PUBLIC NOTICE   In the Court of Common Pleas of Stark County, Ohio, Case No. 2025CV02213, PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC -VS- NICKOLAS C MASTERS, ET AL. DEFENDANTS. Nickolas C. Masters, and Jane Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Nickolas C Masters, whose last known address is 243 Noble Street W #243, East Canton, OH 44730, and who cannot be served, will take notice that on 10/09/2025, Plaintiff filed a Complaint for Money, Foreclosure and other Equitable Relief in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Stark County, Ohio, Case No. 2025CV02213 against Nickolas C. Masters, Jane Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Nickolas C Masters, and others as Defendants, alleging that Nickolas C Masters is in default for all payments from April 1, 2025; that on December 23, 2024, Nickolas C Masters executed and delivered a certain Mortgage Deed in which said Defendants agreed, among other things, to pay the Note and to comply with all of the terms of the Mortgage Deed hereinafter described, which Mortgage Deed was filed in the Recorder's Office of Stark County, Ohio on December 31, 2024, recorded in Instrument No. 202412310044669 that, further, the balance due on the Note is $199,171.19 with interest at the rate of 5.750000% per annum from April 1, 2025; that to secure the payment of the Note, executed and delivered a certain Mortgage Deed to and thereby conveying, in fee simple, the following described premises: Situated in the State of Ohio, in the County of Stark, and in the City of Paris: Commonly known as 13479 Louisville St Ne, Paris, OH 44669 and further alleging that the aforesaid Mortgage is a valid and subsisting first and best lien upon said premises after the lien of the Treasurer; that the Note is in default, whereby the conditions set forth in the Note and Mortgage have been broken, that the Mortgage has become absolute and that Plaintiff is entitled, therefore, to have the Mortgage foreclosed, the premises sold, and the proceeds applied in payment of Plaintiff's claims; that the Defendants, Nickolas C. Masters, and Jane Doe, Name Unknown, Unknown Spouse, if any of Nickolas C Masters, among others, may have or claim to have some interest in or lien upon said premises; that all of the Defendants are required to set forth any claim, lien or interest in or upon the premises that he, she, or it may have or claim to have or be forever barred therefrom; that Plaintiff's Mortgage be declared to be a valid and subsisting first and best lien upon said premises after the lien of the Treasurer, if any, that its Mortgage be foreclosed; that all liens be marshaled; that the equity of redemption of all Defendants be forever cut off, barred, and foreclosed; that upon the sale of said premises the proceeds be paid to Plaintiff to satisfy the amount of its existing lien and the interest, together with its disbursements, advancements, and costs herein expended; and for such other and further relief to which is may be entitled in equity or at law. Defendants are further notified that they are required to answer the Complaint on or before January 30, 2026 which includes twenty-eight (28) days from the last publishing, or judgment may be rendered as prayed for therein. Submitted by Austin B. Barnes III (0052130), Sandhu Law Group, LLC, 1213 Prospect Ave. Suite 300, Cleveland OH, 216-373-1001, Attorney for Plaintiff. Published in The Repository December 19, December 26, 2025 and January 2, 2026