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Rhonda Wykle

Rhonda Wykle

Clerk of Courts

(740) 385-2616

Due to maintenance issues the Common Pleas Court, General and Domestic Relations Divisions, will be operating under the following modified schedule.  
6/23/25 8:00A.M.-12:00P.M.
6/24/25 8:00A.M.-1:30P.M.
6/25/25 8:00A.M.-12:00P.M.

The Court will still have the ability to hear Emergency Civil Protection Orders and Emergency Custody Orders.  Please contact the Hocking County Prosecutor’s Office to file the Orders during the modified schedule.  

The Clerk of Courts and Title office hours are 8:30 to Noon for the week of June 23rd to June 27th.

Notary Public

Effective September 19, 2019 your local Clerk of Courts and Common Pleas Court will no longer be involved in the renewal of notaries, nor testing for new notary commissions. These processes will be handled by the Ohio Secretary of State’s office. You can find answers to your questions or e-mail the Secretary of State from their site: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/notary or reach them by phone: 614-644-4559.

Additional information about the Notary Public Modernization act can be found at the following websites:

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/download?key=9362&format=pdf

https://www.nationalnotary.org/knowledge-center/news/law-updates/oh-senate-bill-263

https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/legislation-summary?id=GA132-SB-263