NOTICE OF SERVICE BY PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, WARREN COUNTY, OHIO CITIZENS BANK, NA PLAINTIFF, vs. JAMES L. FARLEY, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. CASE NO. 26CV101578 To the Defendants the unknown spouse, creditors, executors, executrices, administrators, heirs at law, next of kin, devisees, legatees, and/or assigns, and their spouses, creditors, executors, executrices, administrators, heirs at law, next of kin, legatees, devisees, and/or assigns, if any, of James S. Farley, Jr. whose present location is unknown and cannot with reasonable diligence be ascertained: Plaintiff has brought this action naming you as a defendant in the above-named Court by filing its Complaint on the 13th day of October, 2026. The object of the Complaint is to foreclose the equity of redemption under one mortgage against the following described real estate: Permanent Parcel No. 1822100024 Property Address: 7226 South State Route 123, Blanchester, Ohio 45107 The relief demanded by Plaintiff is judgment against Defendant James S. Farley, Jr. in the amount of $216,301.37 plus interest at the rate of 7.120% per annum from May 1, 2025 costs and such other legal and equitable relief to which it may be entitled. You are required to answer the Complaint within twenty-eight (28) days after the last publication of this notice setting forth whatever right, title or interest you have or may claim to have in the aforementioned premises or be forever barred from claiming or asserting same. The publication will be published once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, with the last publication to be made on the 8th day of November, 2026. In case of your failure to answer or otherwise respond as permitted by the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure within the time stated, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. Johna M. Bella Attorney for Plaintiff 405 Madison Avenue, Suite 2200 Toledo, Ohio 43604 Phone: (419) 244-9500 Fax: (419) 244-9510 10-25,11-1,11-8/2026


