NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE
YEAR: 2002
COLOR: White
MAKE/MODEL: Dodge Ram 1500
VIN# 1D7HU18Z22J199331
11/28/1t
City of Ranson Parks and Recreation Board – Open Positions
The City of Ranson is accepting applications for the Board of Parks and Recreation Commission. The board provides control and oversight of the properties and activities operated in connection with the Ranson public park and recreation system. To qualify, applicants must be a resident of the City of Ranson and a freeholder of the city. Interested residents of Ranson who meet the eligibility requirements and wish to serve on the Board are encouraged to submit an application, which is available at www.ransonwv.gov. A hard copy may also be mailed or delivered to City of Ranson, Attention: City Clerk, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or email [email protected]. This position will remain open until it is filled, with first consideration of candidates scheduled for December 17, 2024 For further inquiries, please contact the City Clerk’s office.
11/14/3t
City of Ranson Board of Zoning Appeals Opening
The City of Ranson is accepting applications for an opening on its Board of Zoning Appeals. The Board of Zoning Appeals is responsible for hearing and deciding appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination of the city’s zoning code and its administration. Applicants must be a resident of the City of Ranson for at least three years prior to appointment. Applicants cannot be a member of the Planning Commission. Applicants cannot hold any other elective or appointive office within the city.
Qualified residents of Ranson who are interested in serving on the Commission must complete an application form, which is available at www.ransonwv.gov. Materials should be submitted to [email protected] A hard copy may also be mailed or delivered to his attention at City of Ranson, 312 S. Mildred Street, WV 25438. This position is open until it is filled, with first consideration of candidates scheduled for December 17, 2024
11/14/3t
The City of Ranson, Building Code Appeal Board Openings
The City of Ranson is seeking applicants for multiple openings on the Building Code Appeals Board. The Building Code Appeals Board assists the city in considering appeals of decisions made by Ranson building officials and other matters related to Ranson building code enforcement. To be eligible for appointment, applicants must meet the following criteria: Must be a qualified resident of the City of Ranson. Must have experience and training relevant to building construction and be qualified to review and make decisions on building-related matters. Members cannot be employees of the City of Ranson.
Qualified residents of Ranson who are interested in serving on the Commission must complete an application form available at www.ransonwv.gov any other supporting materials that demonstrate their qualifications to serve can be submitted. Materials should be submitted to [email protected] A hard copy may also be mailed or delivered to his attention at City of Ranson, 312 S. Mildred Street, WV 25438. This position is open until it is filled, with first consideration of candidates scheduled for December 17, 2024
11/14/3t
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
CROSSWINDS IN THE CITY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. CC-19-2022-C-32
Judge Cohee
CESAR A. VIGIL, and CELIA B. VIGIL, Defendants.
BONDED SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to and by virtue of an Order Confirming Special Commissioner’s Report and Directing Sale of Real Estate entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on the 25th day of September, 2024, in a case therein pending, Case No. CC-19-2022-C-32, under the style of “Crosswinds in the City Homeowners association, Inc., Plaintiff, v. Cesar A. Vigil, Jr. and Celia B. Vigil, Defendants,” the undersigned Bonded Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder to be held at the front door of the Jefferson County Court House, situate at 100 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 11:45 a.m. all that certain parcel of real estate, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the City of Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEING all of Lot 77 as the same are designated and decreed on a plat of Crosswinds IV made by Appalachian Surveys of WV, LLC, dated May 2000, said plat being recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Plat Book 18 at Page 42 et seq.
The physical address of the Property is 758 Crosswinds Drive, Charles Town, West Virginia 25414.
[Tax Map 10, Parcel 77; Acct. 00008617]
AND BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed by Deed from Jason L. Landsdown to the said Cesar A. Vigil, Jr. and Celia B. Vigil, husband and wife as joint tenants with rights of survivorship, dated June 27, 2005, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 1010 at Page 676.
THE CONVEYANCE OF THIS REAL ESTATE WILL BE MADE SUBJECT TO all easements, rightsofway, restrictive covenants, conditions, reservations, and other conditions of record found and enumerated in the chain of title and those reasonably apparent upon an inspection and view of said real estate or as determined by a survey.
THIS SALE SHALL ALSO BE MADE SUBJECT TO the rights of any person or persons occupying the premises, if any there be, and the Bonded Special Commissioner shall not be under any duty to cause any person or persons who may be occupying said premises to vacate the same. The property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and the Bonded Special Commissioner makes no warranty of any type as to the condition of any improvements located upon the premises, if any there be. The Bonded Special Commissioner’s deed to any purchaser will not contain any warranty of title.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash or bank check on day of sale in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the purchase price, with the balance due, in cash or certified funds, forty-five (45) days from the date of confirmation of said sale by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, to which in all respects this sale shall be subject. Announcements at the day of sale or by further order of said Court shall have precedence over this notice. All real estate taxes and all other charges and assessments levied against the property shall be pro-rated to the date of settlement. All recording fees and charges and all transfer and excise taxes shall be paid by the purchaser.
Given under my hand this 4th day of November, 2024.
/s/Abraham M. Ashton, Esq.
Bonded Special Commissioner
208 S. Queen Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
304-267-1020
CERTIFICATE
I, Tina Renner, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, hereby certify that bond and security has been given by the Bonded Special Commissioner as required by the Court.
Given under my hand this 4th day of November, 2024.
Tina Renner, Clerk
By: Becky Chalk, Deputy
11/14/3t
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
GREEN MEADOWS HOA, Plaintiff,
vs. Case No. CC-19-2022-C-65
Judge Bridget Cohee
ELIZABETH VALICEK, Defendant.
BONDED SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to and by virtue of an Order Confirming Special Commissioner’s Report and Directing Sale of Real Property entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on the 25th day of October, 2024, in a case therein pending, Case No. CC-19-2022-C-65, under the style of “Green Meadows HOA, Plaintiff, v. Elizabeth Valicek, Defendant,” the undersigned Bonded Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder to be held at the front door of the Jefferson County Court House, situate at 100 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 11:30 a.m. all that certain parcel of real estate, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Charles Town Corp District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, being more particularly bounded and described as follows:
BEING all of Lot 8, as the same is designated and described on a plat entitled “Plat of Correction Final Plat of Subdivision Lots 1-67 Green Meadows” made by Associated Engineering Sciences, Inc., dated July 2003, said Plat being recoded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Plat Book 20, at Page 26, together with a non-exclusive easement over Crescent Drive and all common areas shown on the aforesaid Plat for all of the usual purposes for access to and from said real estate.
The physical address of the Property is 18 Sagewood Street, Charles Town, West Virginia 25414 (formerly 18 Holmes Way, Charles Town, West Virginia 25414)
[Tax Map 9C, Parcel 8; Acct. 00008862]
AND BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed from Robert C. Burgess and Jocelyn R. Burgess to the said Elizabeth F. Valicek, dated the 25th day of April, 2013, the same being recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 1124 at Page 741.
THE CONVEYANCE OF THIS REAL ESTATE WILL BE MADE SUBJECT TO all easements, rightsofway, restrictive covenants, conditions, reservations, and other conditions of record found and enumerated in the chain of title and those reasonably apparent upon an inspection and view of said real estate or as determined by a survey.
THIS SALE SHALL ALSO BE MADE SUBJECT TO the rights of any person or persons occupying the premises, if any there be, and the Bonded Special Commissioner shall not be under any duty to cause any person or persons who may be occupying said premises to vacate the same. The property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and the Bonded Special Commissioner makes no warranty of any type as to the condition of any improvements located upon the premises, if any there be. The Bonded Special Commissioner’s deed to any purchaser will not contain any warranty of title.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash or bank check on day of sale in an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the purchase price, with the balance due, in cash or certified funds, forty-five (45) days from the date of confirmation of said sale by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, to which in all respects this sale shall be subject. Announcements at the day of sale or by further order of said Court shall have precedence over this notice. All real estate taxes and all other charges and assessments levied against the property shall be pro-rated to the date of settlement. All recording fees and charges and all transfer and excise taxes shall be paid by the purchaser.
Given under my hand this 4th day of November, 2024.
/s/Abraham M. Ashton, Esq.
Bonded Special Commissioner
208 S. Queen Street
Martinsburg, WV 25401
304-267-1020
CERTIFICATE
I, Tina Renner, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, hereby certify that bond and security has been given by the Bonded Special Commissioner as required by the Court.
Given under my hand this 4th day of November, 2024.
Tina Renner, Clerk
By: Becky Chalk, Deputy
11/14/3t
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code §8A-5-8 et seq., the Ranson Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, December 9, 2024, at 7:00 PM at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments on the final plat proposal for Huntwell West Phase 2A located off North Mildred Street and Old Leetown Road, Ranson WV (Lots 301-445), accepting the bond, and entering a development agreement for Phase 2A of Huntwell West. All persons are invited to attend and make comments about the proposed final plat.
Copies of the proposed plat and bond are available upon request in the Community Development Department. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write and it must be received to the following address: City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development Department, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or email [email protected]. Written Comments received prior to November , will be provided to the Planning Commission, and inserted into the official record.
11/21/2t
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
CITY OF RANSON
The Ranson Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on December 9, 2024, at 7:00 P.M. at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments on a release of guarantee for the subdivision Briar Run Phase 6. The release is for as they have satisfied $187,770.94 the entirety of the bond obligation.
All persons are invited to attend and make comments about the bond release. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write to the following address prior to December 9, 2024: City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development Department, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or email [email protected]. Written comments received prior to December 6, 2024, will be provided to the Planning Commission and inserted into the official record.
Dept. of Community Development
11/21/2t
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE STEPPARENT ADOPTION OF:
ALEXANDER JACKSON BASHAW
Petition No.: 24-A-39
RYAN ALLEN KEYSER and JENNIFER PRATER KEYSER,
Petitioners,
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD BASHAW
Respondent.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of this suit is for the stepparent adoption of Alexander Jackson Bashaw.
It appearing by the Affidavit filed in this action that the Respondent Christopher Bashaw is a nonresident of the State of West Virginia for whom no agent or appointed or statutory agent or attorney in fact is found in the State upon whom service may be had, it is hereby ordered that Christopher Bashaw serve upon Cameron T. LeFevre, Esq., Arnold & Bailey, PLLC, 208 North George Street, Charles Town WV 25414, an answer including any related counterclaim or defense you may have to the Petition filed in this action on or before December 20, 2024. If you fail to do so, thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and trial, may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the motion.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned clerk at her office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court this 13th day of November, 2024.
Tina Renner, Clerk of Court
By: Becky Chalk, Deputy Clerk
11/21/2t
ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN THE FAMILY COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV
IN RE: The Marriage of:
Keith Anthony Peters Loudermill Hasnaoui, Petitioner and Mohmed Yassine Hasnaoui Chaoui, Respondent;
Civil Action No. 24-D-272
The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. This is a publication by class II legal advertisement.
To the Above-Named Respondent: It appearing in this action that Mohmed Yassine Hasnaoui Chaoui is a non-resident of the State of West Virginia or has an unknown address. It is hereby ordered that Mohmed Yassine Hasnaoui Chaoui serve upon Jefferson County Clerk’s office, 119 North George Street, Charles Town, WV 25414 an answer including any related counter claim or defense you may have to the Petition filed in this action, on or before December 13, 2024. If you fail to do so, a judgment, thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and trial, may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk’s office.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court this 13th day of November, 2024.
Tina Renner
Clerk of the Court
By: D. Davis, Deputy Clerk
11/21/2t
TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in it by that certain Deed of Trust dated February 20, 2020, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 2270, at Page 683, David W. Pauley and Jenny Pauley did convey unto Teavys Valley Trustee, LLC, Trustee, certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Pill & Pill, PLLC as Substitute Trustee by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by the secured party to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Jefferson County Courthouse, in Charles Town, West Virginia, on
December 12, 2024, at 5:04 PM
The following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Middleway District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
The Land referred to herein below is situated in the County of JEFFERSON, State of WV, and is described as follows:
All of revised Lot 19, Wide Horizon Section Part 2, Hidden River Farm, containing 1.1182 acres as shown on a plat prepared by Terry Placanica, dated June 26, 1998, and attached to a Deed of Merger recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia in Deed Book 908 at Page 86.
Being the same property as conveyed from Gary P. Beaudet, Sr. to David W. Pauley as set forth in Deed Book 1197 Page 363 dated 10/17/2017, recorded 10/18/2017, JEFFERSON County, WEST VIRGINIA.
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 103 Gladiator Place, Kearneysville, WV 25430.
AND BEING the same real estate which was conveyed to David W. Pauley and Jenny Pauley, by Deed dated October 17, 2017 from Gary P. Beaudet, Sr., and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 1197, at Page 363.
The above-described property will be sold subject to any covenants, restrictions, easements, leases and conditions of record, and subject to any unpaid real estate taxes.
The subject property will be sold in “AS IS” condition. The Substitute Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
TERMS: Ten percent (10%) of the purchase price as a deposit with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale. Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
Richard A. Pill, Member
P. O. Box 440, 85 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV 25404
Phone (304) 263-4971, Fax (304) 267-5840, e-mail: [email protected]
11/21/3t
SPECIAL COMMISSIONER’S PUBLIC AUCTION OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
Pursuant to and by virtue of an Order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, entered on the 9th day of February, 2024, in Civil Action No. CC-19-2023-C-83, therein pending under the style of “The Estate of Shawn Bender by Sheila Cunningham, Administratrix of The Estate of Shawn Bender, Plaintiff/Petitioner vs. Ethan Wade Bowers, et al., Defendants/ Respondents”, the undersigned Special Commissioner will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder to be held at the front door of the Jefferson County Court House situate at 100 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia, on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 12:00 o’clock, noon, all those three certain parcels of real estate, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Harpers Ferry District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, more particularly described as follows:
PARCEL ONE
Located in the Village of Halltown, containing about one-fourth of an acre, more or less, said lot fronting one hundred feet on the Shepherdstown turnpike (Rt. 230), which forms the southerly boundary thereof, and running back with the westerly line of Harry M. Moore 84 feet to an old post; thence 88 feet along the line of Harry M. Moore, forming the northerly boundary of said lot; thence 92 feet to the point of beginning, said parcel formerly occupied as the Halltown Post Office, and having a physical address of 402 Shepherdstown Pike, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
[Tax Map 9-A, parcel 21]
BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed from Edward E. Henkle and Elizabeth M. Henkle, his wife, to Myrna C. Bowers by a Deed dated December 21, 1966, and recorded in office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 285, page 198.
PARCEL TWO
Located near the Village of Halltown, containing 7.43 acres, more or less, and shown and described as “Raleigh Moore 7.43 Acs.” on a plat of survey entitled “Plat, Division of Lands of Raleigh Moore, Halltown, Harpers Ferry District, Jefferson County, West Virginia”, dated April 17, 1952, prepared by J. Jas. Skinner, S.J.C., and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 188, page 36, to which reference is hereby made for a more complete and accurate description thereof; LESS AND EXCEPTING THEREFROM, HOWEVER: (1) that certain parcel of real estate containing 0.65 acre, more or less, vested in the State Road Commission of West Virginia, a corporation, by virtue of an Order dated July 23, 1968, entered by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in the matter of “The State Road Commission of West Virginia, a corporation, et al., vs. Raleigh N. Moore, unmarried”, Civil Action No. 1139, which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 297, page 541; (2) that certain parcel of real estate containing 0.309 acre, more or less, which was included within a conveyance of 0.9349 acre made by Ethan Wade Bowers et al., to Ollie O. Baer (Sr.) and Emma J. Baer by a Deed dated the 13th day of June, 2024, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 1324, page 620, to which reference is hereby made as well as to a plat of survey entitled “Plat Showing A Boundary Line Adjustment”, made by Edward L. Johnson, Jr., P.S., dated December 27, 2023, which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Plat
Book 27, page 95 (Slide 2015), and being described thereon as containing 0.3112 acre; and (3) that certain parcel of real estate containing 0.6237 acre (which was merged into and conveyed as part of the real estate described in paragraph (2), above, as a result of which the real estate described herein is said to contain 6.47 acres per the Tax Map as depicted on the aforesaid plat, and having a physical address of 266 Henkle-Moore Road, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.
[Tax Map 9-A, parcel 25]
BEING now the residual portion of the parcel of real estate which was conveyed from Dorothy V. Jones, unmarried, to Myrna C. Bowers by a Deed dated September 28, 1992, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 725, page 88.
PARCEL THREE
Located near the Village of Halltown, containing about three-fourths (3/4) of an acre, more or less, and being a portion of the seven and one-half (7.5) acre tract conveyed by Lloyd L. Watson, et ux., to
Marshall E. Kerns, et ux., by a Deed dated July 10, 1963, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 261, page 161, being the entirety of said tract that adjoins and lies north of U.S. Rt. 340, and also being the residue of said tract that lies north of U.S. Rt. 340 right-of-way upon entry of an Order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, dated July 23, 1968, in the matter of “The State Road Commission of West Virginia, et al., vs. Marshall E. Kerns, et ux., et al.”, Civil Action No. 1138, a certified copy of which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 297, page 538. Reference is hereby made to a plat of survey entitled “Miss Virginia Lucas to James E. Brown”, dated December 5, 1918, prepared by James K. Hendricks, S.J.C., which is attached to, made a part of, and incorporated in a Deed from Frank Beckwith, Special Commissioner, to
J. E. Brown, dated March 25, 1911, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 105, page 442; and to that certain map entitled “The State Road Commission of West Virginia, Right of Way Plans of State Road Project No. F. 64-(4), Route No. U.S. 340, Charles Town and Harpers Ferry Districts, Jefferson County, Charles Town to Secondary Route 27”, a copy of which map is lodged in the aforesaid Clerk’s office.
[Tax Map 9-A, parcel 25.0001]
AND BEING the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed from Marshall Eugene Kerns, widower, to Myrna C. Bowers by a Deed dated June 28, 2005, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 1011, page 1.
AND BEING ALSO all and the same parcels of real estate of which the said Myrna C. Bowers died seized and possessed (except as to the sale and conveyance described above by Deed recorded in Deed Book 1324, page 620). The said Myrna C. Bowers died, testate, a resident of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on August 15, 2006, and pursuant to the terms of her Last Will And Testament, duly probated and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Will Book 14, page 251, she devised the rest, residue and remainder of her estate to her son, Bruce D. Bowers. The said Bruce D. Bowers died, testate, a resident of Jefferson County, West Virginia, on October 15, 2017, and pursuant to the terms of his Last Will And Testament, duly probated and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Will Book 28, page 589, he devised the rest, residue and remainder of his estate to the Trustee of The Myrna C. Bowers Family Revocable Trust under Agreement dated April 29, 2008.
AND BEING ALSO the residual portions of those three (3) certain parcels of real estate which were conveyed by Wayne C. Welty, Successor Trustee of The Myrna C. Bowers Family Revocable Trust (under Agreement dated April 29, 2008), to Walter William Bowers, et al., by a Deed dated the 15th day of June, 2023, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 1302, page 609, and being described therein as Parcel One, Parcel Two, and Parcel Three (Parcel Four therein described having been sold, with a portion of Parcel 2, on June 13, 2024, by the aforesaid Deed recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 1324, page 620).
THE SALE AND CONVEYANCE OF THIS REAL ESTATE WILL BE MADE SUBJECT TO all easements, rightsofway, restrictive covenants, conditions, reservations and other conditions of record found and enumerated in the chain of title and those reasonably apparent upon an inspection and view of said real estate or as determined by a survey.
THIS SALE SHALL ALSO BE MADE SUBJECT TO the rights of any person or persons occupying the premises, if any there be, and the Special Commissioner shall not be under any duty to cause any person or persons who may be occupying said premises to vacate the same. The property will be sold in an “AS IS” condition and the Special Commissioner makes no warranty of any type as to the condition of any improvements located upon the premises, if any there be.
The Special Commissioner’s deed to any purchaser will not contain any warranty of title.
ORDER OF AUCTION
- Parcel One which will be auctioned first.
2. Parcel Two will be next auctioned, with the high bid being held.
3. Parcel Three will be next auctioned, with the high bid being held.
4. Parcel Two and Parcel Three will be auctioned as combined.
5. The bid(s) obtained by paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 (above) which results in the greatest amount will be accepted by the Special Commissioner.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash or bank check on day of sale equal to ten percent (10%) of the highest bid, and the balance due, in cash, forty-five (45) days from the date of confirmation of said sale by the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, to which this sale shall be subject. All real estate taxes and all other charges and assessments levied against the property shall be pro-rated to the date of settlement. All recording fees and charges and all transfer and excise taxes shall be paid by the purchaser.
Given under my hand this 18th day of November, 2024.
/s/ D. Frank Hill, III__
D. Frank Hill, III
Special Commissioner
136 E. German Street
P.O. Box A
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Telephone: 304-876-9333
11/28/3t
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE is hereby given pursuant to and by virtue of the authority vested in the Substitute Trustee, Pill & Pill, PLLC, by that certain Deed of Trust dated April 13, 2021, executed by Borrower(s), Martha Jane Merrion, to Suzan D. Herskowitz, PLLC, the Trustee of record in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Book 2369, at Page 543. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 88 Runnymede Dr, Charles Town, WV 25414. Pill & Pill, PLLC were appointed as Substitute Trustees by APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated September 26, 2024, of record in the Clerk’s Office in Book 1332, Page 502. The borrower(s) defaulted under the Note and Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustees have been instructed to foreclose under the Deed of Trust. Accordingly, the Substitute Trustees will sell the following described property to the highest bidder at the front door of the Courthouse of Jefferson County, in Charles Town, West Virginia, on the following date:
12 day of December 2024 at 5:02pm.
All that certain lot or parcel of real estate with the improvements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, lying and being on the west side of the Shenandoah River, Charles Town District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: Lot 10 of RUNNYMEADE, as the same is designated and described on a plat made by Appalachian Surveys, Inc., dated May, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Plat Book 8, at pages 38A and 38B.
TERMS OF SALE:
1) The property will be conveyed in an “AS IS” physical condition by Deed containing no warranty, express or implied, subject to the Internal Revenue Service right of redemption, all property taxes, prior Deeds, liens, reservations, encumbrances, restrictions, rights-of-ways, easements, covenants, conveyances and conditions of record in the Clerk’s office or affecting the subject property.
2) The Purchaser shall be responsible for the payment of the transfer taxes imposed by the West Virginia Code § 11-22-1.
3) The Beneficiary and/or the Servicer of the Deed of Trust and Note reserve the right to submit a bid for the property at sale.
4) The Trustee reserves the right to continue sale of the subject property from time to time by written or oral proclamation, which continuance shall be in the sole discretion of the Trustee.
5) The Trustee shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the property to vacate said property, and any personal property and/or belongings remaining at the property after the foreclosure sale will be deemed to constitute ABANDONED PROPERTY AND WILL BE DISPOSED OF ACCORDINGLY.
6) The total purchase price is payable to the Trustee within thirty (30) days of the date of sale, with ten (10%) of the total purchase price payable to the Trustee at sale.
Pill & Pill, PLLC, Substitute Trustee
Pill & Pill, PLLC
85 Aikens Center
Edwin Miller Boulevard
P.O. Box 440
Martinsburg, WV 25402
(304) 263-4971
11/28/3t
PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Certain Portion of Parcel 080001000090000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to Highway Commercial
The Ranson City Council will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments to Ordinance 2024-365 An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Certain Portion of Parcel 080001000090000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to Highway Commercial. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write, and it must be received at the following address prior to December 17, 2024: City of Ranson, Attn: City Clerk, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or [email protected] Written Comments received prior to December 17, 2024 will be provided to the Ranson City Council and inserted into the official record.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Certain Portion of Parcel 080001000090000000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to R-6.
The Ranson City Council will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments to Ordinance 2024-366 An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Certain Portion of Parcel 080001000090000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to R-6. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write, and it must be received at the following address prior to December 17, 2024: City of Ranson, Attn: City Clerk, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or [email protected] Written Comments received prior to December 17, 2024 will be provided to the Ranson City Council and inserted into the official record.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Parcel 080001000080000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to R-6.
The Ranson City Council will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments to Ordinance 2024-367 An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Parcel 080001000080000 Rezoning from Smartcode New Community to R-6. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write, and it must be received at the following address prior to December 17, 2024: City of Ranson, Attn: City Clerk, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or [email protected] Written Comments received prior to December 17, 2024 will be provided to the Ranson City Council and inserted into the official record.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Parcel 080001000050000 Rezoning from TND-MUX to R-6.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: The Ranson City Council will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2024 at 7:00 pm at Ranson City Hall, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV. The purpose of the public hearing is to accept public comments to Ordinance 2024-368 An Ordinance amending and Re-Enacting the Official Zoning Map of the City of Ranson Pursuant to Ranson Municipal Code § 19-20 and Chapter 19A, Article 1: Parcel 080001000050000 Rezoning from TND-MUX to R-6. If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write, and it must be received at the following address prior to December 17, 2024: City of Ranson, Attn: City Clerk, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or [email protected] Written Comments received prior to December 17, 2024 will be provided to the Ranson City Council and inserted into the official record.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on December 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Room at Charles Town City Hall, 101 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, WV by the City of Charles Town Board of Zoning Appeals on the following matter:
BA-2024-08: David Acly is seeking a variance from minimum lot size requirements of the Old Town Mixed Use Commercial Zoning District. The properties are two vacant parcels located across from the intersection of S. George St and S. George St. Extension, and are also identified as Tax District 3/Map 6/Parcels 4, 147. The requested variance is from:
1. Lot size. Required lot size is a 2’ width to 3’ depth ratio.
Applicant desires to subdivide each property so as to have four buildable lots; currently they have two buildable lots. Each lot will have a depth in excess of the 2:3 ratio.
BA-2024-09: Paul Raco is seeking a variance from minimum lot size requirements of the Old Town Mixed Use Commercial Zoning District. The property is located opposite the intersection of Augustine Avenue and W. Academy Street, and is also identified as 114 Augustine Avenue or Tax District 3/Map 4/Parcel 15. The requested variance is from:
1.Lot size. Required lot size is a 2’ width to 3’ depth ratio.
Applicant desires to adjust property boundary lines with the adjacent parcel 16. If approved the subject parcel lot 15 will have a depth in excess of the 2:3 ratio.
To access additional information, please visit www.charlestownwv.us. Choose the “Government” tab, and hover over the drop-down menu to select “Agenda and Minutes.” From this page, you can access upcoming events, including the Board of Zoning Appeals information. This information will be accessible at the close of business on the Friday prior to the meeting.
Written comments can be mailed to City Staff at P.O. Box 14, or dropped off at City Hall at 101 E. Washington St., Charles Town, WV. Call 304-724-3251 for questions. Public comments are welcome at the scheduled public hearing.
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Notice of Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 208 Charles Town, WV 25414‑0208. Any person seeking to impeach or establish a will must make a complaint in accordance with the provisions of West Virginia Code 41‑5‑11 through 13. Any interested person objecting to the qualifications of the personal representative or the venue or jurisdiction of the court, shall file written notice of an objection with the County Commission through the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of the first publication or within 30 days of the service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not filed timely, the objection is forever barred. Any person interested in filing claims against an estate must file them in accordance with West Virginia Code 44‑2 or 44‑3A.
Settlement of the estate(s) of the following named decedent(s) will proceed without reference to a fiduciary commissioner unless within 60 days from the first publication of this notice a reference is requested by a party of interest or an unpaid creditor files a claim and good cause is shown to support reference to a fiduciary commissioner.
First Publication Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Claim Deadline: Sunday, January 26, 2025
ESTATE OF:
KAREN CHARLOTTE GLASCOCK
ADMINISTRATOR:
WILLIAM GLASCOCK
991 WRENS VIEW LANE
HARPERS FERRY WV 25425‑6597
ESTATE OF:
WILLIAM WEBSTER CLEM
ADMINISTRATRIX:
LINDSEY CLEM
866 ORIOLE DRIVE
WINTER HAVEN FL 33884
ESTATE OF:
DAMON REED RITCHIE
ADMINISTRATRIX:
COURTNEY BECKER
14359 SENIC VIEW SW
CUMBERLAND MD 21502
ESTATE OF:
PATRICIA SHADE MCCOY
EXECUTOR:
DENNIS BARRON
1329 SHEPHERD GRADE ROAD
SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443‑4084
ESTATE OF:
DONNA JEAN ROBERTS
EXECUTOR:
AARON T. O. ROBERTS
1649 JOB CORPS ROAD
SHENANDOAH JUNCTION WV 25442‑4050
ESTATE OF:
JACKIE EUGENE GROVE
ADMINISTRATOR:
JEREMY ELLSWORTH GROVE
140 MAIN DRAG WAY
HARPERS FERRY WV 25425‑4116
Notice of Ancillary Filing without any Administration to Creditors, Distributees & Legatees
Notice is hereby given that the following foreign will or affidavit of heirs has been filed in the Jefferson County Clerk’s Office at PO Box 208 Charles Town, WV 25414‑0208, and no appointment or administration is being made pursuant to the provisions of West Virginia Code 44‑1‑14b.
An interested person(s) objecting to the filing of the foreign will or affidavit or objecting to the absence of appointment or administration being made in this state must file a statement with the Jefferson County Commission through the County Clerk’s Office at the address listed above within 60 days after the date of first publication or 30 days of service of the notice, whichever is later. If an objection is not timely filed, the objection is forever barred. The Jefferson County Commission upon receiving any timely objection thereto shall schedule a hearing or hearings thereon and order relief, if any, it considers proper including, but not limited to, an order directing that full and complete ancillary administration of the estate of the nonresident decedent be made in this state.
First Publication Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024
DATE FILED
11/14/2024
ESTATE NAME:
KATHLEEN N DOLLYMORE
KATHRYN D FLAHERTY
ANCILLARY ADMINISTRATOR
JOHN FLAHERTY
6319 EMA COURT
ELKRIDGE MD 21075‑6243
TRUSTEE
JOHN L DOLLYMORE
95 EAST WAYNE AVENUE
APT. 209
SILVER SPRING MD 20901‑4265
TRUSTEE
RANDALL R CONRAD II
158 CRIMSON CIRCLE
MARTINSBURG WV 25403‑6611
ATTORNEY
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 11/20/2024
Jacqueline C Shadle
Clerk of Jefferson County
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION IN THE FAMILY COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV
IN RE: The Marriage of:
William Edward Lipsit, Petitioner and Shawn Marie Lipsit, Respondent; Civil Action No. 24-D-278
The object of this suit is to obtain a divorce. This is a publication by class II legal advertisement.
To the Above-Named Respondent: It appearing in this action that Shawn Marie Lipsit is a non-resident of the State of West Virginia or has an unknown address. It is hereby ordered that Shawn Marie Lipsit serve upon Jefferson County Clerk’s office, 119 North George Street
Charles Town, WV 25414 an answer including any related counter claim or defense you may have to the Petition filed in this action, on or before December 19, 2024. If you fail to do so, a judgment, thereafter judgment, upon proper hearing and trial, may be taken against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.
A copy of said Petition can be obtained from the undersigned Clerk’s office. Entered by the Clerk of said Court this 19th day of November, 2024.
Tina Renner
Clerk of the Court
By: E. Cooper, Deputy Clerk
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IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
FAIRFAX CROSSING HOA, Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 24-Ml9C-00469 C
JAIME M. ROJAS, Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The Plaintiff, by counsel, Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., pursuant to Rule 4(e)(l) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, has requested that the Clerk of this Court enter this Order of Publication. Based upon the Affidavit for Order of Publication filed in this matter, it is ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the following be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County
IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
FAIRFAX CROSSING HOA, Plaintiffv. JAIME M. ROJAS, Defendant,
Case No. 24-M19C-00469 C. Notice is hereby given that a Civil Action has been filed against the Defendant referenced herein above.
A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Jefferson County Magistrate Court Clerk. Each named and unknown Defendant must appear and defend on or before 12/27/2024 which is not fewer than thirty (30) days after the first publication hereof; otherwise, take notice that judgment by default will be rendered against each such Defendant. Counsel for Plaintiff is Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., Panhandle Legal, 116 W. Washington Street, Suite 2E,
P.O. Box 55/Charles Town WV 25414.
Entered: 11/21/2024
Shayna Mason
Clerk of Jefferson County Magistrate Court
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IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
MADDEX FARM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 24-M19C-00516 D
STEVEN TORNARI, Defendant.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The Plaintiff, by counsel, Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., pursuant to Rule 4(e)(l) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, has requested that the Clerk of this Court enter this Order of Publication. Based upon the Affidavit for Order of Publication filed in this matter, it is ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the following be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County
IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA MADDEX FARM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC., Plaintiff v. STEVEN TORNARI, Defendant, Case No. 24-M19C-00516 D. Notice is hereby given that a Civil Action has been filed against the Defendant referenced herein above.
A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Jefferson County Magistrate Court Clerk. Each named and unknown Defendant must appear and defend on or before 12/27/2024 which is not fewer than thirty (30) days after the first publication hereof ; otherwise, take notice that judgment by default will be rendered against each such Defendant. Counsel for Plaintiff is Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., Panhandle Legal, 116 W. Washington Street, Suite 2E, P.O. Box 550, Charles Town WV
ENTERED: 11/21/2024
Shayna Mason
Clerk of Jefferson County Magistrate Court
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IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
TATE MANOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC. Plaintiff,
v. Case No. 24-M19C-00520 C
DIVINE A. ABIOYE and THOMAS L. SMITH, JR., Defendants.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The Plaintiff, by counsel, Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., pursuant to Rule 4(e)(l) of the West Virginia Rules of Civil Procedure, has requested that the Clerk of this Court enter this Order of Publication. Based upon the Affidavit for Order of Publication filed in this matter, it is ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the following be published once a week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in Jefferson County
IN THE MAGISTRATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA TATE MANOR PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiffv. DIVINE A. ABIOYE and THOMAS L. SMITH, JR., Defendants, Case No. 24-M19C-0520 C.
Notice is hereby given that a Civil Action has been filed against the Defendants referenced herein above.
A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Jefferson County Magistrate Court Clerk. Each named and unknown Defendant must appear and defend on or before 12/27/2024 which is not fewer than thirty (30) days after the first publication hereof; otherwise, take notice that judgment by default will be rendered against each such Defendant. Counsel for Plaintiff is
Christopher P. Stroech, Esq., Panhandle Legal, 116 W. Washington Street, Suite 2E, P.O. Box 550, Charles Town, WV 25414.
ENTERED: 11/21/2024
Shayna Mason
Clerk of Jefferson County Magistrate Court
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
Earlene D. Capers, Plaintiff,
Vs. Civil Action No. CC-19-2022-C-26
Devarryl Williamson, et al., Defendant,
NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS AND ALL THOSE WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS SUIT
By an Order of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia dated November 8, 2024, the Circuit Court approved the First Report of the Special Commissioner about the property which is the subject of a partition suit describes as follows:
All of that certain lot or parcel of real estate situate, lying west of Summit Point, being in the Kabletown District, Jefferson County, West Virginia and being described in two parcels, one by a deed from J. J. Riely et ux. to Abraham Doleman dated November IO, 1897 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia in Deed Book 88 at Page 172 containing three acres, 1 rood, and 22 perches and the other from Clarence Wood et ux. to Abraham Doleman dated March 3, 1899 and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office in Deed Book 95
In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Order, the Special Commissioner’s Report shall lie in the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Jefferson County, West Virginia for a period of twenty (20) days from the date of the first appearance of this Notice in the Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate and any interested Defendant or other party may review this Report during this time and file any objections thereto. Otherwise, the Order shall become final as it relates to the matters set forth therein.
Dated: November 18, 2024 Earlene D. Capers By Counsel
James B. Crawford, III WV State Bar #866
120 N. George Street, Suite 100 Charles Town, WV 25414
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