PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE OF SALE UNDER
JUDGMENT OF
FORECLOSURE OF LIENS
FOR DELINQUENT
LAND TAXES
In the Court of Common Pleas of Knox County, Ohio, Case No. 24TF08-0252 Shelley Coon, Knox County Treasurer Plaintiff, v. John B. Hobbs, et al., Defendants. Whereas, judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, interest and costs as follows: Permanent Parcel No. 33-01032.000, commonly known as 0 Apple Valley Drive, Howard, OH 43028, situated in the Township of Howard, County of Knox, and being Lot #32 in the Plat of Floral Valley. The last known owner is John B. and Judy Hobbs of 12268 Hilltop Drive, Fredericktown, Ohio 43019. The total amount of the judgment is Three Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars and 79/100 ($3,520.79) Whereas such judgment orders such real property to be sold or otherwise disposed of according to law by the undersigned to satisfy the total amount of such judgment. Now, therefore, public notice is hereby given that I, Daniel J. Weckesser, Sheriff of Knox County, Ohio, will either dispose of such property according to law or sell such real property at public auction, for cash, to the highest bidder of an amount that equals the greater of the judgment or the Knox County Auditor’s Fair Market Value of the property, which is Five Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars and 00/100 ($5,570.00) proceedings, in the amount of One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars and 00/100 ($1,500.00). Accordingly, the minimum bid shall be Seven Thousand Seventy Dollars and 00/100 ($7,070.00).
The Sheriff’s Sale will be an online auction held at https://knoxsheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov at 10:00 A.M. on March 14, 2025. If any parcel does not receive a sufficient bid, or is not otherwise disposed of according to law, it may be offered for sale under the same terms and conditions on the same website on March 28, 2025, for an amount that equals the greater of the judgment or the Knox County Auditor’s Fair Market Value of the property, which is Five Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Dollars and 00/100 ($5,570.00) plus the costs of the proceedings. Accordingly, the minimum bid shall be Seven Thousand Seventy Dollars and 00/100 ($7,070.00).
Terms: 10% of purchase price but not less than $500.00 on day of sale with balance in 30 days or upon receipt of Sheriff’s Deed, whichever is later. Payment method is check, money order or bank check only.
Daniel J. Weckesser
Knox County Sheriff
Tonia R. Pever
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
117 E. High St., Suite 234
Mount Vernon, OH 43050
toniapever@co.knox.oh.us
Contact Treasurer At: 740-393-6735
February 22, 2025
