Sheriff's sale of real estate on April 2, 2026, for foreclosure.

Sheriffs Sale of Real Estate Revised Code, Sec. 2329.26 State of Ohio, Wood County  Case No. 25-CV-573 The Farmers & Merchants  State Bank  Plaintiff,              vs.  Jason E. Franks, et al.,    Defendant. Be it known that on Thursday,  April 2, 2026, at 10:00  oclock A.M., I will offer for  sale, online at public auction at  https://wood.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov the following  described real estate, situated in  the State of Ohio, County of  Wood and in the  Township of  Henry to wit:    Being a tract of land in the  southeast Quarter of Section  14 Township 3 North, Range  10 East in Henry Township,  Wood County Ohio, and being  further described as follows:    Beginning at the intersection  of the past line of the Baltimore and ohio Railroad with  the centerline of Oil Center  Road, this point being on the  south line of section 14)  thence due east along the centerline of Oil Center Road and  the south line of section 14 for  a distance of 400 feet thence  North 149 East for a distance  of 465 feet, thence due west  for a distance of 400 feet to  the East line of The Baltimore  and Ohio Railroad) thence  South 1'43 West along said  East line for a distance of 465  feet to the place of beginning.  Containing in all 1.268 acres.  Subject to legal highways,  easements and leases of record. NOTE: All bearings refer  to the centerline of Oil Center  Road and the South line of  Section 14 as being due East.    Also all drainage rights  granted to Grantor in Deed recorded In Wood County, Ohio  Deed Book 438, Page 39. As a  part of the consideration  berain, Grantees; for itself and  its successors  and assigns, hereby covenants and agrees  that any Improvements made  upon the premises described  herein shall in no way adversely select the land title  drainage system of Grantor's  Grantors' which drains north  from the described premises  and hereby agrees to indermity  and save Grantor and  Grantor's Grantors, their heirs  and assigns, harmless from  any violation of this: covenant.  This covenant likewise shall  apply to any "damage to lands  of Grantor's Grantors, their  heirs and assigns arising by  reason of the overflow of surface water unto Grantor's  Grantors land by reason of  said imprvements. PARCEL #  F22-310-140000026000    Said premises known as     14210 Oil Center Road, North  Baltimore, OH  45872    Said premises appraised at     One Hundred Eighty-Nine  Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($189,000.00) and cannot be  sold for less than two-thirds of  that amount.  Proxy bids  may  be submitted 14 days in advance of the sale at the  website.    NOTICE: No employees of  the Sheriffs 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 Thursday, April 16, 2026, at  the same time and website.    TERMS OF SALE: A wire  deposit MUST be received by  5:00 p.m. ET two (2) business days prior to the auction date  or an ACH debit deposit MUST  be received by 4:00 p.m.  ET  five (5) business days prior to  the auction date in the amount  of $ 5,000.00. Balance  due  within thirty days of confirmation of sale, before deed is delivered. Mark Wasylyshyn, Sheriff Wood County, Ohio Attorney, Thomas A. McWatters III Legal # 133 - February 25,  March 4, 11, 2026