IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WOOD COUNTY, OHIO

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF WOOD COUNTY, OHIO Case No: 2026LF0034 JUDGE Joel M. Kuhlman NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Paul A. Dobson (0064126) Wood County Prosecuting Attorney By:James A. Hoppenjans (0090616) Assistant Prosecuting Attorney One Courthouse Square Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 Phone: (419) 354-9250 Fax: (419) 354-7627 Counsel for Wood County Treasurer IN THE MATTER OF THE FORECLOSURE OF LIENS FOR DELINQUENT TAXES BY ACTION IN REM JANE SPOERL, TREASURER OF WOOD COUNTY, OHIO Plaintiff, vs. CERTAIN PARCELS OF LAND ENCUMBERED WITH DELINQUENT TAX LIENS, Defendant. TO : James E. Whitford, Dr., whose last known address is 1725 Pemberville Road, Bradner, OH 43406. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that you are an owner/lienholder of record on a parcel of real property named in a legal action entitled In the Matter of the Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes by Action In Rem, Jane Spoerl, Treasurer of Wood County, Ohio, vs. Certain Parcels of Land Encumbered with Delinquent Tax Liens. This action has been assigned Case Number 2026LF0034 and is pending in the Court of Common Pleas of Wood County, Bowling Green, Ohio 43402. The object of the complaint is to foreclose the lien for delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and interest against real estate located at 0 Main Street, Weston, OH 43569; 13316 Main Street, Weston, OH 43569 EXHIBIT A LEGAL DESCRIPTION Lot Nos. One Hundred Sixty-Three (163) and No. One Hundred Sixty-Four (164) in Millers' Heirs Addition to the Village of Weston, Wood County, Ohio, in accordance with Volume 1 of Plats, Page 59. Property Address: 13316 and 0 Main Street, Weston, OH 43569 Parcel number: X78-509-350307002000 and X78-509-35030700300 Prior Instrument Reference: Volume 590, Page 974 of Wood County Official Records and the prayer is to foreclose all interest owned by you and for costs. You are required to answer the complaint within twenty- eight (28) days alter the last publication of this notice which will be published once each week for three successive weeks. The last publication will be made on July 15, 2026 and the twenty-eight (28) days for answer will commence on that date. In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as required by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. /s/ Douglas F. Cubberley Douglas F. Cubberley, Clerk of Courts Wood County Common Pleas Court #464 - July 1, 8, 15, 2026