardin County Board of
Commissioner’s Office
Hardin County Courthouse
One Courthouse Sq., Suite 100
Kenton, Ohio 43326
Mark D. Doll, Administrator
Dates of publication: November 13 and 20, 2025

LEGAL NOTICE
Sealed proposals will be received by Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District at, 207 Wagner St., Alger, OH 45812, until December 10, 2025 at 02:020.00 PM, at which time and place proposals will be opened publicly and read aloud. Proposals received after December 10, 2025 at 02:00.00 PM will be returned unopened. Proposals shall be for the furnishing of materials and the performance of labor necessary for the:
25023.00 Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District
12231 State Route 235
Harrod, Ohio 45850
All in accordance with the Contract Documents prepared by Garmann/Miller & Associates, Inc., Minster, OH|Columbus, OH|Indianapolis, IN|Ft. Wayne, IN
A Lump Sum bid for the project will be received.
A prebid meeting will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 207 Wagner St., Alger, OH 45812. 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 Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District; 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, Ohio 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 Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District web site.
Notice can be accessed at: https://www.usvems.com/
The Date of this notice: November 12, 2025
By: Upper Scioto Valley Ambulance District
207 Wagner St., Alger, OH 45812
November 13, 20

LEGAL NOTICE
To: Edna Izora Anspach, aka Izora Anspach, and the Unknown Devisees, Heirs and Assigns of Edna Izora Anspach, aka Izora Anspach.
Take notice that the above-named individuals and unknown persons have been named as defendants in a Quiet Title action, which has been filed under the case caption Howard D. McKibben and Mary Ann McKibben, Trustees of the Howard D. McKibben and Mary Ann McKibben Family Trust utd June 21, 1996 v. Edna Izora Anspach, aka Izora Anspach, et al., seeking to quiet title in the name of said Plaintiffs to property commonly known as 0584 C.R. 60, Ada, Ohio 45810. Said action is pending in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court One Courthouse Square, Suite 370, Kenton, Ohio 43326, Case Number 20251146 CVH. Plaintiffs seek to quiet title on the above-referenced property in their names and extinguish any and all claims which the Defendants may claim in said real estate. The Defendants to this action are hereby notified that they must file an answer in this action not later than twenty-eight (28) days after completion of this publication.
October 9, 16, 23, 30 November 6, 13

LEGAL NOTICE
To: Jason Michael Newman, last known address: 932 43rd Ave, Rock Island, IL 612001
Take notice that you have been named as a Defendants in a Foreclosure action which has been filed under the case caption Quest Federal Credit Union v. Alicia Kay Young, deceased, seeking to foreclose in the name of said Plaintiff the property commonly known as 116 N. Cherry St., Kenton, OH 43326, Parcel No. 36-560029.0000. Said action is pending in the Hardin County Common Pleas Court, One Courthouse Square, Suite 370, Kenton, Ohio 43326, Case Number 20251050CVE. Plaintiff seeks to foreclose on the above referenced property and extinguish any and all claims which the Defendant may have or claim to have in said real estate. The Defendants to this action are hereby notified that they must file an answer in this action not later than twenty-eight (28) days after completion of this publication.
Attorneys for Plaintiff:
Tudor Law, LLC
October 23, 30 November 6, 13, 20, 26

LEGAL NOTICE
Union Home Mortgage Corporation
Plaintiff,
vs.
John Doe(s), Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Robert E. Walls and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Robert E. Walls, et al.
Defendants.
Case No. CVE20251155
Judge Steve Christopher
John Doe(s), Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Robert E. Walls and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Robert E. Walls, whose last known address is 5100 State Route 53, Forest, OH 45843, will take notice that on October 7, 2025, Union Home Mortgage Corporation filed its Complaint in the Hardin County Court of Common Pleas at 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 310, Kenton, OH 43326, assigned Case No. CVE20251155 and styled Union Home Mortgage Corporation vs. John Doe(s), Name(s) Unknown, the Unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, beneficiaries of Robert E. Walls and their unknown spouses and creditors; and, the unknown spouse of Robert E. Walls, et al. The object of, and demand for relief in, the Complaint is to foreclose the lien of Plaintiff's mortgage recorded upon the real estate described below and in which Plaintiff alleges that the foregoing defendant has or claims to have an interest:
Parcel number(s): 201200250000
Property address: 5100 State Route 53, Forest, OH 45843
The defendant named above is required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this legal notice. This legal notice will be published once a week for three successive weeks.
Nicholas M. Smith
MDK Legal
P. O. Box 165028
Columbus, OH 43216-5028
614-220-5611
nms@manleydeas.com
PUBL
November 13, 20, 27

The Ridgemont Local Board of Education is offering to lease the school district’s approximate 15 acres of farm ground for agricultural purposes.  The lease will be for a period of 3 years with an option to extend for an additional 3 years. The parcel of farm ground is directly east of the football/track complex and extends to the railroad.  This ground lies next to the Hardin and Logan joint ditch and south to the preset fence line.
 Bids will be per acre.  Sealed bids will be accepted through 10:00 a.m. December 5, 2025, at the Ridgemont Treasurer’s Office located at 560 W. Taylor St., Mt. Victory, Ohio 43340.  Bids will be opened at 10:00 a.m. on December 5, 2025, at the Treasurer’s Office. 
 A down payment of half the bid per acre will be due on April 30, and the balance of the bid per acre will be due October 31, each farming season.
The Ridgemont Local School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed or color.  They reserve the right to accept or reject any or all bids.
Questions should be directed to 937-354-2441.
By order of the Ridgemont Local School District Board of Education.
Melissa Pollom, Treasurer
November 13, 2025