Wells Superior Court
Infractions
Liana L. Stiles, 44, Fort Wayne; driving while suspended and no or improper license plate lights and taillights, Ind. 1 near Ossian.
Be Barkat, 22, Fort Wayne; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, no or improper license plate light and/or taillights; improper headlights; and operating a motor vehicle with a false and/or fictitious license plate, Ind. 1 at 700N.
Kaitlyn Irene Wireman, 19, Kalamazoo, Mich.; operating a motor vehicle without insurance and operating a motor vehicle with expired license plates, Main Street at Monroe Street.
Ricky Lopez, 31, Bluffton; operating a motor vehicle without insurance, Ind. 1 at U.S. 224.
Civil Cases
Judgments plus court costs of $135 entered for Crowl Deutsch Properties, Fort Wayne, against Brian Jungels, Bloomfield, Ind., and Carol Stevens, rural Ossian, $6,000; Karrie Miller and Justin Dunlap, rural Markle, $1,390.
Complaint for possession dismissed by BCG Capital LLC, Bluffton, for Cregg Riley, Bluffton.
Complaints for payment filed by SAC Finance, Fort Wayne, against: Ashley L. Zoda, Bluffton, $3,660.24; John P. O’Campo, Berne, $10,235.39; and Aimee D. Foss, Bluffton, $6,744.33.
Complaint for damages of $3,653 filed by National Casualty Company, Des Moines, Iowa, against Arnold Snead, Anderson, and R&L Transfer Inc., Indianapolis. The suit is claiming that National Casualty’s insured, The Wells County 4-H Association, sustained $3,653 in damages when Snead, a driver for R&L Transfer, negligently damaged a vehicle on the 4-H grounds.
Complaint for possession and for non-payment of rent totaling $416.74 filed by Bluffton Woods mobile home park against tenants Johnathan Stevens and Michelle Stevens.
Complaint for payment of $587.26 filed by ProFed Federal Credit Union, Fort Wayne, against Ashleigh and Justin King, Bluffton.
Complaint for payment of $4,912.13 filed by LVNV Funding, Grand Rapids, Mich., against Beverly Wickizer, Bluffton.
Wells Circuit Court
Civil Cases
Complaint on note totaling $72,887.37 plus interest and fees and to foreclose mortgage at 222 E. South St., filed by NationStar Mortgag, doing business as Mr. Cooper, against Cary Gephart.
Complaint on note totaling $48,979 and to foreclose mortgage at 215 E. Silver St., against the unknown heirs and devisees of Barbara S. Butler, deceased.
Petition for dissolution filed in the marriage of Mike Briede, Bluffton, and Peggy Briede, Waynesville, N.C.
Daniel J. Vanderpool named senior judge of the court for July 26.
Max Ludy Jr. appointed senior judge of the court for July 27.
Verified petition to register a foreign support order filed by the Wells County Department of Child Services Child Support Bureau on behalf of Miranda Renee Niblick, Marion, Va., against William Joe Niblick, Bluffton.
Verified petition to register a foreign support order filed by the Wells County Department of Child Services Child Support Bureau on behalf of Shelly Ann Perez-Tello, Payne, Ohio, against Amanda Ortiz, Bluffton.
Complaints for payment filed by Credit Acceptance Corp., Columbus, Ohio, against: Ashleu Miller, Bluffton, $6,849.17; Cody Alejandro, Ossian, $5,587.
Complaint for damages in an amount to be determined by the court filed by John Curts, Van Wert, Ohio, against Brayden Shady, Hartford City, and Progressive Paloverde Insurance Company, Indianapolis. Suit is in connection with a two-vehicle traffic crash that occurred at the intersection of Und. 218 and 100W Aug. 18, 2021.
Complaint for payment of $143,389.53 filed by Nutrien Ag Solutions, formerly known as Crop Production Services, Denver, Colo., against Steven D. Clark, rural Bluffton.
Complaint for payment of $6,420.64 filed by LVNV Funding, Grand Rapids, Mich., against Tim Shelford, Bluffton.
Declares Candidacy
A town office declaration of candidacy by a Democratic, Libertarian or Republican Party candidate when no town primary is conducted in 2022 has been filed with the Wells County Clerk’s office by Thomas A. Tracey, Zanesville, seeking election as a Republican candidate to the Zanesville Town Council.
Petition Filed
A petition of nomination and consent for school board office elected in 2022 has been filed with the Wells County Clerk’s office by Julie A. Thompson, rural Bluffton, seeking re-election to the at-large position of the Bluffton-Harrison Metropolitan Schools Board of Trustees.
