E-FILED 2025 DEC 04 10:59 AM CERRO GORDO - CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT IN THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR CERRO GORDO COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED, PLAINTIFF, FROM Samantha Mae Morehouse Seizing Agency Mason City Police Department Agency Case No. MC2500039 Total value of property $12,538.00 CASE NO. SPCV074786 ORIGINAL NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION TO: SAMANTHA MAE MOREHOUSE, Claimant You are hereby notified that a Complaint has been filed in the office of the Clerk of the above Court naming you as a claimant in this action, which complaint prays that the Court order the forfeiture of $1,178.00 cash, Abby Grow Hut, Black Grow Tent, Soil and Chemicals, TCL cell phone, Samsung S9, Samsung (unknown model), Apple iPhone, Xbox, Victus laptop, Magic Butter Machine, Orange Dutch Oven, White Towel Warmer, Puffco Peak Pro, H2 Radio Receiver, Filer and LED Lights, Hatsan Velox Pellet Gun, Glacier Bay Sink/Faucet, Nike Shoes, Snow Cleets, Food Saver Vacuum Sealer, HID Lights, White Cabinets, Rugs (2 bags), Topdown Scanner, Lorex Camera/DVR, Pulse Flame Thrower, Hatsan Velox Pettet Pistol, two (2) Craftsman Cabinets, Hatsan Pellet Rifle, Hatsan Pellet Rifle with Scope, Butcher Block Countertop, Trek Bike, Head Bike, IR Illuminator, Rosineer Press, Gummys and Muscle Milk, and Heating Mantel, which was seized from you on January 8, 2025, in Cerro Gordo County, Iowa, conduct giving rise to the claim for forfeiture being that the cash and property was proceeds of a crime. The State of Iowa is represented by Carlyle D. Dalen, Cerro Gordo County Attorney, whose address is Cerro Gordo County Courthouse, 220 North Washington Avenue, Mason City, Iowa 50401. That attorney's telephone number is 641-421-3101; facsimile number 641-421-3136. You must serve a motion or answer within twenty (20) days after publication of this Original Notice on the Cerro Gordo County Attorney's Office and also file your motion or answer within that time period with the Clerk of Court for Cerro Gordo County, at the county courthouse at 220 North Washington Avenue, Mason City, Iowa. If you do not, judgment by default may be rendered against the property for the relief demanded in the complaint. Please see Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16 for information on electronic filing and Iowa Court Rules Chapter 16, division VI regarding the protection of personal information in court filings. IMPORTANT YOU ARE ADVISED TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE AT ONCE TO PROTECT YOUR INTERESTS. If you require the assistance of auxiliary aids or service to participate in court because of a disability, immediately call your district ADA coordinator at (641) 424-6431. (If you are hearing impaired, call Relay Iowa TTY at 1-800-735-2942). ADA coordinator cannot provide legal advice. Iowa Judicial Branch Case No. SPCV074786 County Cerro Gordo Case Title IN THE MATTER OF PROPERTY SEIZED FROM HARRER You must file your Appearance and Answer on the Iowa Judicial Branch eFile System, unless the attached Petition and Original Notice contains a hearing date for your appearance, or unless the court has excused you from filing electronically (see Iowa Court Rule 16.302). Register for the eFile System at www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/Efile to file and view documents in your case and to receive notices from the court. For general rules and information on electronic filing, refer to the Iowa Rules of Electronic Procedure in chapter 16 of the Iowa Court Rules at www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/16.pdf. Court filings are public documents and may contain personal information that should always be kept confidential. For the rules on protecting personal information, refer to Division VI of chapter 16 of the Iowa Court Rules and to the Iowa Judicial Branch website at www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/representing-yourself/protect-personal-information/. If you need assistance to participate in court due to a disability, call the disability access coordinator at (515) 576-6336. Persons who are hearing or speech impaired may call Relay Iowa TTY (1-800-735-2942). For more information, see www.iowacourts.gov/for-the-public/ada/. Disability access coordinators cannot provide legal advice. Date Issued 12/05/2025 11:06:30 AM District Clerk of Court or/by Clerk's Designee of Cerro Gordo County /s/ Klarissa Harpenau December 11 2025 LIOW0420831