ADMINISTRATION TO CREDITORS,
DISTRIBUTEES & LEGATEES
Notice is hereby given that the following estate(s) have been opened for probate in the Pocahontas County Clerk’s Office at P. O. Box 209, 900 Tenth Avenue, Suite C, Marlinton, WV 24954-0209. 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 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 claims against an estate must be filed within 60 days of the first publication of this notice in accordance with West Virginia Code 44-2 and 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 commissione.
First Publication Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Claim Deadline: Monday, Monday, July 8, 2024
ESTATE NUMBER: 14636
ESTATE OF: RICHARD GRANT BIRD
EXECUTRIX: Edith M. Allin
3208 Hawthorne Avenue
Richmond, Va 23222-2519
ESTATE NUMBER: 14637
ESTATE OF: JUDY RUTH BECKLEY
EXECUTOR: Bart Beckley
28 Fairview Hts.
Parkersburg, WV 26101-2918
ESTATE NUMBER: 14639
ESTATE OF: JIMMY PRESTON CLOONAN
ADMINISTRATRIX: Patricia M. Cloonan
16716 Seneca Trail
Buckeye, WV 24924-9046
Subscribed and sworn to before me on May 3, 2024.
Melissa L. Bennett
Clerk of the Pocahontas County Commission
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
THAT BEING THE JUVENILE COURT OF SAID COUNTY
IN THE MATTER OF: I. F. CASE NO. 23-JA-31(D)
The object of this action is to notify Adult Respondent Unknown Father of I. F. of an Adjudicatory/Disposition/Termination of Parental Rights Hearing scheduled herein so that said Adult Respondent Unknown Father of I. F. may appear to protect his interests.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER OF I. F.
You are hereby notified that an abuse and/or neglect and/or abandonment Petition has been filed with the Circuit Court of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on the 10th day of October 2023, and assigned Case Number: 23-JA-31(D); and an Amended Petition was filed on the 22nd day of March 2024, wherein the mother of the infant, I. F., is Whitney Barker. The father of the infant I. F. is unknown. An adjudicatory Hearing will be held in this matter on the 18th day of July 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at the Pocahontas County Courthouse, 900 Tenth Avenue, Marlinton, WV 24954.
You are hereby notified that you have the right to have Counsel present at all stages of these proceedings, and John C. Anderson, II has been appointed as Counsel for Adult Respondent Unknown Father of I. F., telephone number 757-880-4513.
ALL SUCH PROCEEDINGS CAN RESULT IN THE PERMANENT TERMINATION OF CUSTODIAL AND PARENTAL RIGHTS TO SAID INFANT CHILD.
Accordingly, you who may have an interest in these proceedings must attend and may make such defense as you shall deem advisable on or before the date and time aforesaid, or termination of your custodial and parental rights may be ordered by the Court.
A copy of said petition can be obtained from the Office of the Circuit Clerk of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, at the Pocahontas County Courthouse, Marlinton, West Virginia, 304-799-4604.
State of West Virginia and
West Virginia Department of Human Services,
Child Protective Services Division
By Counsel
Joni D. Nichols
Prosecuting Attorney
Teresa W. Helmick
WV State Bar No. 5750
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Joni O. Nichols
WV State Bar No. 12898
900 Tenth Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
304-799-6424
Entered by the Clerk of said Court: May 10, 2024
Connie M. Carr
Clerk of Court
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“NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING”
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a public meeting on June 13, 2024, at 9:30 a.m. to discuss the Draft Fiscal Year 2025 Intended Use Plan for the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds Program.
A part of the Intended Use Plan is the Fiscal Year 2025 Priority List.
The meeting will take place in person at the WV DEP’s Headquarters in Charleston, WV. An option to attend remotely or call-in is below.
A copy of the draft Fiscal Year 2025 Intended Use Plan is available, and may be requested by calling, writing, or sending an email request to the address below. The plan can also be viewed on DEP’s website.
Contact
Katheryn Emery
WV Department of Environmental Protection
Division of Water & Waste Management
Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds
601 57th Street, SE
Charleston, WV 25304
(304) 926-0499 Ext. 43830
Katheryn.D.Emery@wv.gov
Google Meeting information
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/bry-zmch-hhq
Dial in number: (US) 1-202-888-5854
PIN: 588 630 971#
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Opportunity to Comment:
Deer Creek Integrated Resource Project
USDA Forest Service, Monongahela National Forest,
Greenbrier Ranger District
Monongahela National Forest has prepared a draft environmental assessment for the Deer Creek Integrated Resource Project, an 89,050-acre project area centered on the town of Green Bank, West Virginia, in Pocahontas County. This proposal seeks to improve stream habitat, riparian corridors, and hydrologic connectivity; improve public recreation and interpretive opportunities; reduce fuel loads; encourage oak regeneration; and improve forest diversity and wildlife habitat through a variety of actions including stream and soil restoration activities, dispersed recreation improvements, prescribed burning, and commercial and non-commercial timber management.
The draft environmental assessment and supporting documents are available on the project webpage: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pro ject/mnf/?project=60882
Hard copies can be made available upon request.
A public open house will be held at the Green Bank Observatory on Wednesday, May 22, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
If you have questions or would like more information, please contact Thomas Craig, NEPA Coordinator, at thomas.craig@usda.gov or (304) 538-4446.
District Ranger Jack Tribble welcomes public comment on this draft environmental assessment. This opportunity to comment ends 30 days following the publication of a legal notice in the newspaper of record, The Pocahontas Times. The publication date of the legal notice in the newspaper of record is exclusive means for calculating the time to submit written comments on a proposed project or activity. It is the responsibility of all individuals and organizations to ensure that their comments are received in a timely manner. Please focus your comments on specific issues related to the Deer Creek project. If your comment includes additional materials, such as scientific publications, please describe the direct relationship of each item to the proposed action.
This project is subject to pre-decisional administrative review, also referred to as the objection process (36 CFR 218 Subparts A and B). Only those who submit timely and specific written comments (§218.2) regarding the proposed project or activity during a public comment period established by the responsible official are eligible to file an objection (§218.24(b)(6)). For issues to be raised in objections, they must be based on previously submitted specific written comments regarding the proposed project or activity and attributed to the objector.
Communications from the public regarding this project, including commenter’s names and contact information, will become part of the public record and will be available for public review.
Written comments must be submitted to: Jack Tribble, District Ranger, PO Box 67, Bartow, WV 24920 (mail); or 304-456-3441 (fax). Comments can be hand-delivered to the Bartow office at 7409 Staunton Parkersburg Turnpike from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.
Electronic comments can be submitted via the Forest Service online comment system at: https://cara.fs2c.usda.gov/Public//Com mentInput?Project=60882
Please state “Deer Creek Project” in the subject line when providing electronic comments, or on the envelope when replying by mail. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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