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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 January 22, 2021, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Boone County, West Virginia, in Deed of Trust Book 391, at Page 552, Cory Ryan Nichols and Hannah Nichols did convey unto Teays Valley Trustees, 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 Boone County Courthouse, in Madison, West Virginia, on May 22, 2026, at 9:12 AM The following described real estate, with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in the Scott District, Boone County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows: That certain tract or parcel of land situate in Scott District, Boone County, West Virginia, and bounded and described as follows: Part of Lot Nos. Sixty-seven (67), Sixty-eight (68), Sixty-nine (69) and Lot (70) in the Hill Valley Addition to Julian, in the Scott District of Boone County, West Virginia as the same is laid of into lots on a map thereof now recorded in the office of the Clerk of the County Court of said Boone County, and reference to said map is expressly made for a definite description of said lot. The four (4) lots have a combined frontage of 200 feet and a depth of 100 feet. There is Excepted and Reserved from this conveyance and not hereby conveyed that certain 0.33 acre parcel and 0.07 acre parcel that were conveyed to West Virginia Department of Highways from Hansel Hedrick and Veodis Hedrick, his wife, by deed dated July 25, 1978, and of record in the aforesaid Clerk’s office in Deed Book No. 154, at page 153. TOGETHER WITH a 2012 CMH Manufactured home with Model No: ELC28532A, Serial No: NO202099TNABAC located thereon. At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have a mailing address of 151 Morgan Lane, Julian, WV 25529. AND BEING the same real estate which was conveyed to Cory Ryan Nichols and Hanna Nichols, by Deed dated August 17, 2018, from James C. Pennington aka James Pennington and Mary R. Pennington aka Mary Pennington, and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Boone County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 315 at Page 359. 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 BY: Richard A. Pill, Member P. O. Box 440 85 Aikens Center, Martinsburg, WV 25404 304-263-4971 Fax (304) 267-5840 e-mail: foreclosures@ pillwvlaw.com LH-452657 05-06,13,20;2026