Public Notice

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 January 25, 2016, and duly recorded in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Randolph County, West Virginia, in Document No. 2016005842, in Book No. 543, at Page 177, Diane D Channell did convey unto Douglas McElwee, 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 Selene Finance LP to foreclose thereunder, will offer for sale at public auction at the front door of the Randolph County Courthouse in Elkins, West Virginia, on
July 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
the following described real estate, together with its improvements, easements and appurtenances thereunto belonging, situate in 17 – Valley Bend Dist District, Randolph County, West Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
Land Situated in the County of Randolph in the State of WV
All that tract or parcel of land situate in Valley Bend District, Randolph County, West Virginia, designated as Lot EE-8 on a plat titled “Tygart Valley Homesteads”, Plat Cabinet A, Slide 23, lying northwest of WV Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way, being particularly described as follows: Beginning at a 5/8″ rebar with cap sent on or near the northwestern boundary of WV Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way, in or near the center of Hickory Run common corner to Lot E-7, said rebar bears S 52 deg 45′ 19″ W, 193.90′ from a found concrete monument with brass cap; thence N 35 deg 24′ 05″ W 309.99′ leaving said Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way and traveling with a line common to Lot E-7, to a 5/8″ rebar with cap set on or near the southern boundary of an alley (not physically open), 10 ft. right of way, in or near the center of Hickory Run; thence N 51 deg 18′ 29″ E 165.77′ leaving said Hickory Run and traveling with or near the southern boundary of an alley (not physically open) 10 ft. right of way, to a found concrete monument with brass cap, common corner to Lot EE-9; thence S 38 deg 35′ 41″ E 310.11′ leaving said alley (not physically open), 10 ft. right of way and traveling with a line common to Lot EE-9, to a 5/8″ rebar with cap set on or near the northwestern boundary of WV Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way said rebar bears S 51 deg 25′ 19″ W. 130.00′ from a found concrete
monument with brass cap; thence S 51 deg 24′ 19″ 174.27′ traveling with or near the northwestern boundary of WV Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way, to a point; thence S 52 deg 45′ 19″ W 8.77′ traveling with or near the northwestern boundary of WV Secondary Route 37/4, Bradley Road, 40 ft. right of way, to the beginning.
Containing 1.24 acres, more or less, as surveyed by Kenneth Kelly, Professional Surveyor No. 973, of Dailey, WV, in November 2001.
Commonly known as: 37A RR 1, Valley Bend, WV 26293-9707
At the time of the execution of the Deed of Trust, this property was reported to have an address of: 37A RR 1, Valley Bend, WV 26293.
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: $7000.00 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. 92983
June 20, 2025, June 27, 2025