Raleigh

Legal Notice

IN THE FAMILY COURT
OF RALEIGH COUNTY,
WEST VIRGINIA

Magistrate Court Case No.
25-D-265
Family Court Civil Action No.
25-DV-218

TO:
WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER AUSTIN
Respondent’s Name
TOMMY CREEK HOLLOW ROAD
Respondent’s Street Address
RHODELL, WV 25915
Respondent’s City/State/Zip
05/25/1987
Respondent’s Date of Birth

ORDER OF PUBLICATION
(PROTECTIVE ORDER/
HEARING DATE)

1. The object of this suit is to obtain protection from the Respondent.

2. The object of this publication by Class I legal advertisement is to notify Respondent of the 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 Protective Order and Petition from the Circuit Clerk of the county listed above.

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED
RESPONDENT:

If 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 Raleigh County, Circuit Clerk’s office. This PROTECTIVE ORDER will remain in effect until AUGUST 14, 02025.

A Final Hearing is scheduled for the 14TH day of AUGUST, 2025, at 10:00 AM, before the Raleigh County Family Court.

Issued this 4th day of August, 2025 at 8:56 AM.

Brianne Steele
Circuit Clerk

Marion

Legal Notice

Tariff Form No. 8-C
(Tariff Rule 14.2 et seq. (Historical Rule 30-C))

PUBLIC NOTICE OF CHANGE IN RATES UPON APPLICATION

NOTICE is hereby given that Hope Gas, Inc. (the “Company”), a public utility, has filed with the PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WEST VIRGINIA, an application containing decreased rates, tolls and charges for furnishing natural gas service to all of its customers at various locations in the Counties of Barbour, Boone, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Fayette, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson, Kanawha, Lewis, Lincoln, Logan, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Monongalia, Nicholas, Pleasants, Preston, Putnam, Raleigh, Randolph, Ritchie, Roane, Taylor, Tucker, Tyler, Upshur, Wayne, Wetzel, Wirt, Wood and Wyoming.

The proposed increased rates and charges will become effective November 1, 2025, unless otherwise ordered by the Public Service Commission and will increase revenues approximately $14.6 million annually, an increase of 7.78%. The average monthly bill for the various classes of customers will be changed as follows:

Section A – Hope Gas, Inc. (“Hope’) Customers
Section B – Former Peoples Gas WV LLC (“Peoples’) Customers
Section C – Former Southern Public Service Company (“Southern”) Customers
Section D – Former Standard/Bazzle Gas Company (“Standard”) Customers
Section E – Former Consumers Gas Utility (“Consumers”) Customers

Section A

1/ To account for an increase in standby rate.

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E

Resale customers of the Company include Cardinal Natural Gas Company – Northern Division (Lumberport-Shinnston), Cardinal Natural Gas Company – Northern Division (Blacksville) and Mountaineer Gas Company.

The increases shown are based on averages of all customers in the indicated classes. Each class may receive an increase greater or less than stated here. Individual customers may receive increases that are greater or less than average. Furthermore, the requested increased rates and charges are only a proposal and are subject to change (increase or decrease) by the Public Service Commission in its review of this filing. Any increase or decrease in rates and charges will not become effective until authorized and approved by the Public Service Commission. (If a hearing is conducted, notice will be given of the time and place of hearing.)

A complete copy of the proposed rates, as well as a representative of the Company to provide any information requested concerning it, is available to all customers, prospective customers, or their agents at the Morgantown office of the Company, 781 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, West Virginia.

A copy of the proposed rates is available for public inspection at the office of the Executive Secretary of the Public Service Commission at 201 Brooks Street, Charleston, West Virginia.

The 30-C procedure is designed to provide a procedure for changing rates charged to customers by natural gas distribution utilities based exclusively on the cost of purchased gas. Consequently, protest should be limited to the reasonableness of such costs and the method by which they are calculated. Anyone desiring to protest or intervene should file a written protest or notice of intervention within twenty-five (25) days following the date of this publication unless otherwise modified by Commission order. Failure to timely intervene can affect your rights to protest any rate increases or to participate in future proceedings. Requests to intervene must comply with the Commission’s rules on intervention set forth in the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure. All interventions must be mailed or hand-delivered and be addressed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Post Office Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323, with copies to Daniel M. Taylor, Jr., Hope Gas, Inc., 781 Chestnut Ridge Road, Suite 100, Morgantown, WV 26505 and Kurt L. Krieger, Post Office Box 1588, Charleston, WV 25326-1588. Protests may be filed online through the Commission website using the “Submit a Comment” link or may be mailed to the Executive Secretary, Public Service Commission of West Virginia, Post Office Box 812, Charleston, West Virginia 25323.

ID: 874568

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