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
1.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
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 October 17, 2017, executed by the Borrowers, Veronica Eury and Gary Eury, to Teays Valley Trustees, LLC, the Trustee, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Book 2161, at Page 341. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 510 Cedar Hill Drive, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425. Pill & Pill, PLLC was appointed as Substitute Trustee by an APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE dated October 22, 2018, of record in the Clerk’s Office in Book 1214, at Page 605. The Borrowers defaulted under the Note and Deed of Trust and the Substitute Trustee has 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:
January 13, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.
The property is described as all of that certain lot or parcel of real estate, with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in Harpers Ferry District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
Parcel 1: Being the all of the western 1/2 of Lot 44 and the eastern 1/2 of Lot 44, as shown on a plat entitled “Lot 44, Section I, Keyes Ferry Acres, Harpers Ferry District, Jefferson County, West Virginia”, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia in Deed Book 663, at Page 26. Parcel 2: All of Lots 45 and 46, Section I, of Keyes Ferry Acres as the same are bounded and described in a plat of Section I, of Keyes Ferry Acres as the same are bounded and described in a plat of Section I of Keyes Ferry Acres, dated 05/19/1964, made by E. P. Hickman, Surveyor, and attached to a deed recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of said County in Deed Book 267, at Page 90.
Being the same property conveyed to Gary S. Eury by the Deed dated December 12, 2011, and recorded in Deed Book 1104, at Page 509, in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia.
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
BY: Jonathan L. Wertman, Esq.
Pill & Pill, PLLC
85 Aikens Center
Edwin Miller Boulevard
P.O. Box 440
Martinsburg, WV 25402
(304) 263-4971
12/5/4t
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
DUE TO A PRINTING ERROR, THE FOLLOWING HAVE A CLAIM DEADLINE OF 02/03/2025
ESTATE OF:
THOMAS ALAN CHAFIN
ADMINISTRATOR:
STEVEN A CHAFIN
2231 HEATHLAND DRIVE
MIDLOTHIAN VA 23113‑4183
ATTORNEY:
HENRY W MORROW JR
PO BOX 459
CHARLES TOWN WV 25414‑0459
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
BRADLEY C SNOWDEN
6148 WINCHESTER AVENUE
INWOOD WV 25428‑4509
ESTATE OF:
THOMAS SEYMOUR WILLIAMS
ADMINISTRATRIX:
ANNA A WILLIAMS
114 MARA ROSE LANE
HARPERS FERRY WV 25425‑9505
ATTORNEY:
DANIEL C STAGGERS
133 EAST JOHN STREET
MARTINSBURG WV 25401‑4214
ESTATE OF:
LOUISE ANNE CANNON
EXECUTOR:
SHANE A CANNON
228 AMBERWOOD LANE
WINCHESTER VA 22602‑4765
ESTATE OF:
JULIAN ROBINSON LESH
EXECUTOR:
BRUCE ALLYN LESH
170 FEDERAL ANN COURT
WESTMINSTER MD 21157‑5753
FIDUCIARY COMMISSIONER:
D FRANK HILL III
PO BOX A
SHEPHERDSTOWN WV 25443‑0600
ESTATE OF:
JOHN S DESMOND
EXECUTOR:
JOHN RESTAINO
2328 ENGLE MOLER ROAD
HARPERS FERRY WV 25425‑5427
ESTATE OF:
JANE E CLENDENING
EXECUTOR:
JAMES R CLENDENING JR
404 JOURNEY WAY
HEDGESVILLE WV 25427‑6512
ESTATE OF:
RICHARD ALAN WITTMAN
EXECUTRIX:
JENNIFER WITTMAN
7824 CHEROKEE ROAD
RICHMOND VA 23225‑1136
Subscribed and sworn to before me on 11/20/2024
Jacqueline C Shadle
Clerk of Jefferson County
12/5/2t
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
12/5/2t
ORDER OF PUBLICATION FAMILY COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WV
To: Daniel Austin Rafael Thompson, Respondent
Magistrate Court Case No,: 24-M-19D-00229 Family Court Civil Action No,: 24-DV-124
ORDER OF PUBLICATION DV EPO HEARING CONTINUATION
1. The object of this suit is to obtain protection from the Respondent.
2. The object of this publication by Class 1 legal advertisement is to notify Respondent of the extension of the original Emergency Protective Order prohibiting the above-named Respondent from having contact with certain individuals. This Order may affect property and other rights of the Respondent. Violating this Order may subject the Respondent to criminal sanctions. The Respondent is strongly encouraged to obtain a copy of this Extension of the Emergency Protective Order and Petition from the Circuit Clerk of the county listed above.
3. The Emergency Protective Order will remain in effect until January 9, 2025.
4. The Final Hearing Date is set for January 9, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. before the Jefferson County Family Court.
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT:
It appearing by evidence duly taken in this action that you could not be found in or that you have left the State of West Virginia, you are hereby notified of the Order referenced above. A copy of the Petition and Order may be obtained at the Jefferson County Circuit Clerk’s office. This Emergency Protective Order will remain in effect until 9th day of January, 2025.
Entered by the Clerk of said Court this 4th day of December, 2024.
Tina Renner
Clerk of Court
By: Deanna L. Davis
Deputy Clerk
12/12/1t
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
PART 1 ADMINISTRATIVE CODE, CHAPTER 5 ADMINISTRATIVE, ARTICLE 148 SCHEDULE OF APPEAL FEES AND OTHER CHARGES, SECTION 148.06 PLANNING AND ZONING SERVICES
The City of Charles Town will hold a public hearing on Monday, January 6, 2025, at 7:00 pm, prevailing time, to consider an amendment to the Codified Ordinance with Regard to Part 1 Administrative Code, Chapter 5 Administrative, Article 148 Schedule of Appeal Fees and Other Charges, Section 148.06 Planning and Zoning Services. The proposed ordinance, which was introduced to City Council by first reading on December 2, 2024, may be inspected by the public at the Office of the City Clerk by visiting City Hall at 101 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, WV or by emailing the City Clerk at [email protected] and requesting an electronic copy.
Any person interested in this matter may appear before the Charles Town City Council at the City Hall, 101 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, West Virginia, and present any comment or protest thereto. Persons wishing to appear before Council to make live remote comment must enroll with the City Clerk at [email protected] no later than 5:00 pm on January 6, 2025.
Following this hearing City Council may act upon the proposed ordinance by public motion and vote
12/12/2t
PUBLIC NOTICE OF CITY OF CHARLES TOWN, WV 2025 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that there will be an election held in the City of Charles Town, West Virginia on Thursday, May 22, 2025 at the Charles Town City Hall located at 101 E. Washington Street, with the polling place opening at 6:30 am and closing at 7:30 pm for the purpose of electing a mayor (four-year term) and four council members (each for a four-year term). The filing period for candidates interested in seeking public office will commence on January 13, 2025 and end on January 25, 2025. Certificates of Announcement may be obtained at the office of the city clerk of the City of Charles Town at 101 E. Washington Street, Charles Town, WV 25414 or on the city’s website (www.charlestownwv.us). There is a filing fee equivalent to one percent of the annual salary associated with the position sought ($125 for mayor and $50 for city council member). Candidates must file to have their name printed on the ballot with the city clerk no later than January 25, 2025 or, if mailed, filings must be postmarked prior to midnight on that date. Official write-in candidates must file a Certificate of Announcement by April 3, 2025 in order to have their votes counted.
John Nissel
Charles Town City Clerk
12/12/2t
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: KATHY VIANDS Case No. 24-G-13
An Alleged Protected Person
NOTICE
TO: Any and All Family Members
And Interested Parties
YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing will be held on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. in the Jefferson County Circuit Court, convening at 100 E. Washington Street, 1st Floor Meeting Room, Charles Town, WV, on the matters contained in the Petition filed in Case No. 24-G-13.
A copy of said Petition and Notice of Appointment of Counsel can be obtained from the Clerk of the Circuit Court at her offices in Charles Town, West Virginia.
Dated: December 5, 2024
Tina Renner
Clerk of the Circuit Court
12/12/2t
LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF RANSON
In accordance with W. Va. Code § 8A-7-9 et seq., and W. Va. Code § 8A-5-8 et seq., and Ranson Code § 19A-1.3 et seq. The Ranson Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on January 6, 2025 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 Land Development Plan and Plat for the property known as Potomac Towne Center Village 1, parcels 088E001700000000, 088000100050000, and
088000900020000 (consisting of 191+/- acres) located off Rte. 9 and North Fairfax Blvd, Ranson, WV, 25438. Copies of the proposed Land Development Plan and Plat are available for inspection during regular office hours of 8:00 am – 4:00 pm weekdays. All persons are invited to attend and make comments about the proposed Land Development Plan and Plat.
If you cannot attend but wish to comment, you may write, and it must be received to the following address prior to January 3, 2025, City of Ranson, Attn: Community Development Director, 312 S. Mildred Street, Ranson, WV 25438 or emailed to [email protected]. Written Comments received prior to January 3, 2025, will be provided to the Planning Commission and inserted into the official record.
Reiley Stanley
Department of Community Development
12/12/2t
LEGAL NOTICE
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, January 6, 2025, 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 President’s Pointe Phase 5 located off President’s Pointe Avenue including 145 lots (Lots 335-480), accepting the bond, and entering a development agreement for Phase 5 of President’s Pointe. 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 January 3, 2025, will be provided to the Planning Commission, and inserted into the official record.
Reiley Stanley
Department of Community Development
12/12/2t
PUBLIC AUCTION OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE
102 E. AVIS STREET, CHARLES TOWN
8 RAMBLIN WAY AND 48 RAMBLIN WAY, MIDDLEWAY___
Pursuant to and by virtue of Orders of the Circuit Court of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Case No. CC-19-2022-P-123, therein pending under the style of “Carolyn Wise, et al., Petitioners, vs. Edward Wise, Respondent, the undersigned 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, January 14, 2025, at 12:00 o’clock, noon, all those three (3) certain parcels of real estate, together with the improvements thereon and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in Jefferson County, West Virginia, more particularly described as follows:
PARCEL ONE
102 E. AVIS STREET, CHARLES TOWN
Beginning at a point marked by a spike driven in the northerly line of Avis Street, said point being S. 67° 45’ W. a distance of 85 feet from a railroad spike driven to mark the northwest corner of Samuel and Avis Streets; thence with the lands formerly owned by George E. Vickers and Jean L. Vickers [Deed Book 351, page 353] N. 22° 15’ W. a distance of 85.0 feet to a stake in the line of the lands now or previously of Burns; thence with the Burns line S. 67° 45’ W. a distance of approximately 80 feet to the eastern line of the Southern Methodist parsonage lot; thence with the eastern line of the parsonage lot S. 22° 15’ E. a distance of 85.0 feet to a point situate in the northern line of Avis Street; thence with the northerly line of Avis Street N. 67° 45’ E. a distance of
80.0 feet to the point of beginning; TOGETHER WITH all rights reserved by R. Thruston Shirley concerning a certain sewer easement which is more particularly set forth in a Deed from
R. Thruston Shirley, single, to George E. Vickers, et al., dated the 6th day of April, 1972, and recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 353 [not 341], page 78, with reference made to a plat made by Charles R. Atherton, P.E., dated
March 28, 1972, which is attached to and recorded with the abovesaid Deed, which depicts the easternmost boundary of the real estate conveyed hereby.
And being improved by a single-family residence with a physical address of 102 E. Avis Street, Charles Town, West Virginia; Charles Town Corporation District; Tax Map 3, parcel 36.0001.
BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed to
I. Jean Wise from Glen Wilt, Executor of the Estate of Ida G. Penwell, deceased, by a Deed dated the 4th day of May, 2006, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 1023, page 134.
PARCEL TWO
8 RAMBLIN WAY, MIDDLEWAY
Containing 1.878 acres (after merger of Merger Parcel 2, containing 0.090 acre, into the adjacent parcel) as shown and described on a plat entitled a “Plat Of Survey Showing Proposed Merger Parcels For The Turner Property”, made by R. Michael Shepp, P.S., Appalachian Surveys, Inc., dated May 5, 1995, which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 807, page 270; TOGETHER WITH an easement or right-of-way for ingress and egress and for all other purposes over, across and upon that certain “40’ Access Esmt.” (containing 0.112 acre), situate upon the 3.402 acre parcel adjacent to the west, as shown and described on the aforesaid plat, for the use and benefit of the aforesaid 1.878 acre parcel.
And having a physical address of 8 Ramblin Way, Kearneysville, WV 25430, with the (2) mobile homes situate thereon, the well on which provides water to Parcel Three as described herein. Middleway District; Tax Map 19, parcel 33.
BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed to Irma Jean Wise from Paul K. Turner by a Deed dated November 30, 2004, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 999, page 11, and being described therein as Parcel 1.
PARCEL THREE
48 RAMBLIN WAY, MIDDLEWAY
Containing 3.402 acres (after merger of Merger Parcel 1 and Merger Parcel 2) as shown and described on a plat entitled a “Plat Of Survey Showing Proposed Merger Parcels For The Turner Property”, made by R. Michael Shepp, P.S., Appalachian Surveys, Inc., dated May 5, 1995, which is recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 807, page 270;
SUBJECT, HOWEVER, TO that certain fifteen foot (15’) wide right-of-way set forth in a Deed from Hattie A. Turner, et vir., to Paul F. Miller, et ux., dated the 3rd day of October, 1959, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 234,
page 386, and as shown and described on a plat entitled “Plat Of Survey Showing Proposed Merger Roads For The Turner Property”, made by R. Michael Shepp, P.S., dated May 5, 1995, which is attached to and recorded with a Deed recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 807, page 270, and as shown on a Plat Of Survey recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 753, page 265, and that certain 40 foot wide access easement which provides access to Parcel Two from Rt. 51.
And being improved by a single-family residence with a physical address of 48 Ramblin Way, Kearneysville, WV 25430; Middleway District; Tax Map 19, parcel 34.
BEING all and the same parcel of real estate which was conveyed to Irma Jean Wise from Paul K. Turner by a Deed dated November 30, 2004, and recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book 999, page 11, and being described therein as Parcel 2.
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 AUCTION AND THE CONVEYANCE OF EACH PARCEL SHALL ALSO BE MADE SUBJECT TO the rights of any person or persons occupying the premises, if any there be, and the undersigned 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 undersigned makes no warranty of any type as to the condition of any improvements located upon the premises, if any there be.
The deed to any purchaser will not contain any warranty of title.
TERMS OF SALE
Parcel Two and Parcel Three will initially be offered separately and then as combined with the bid(s) which result in the greatest amount being accepted at the auction.
Cash or bank check on day of sale in the amount of $5,000.00 with the balance due, in cash, thirty (30) 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 5th day of December, 2024. /s/ D. Frank Hill, III______
D. Frank Hill, III
Administrator CTA DBN of the
Estate of Irma Jean Wise,
deceased
136 E. German Street
P.O.Box A
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Telephone: 304-876-9333
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IN THE FAMILY COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN RE: THE CHILD OF:
MARIA WEST,
Petitioner,
v. Civil Action No. 24-D-283
GUSTAVO MORENO ARIAS,
Respondent.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of this suit is for custodial allocation. The initial hearing date is January 27, 2025.
It appearing by the Affidavit filed in this action that the Respondent Gustavo Arias 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 Gustavo Arias 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 January 5, 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 5th day of February, 2024.
Tina Renner, Clerk of Court Deputy Clerk
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TRUSTEES’ SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
637 Persimmon Lane, Shepherdstown, WV 25443
In a Deed of Trust dated April 30, 2020, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 2287, at page 219 Alva L. McNeal and Nedri E. McNeal did convey unto Douglas McElwee, Trustee, certain real property. The beneficial holder of that Deed of Trust has elected to appoint Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc. as substitute trustees by a Substitution of Trustee recorded in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office. Default having occurred under the Deed of Trust and the beneficial holder having instructed the undersigned Trustees to foreclose, this real property will be sold at public auction at the front door of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 East Washington Street, Jefferson County Courthouse, Charles Town, WV 25414 on:
April 9, 2025
At 11:30 AM
The property for sale as described by the Deed of Trust is as follows:
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: ALL THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE IN THE SHEPHERDSTOWN DISTRICT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, CONTAINING 2.25 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED ACCORDING TO PLAT BY R. MICHAEL SHEPP, L.L.S., OF APPALACHIAN SURVEYS, INC., DATED NOVEMBER 8, 1985, ENTITLED “PLAT OF SURVEY SHOWING A SECOND OUTSALE,” WHICH PLAT IS ATTACHED TO THE DEED HEREINAFTER MENTIONED, TO WHICH PLAT REFERENCE IS HEREBY MADE FOR A MORE PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION OF SAID REAL ESTATE. PARCEL ID: 09-15-0010-0004
The purchaser will take the property subject to all exceptions, reservations, rights of way, easements, conditions, covenants, restrictions, leases and other servitudes of record, if any, pertaining to said real property.
The purchaser will be responsible for paying any transfer stamp, excise taxes, and recording costs associated with recording the Trustee’s Deed into their name.
The purchaser will be responsible for paying any unpaid property taxes owed to the Sheriff of Jefferson County prior to or following the sale directly to the Sheriff.
The purchaser will take the property subject to any deed of trust, judgment, lien, and any other encumbrance having priority over the deed of trust referred to herein.
The purchaser will take the property subject to any deed of trust, judgment, lien, and any other encumbrance that is junior (“junior claims”) to this Deed of Trust and to which sufficient notice was not given. In that case, unless such right to notice is waived, the chain of title shall not merge with this Deed of Trust as to those unnoticed deeds of trust, judgments, liens, and other encumbrances and will be subject to a further noticed and published sale under this Deed of Trust pursuant to W.Va. Code 38-1-4, in which bidding shall resume at the last highest bid given. In the event of a surplus of such sale, the mortgagors and noticed junior lienholders are hereby on notice that if such surplus is less than Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00), then the Substitute Trustee will disburse those proceeds to the most senior interest holder as it sees fit, unless an objection is made in writing.
The Trustees do not guarantee or represent that the boundaries described above are accurate, are not encroached upon, or that any particular structure located on the property is contained within the described boundaries. The property is therefore sold subject to an accurate survey at purchaser’s expense.
The Trustees reserve the right to adjourn the sale, for a time, or from time to time, by announcement at the time and place of sale described above or any adjournment thereof. Such adjournment will be noticed by posting a notice at the front door of the county courthouse or where such notices are traditionally posted at the county courthouse. Such notice will include the date and time when such sale will reconvene.
The Trustees reserve the right to reject any and all bids for any reason.
The Trustees make no representations as to the condition of the property. The property will be sold in “AS IS” condition.
The Trustees make no representations as to whether the property is occupied. The purchaser is responsible for gaining access and possession of the property. Trustees shall be under no duty to cause any existing tenant or person occupying the subject property to vacate said property.
The purchaser may assign its rights prior to the delivery of the trustee’s deed by a signed request in writing to the trustee; the assignee of the purchaser shall be bound by all terms and conditions applicable to the purchaser.
The Trustees will deliver a trustees’ deed to the purchaser without any covenant or warranty (express or implied) in the form prescribed by W. Va. Code §38-1-6. The Trustees make no representations and warranties about the title of the real estate to be conveyed. If the Trustees are unable to convey insurable or marketable title to purchaser for any reason, purchaser’s sole remedy is return of deposit.
TERMS OF SALE: Purchaser must bring $20000 cash in hand at the time of sale as a deposit in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made payable to “Stern & Eisenberg, PC, counsel for Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc.” Those appearing without their deposit will not be allowed to bid. The balance of the successful purchaser’s bid must be proffered in cash within 30 days of the date of the sale. Purchaser shall pay for transfer stamps and recording fees. Additional terms of sale may be announced prior to the sale.
Terra Abstract Trustee West Virginia, Inc.
1581 Main Street, Suite 200
The Shops at Valley Square
Warrington, PA 18976
(215) 572-8111, Fax: (215) 572-5025
sterneisenberg.com
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF HDW LLC
HDW LLC, a West Virginia limited liability company, pursuant to Chapter 31B, Article
8, Section 808 of the Code of West Virginia, hereby gives notice that it is winding up its business
affairs and is being dissolved.
Anyone with a claim against the company should file a claim with the company stating
the date of the claim, the nature of the claim and the amount of the claim. All claims should be
mailed to the company at 3036 Reachcliff Drive, Shepherdstown, WV 25443.
Pursuant to West Virginia law a claim against the limited liability company is barred/
unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the date of
publication of this notice.
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ANNUAL PUBLIC NOTICE
Pursuant to §15-5A-7(d)(5) of the State Code of WV
The emergency response plan for hazardous materials is available for review, as are those material safety data sheets (MSDS), emergency first aid, and medical treatment procedures, inventory of forms and follow-up emergency notices which have been submitted to the Jefferson County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Members of the public who wish to review the plan, material safety data sheets (MSDS), others forms or follow-up notice may do so at the Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management located at 28 Industrial Blvd., Kearneysville, WV 25430.
Jefferson County Local Emergency Planning Committee
28 Industrial Blvd., Kearneysville, WV 25430
Phone (304) 728-3290
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Public Notice: Volunteer Opportunities with the Town of Shepherdstown
The Corporation of Shepherdstown is seeking residents to serve on the Town’s Planning Commission and its Board of Appeals (BZA). Serving on Town Commissions and Boards is an excellent opportunity to contribute to the future of Shepherdstown. Please visit the town website at shepherdstown.gov for more information about these opportunities, eligibility requirements, and to download an application form. We encourage interested residents to apply for current openings as soon as possible. Please contact Amy L. Boyd, Town Clerk, at 304-876-2398 or by e-mail ([email protected]) with any questions.
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TRUSTEE’S SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
The undersigned Substitute Trustee, by virtue of the authority vested in him by that certain Deed of Trust, dated May 17, 2013, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, in Document No. 2013009612, in Book No. 1955, at Page 519, Darrell L Jones did convey unto Andrew C. Skinner, Trustee(s), certain real property described in said Deed of Trust; and the beneficiary has elected to appoint Seneca Trustees, Inc., as Substitute Trustee; and default having been made under the aforementioned Deed of Trust, and the undersigned Substitute Trustee having been instructed by Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. 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
January 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 08 – Ranson Corp District, Jefferson County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
The following described parcel of real estate, situate, lying and being in Ranson Corporation, Jefferson County, West Virginia, being more particularly described as follows:
All of Townhome Lot 350, Phase III-A, Fairfax Crossing, as shown on a plat entitled “Final Plat Showing Lots 272-277, 286- 297 & 345-352 and Lot A (Residue) Fairfax Crossing Phase III- A”, recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County West Virginia in Plat Book 25, at Page 276.
AND BEING that same real estate conveyed from Dan Ryan Builders, Inc., to Darrell L. Jones, by Deed dated May 17, 2013, of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Jefferson County, West Virginia, immediately prior hereto. SUBJECT TO any and all easements, rights-of-way, conditions, covenants and restrictions of record or in existence. The address of the parties of the first part to which the notices required by West Virginia Code § 38-1-4 shall be mailed is: 1157 Steed Street, Ranson, WV 25438
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an address of: 1157 Steed Street, Ranson, WV 25438-5738.
The referenced real estate will be conveyed with no covenants of warranty, and subject to all covenants, restrictions, easements, rights of way and reservations which may be a matter of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s Office or visible upon the ground, all prior liens and encumbrances, including, without limitation, liens for real estate taxes, incinerator, sanitary and sewer charges. The purchasers at the sale shall be responsible for paying the recording costs and also the tax on the privilege of transferring real property (the cost of the tax stamp to be affixed to the deed). The purchasers shall be responsible for payment of all 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: $9000.00 in cash and/or certified funds as deposit at the time of sale with the balance due and payable within 30 days of the day of sale.
FEDERAL TAX LIEN: In the event that there are Federal Tax Liens against the property, the United States would have the right to redeem the property within a period of 120 days from the date of such sale or the period allowable for redemption under local law, whichever is longer.
Pursuant to the Deed of Trust, the Trustee may postpone the sale by public announcement at the time and place designated or by posting a notice of the same, and act by agent in the execution of the sale. The parties secured by the Deed of Trust reserve the right to purchase the property at such sale.
SENECA TRUSTEES, INC.
5000 Coombs Farm Drive, Suite 104
Morgantown, WV 26508
(304) 413-0044
(304) 292-2918
Toll free: (888) 534-3132
Reference File No. 58763
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