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 24954-1333. 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 Pocahontas 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 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 commissioner.
First Publication Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Claim Deadline: Monday, November 14, 2022
ESTATE NUMBER: 14404
ESTATE OF: PATRICK WILLIAM BUCKLEY
EXECUTRIX: Viola Buckley
23 Walnut Bottom Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-6684
ESTATE NUMBER: 14433
ESTATE OF: SHIRLEY D. ARMSTRONG
EXECUTRIX: Melissa Bennett
571 Old Campbelltown Road
Marlinton, WV 24954-6526
Subscribed and sworn to before me on September 9, 2022.
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: R. J. Case No.: 22-JA-26(D)
The object of this action is to notify Adult Respondent, Unknown Father of R.J., of an Adjudicatory/Disposition/Termination of Parental Rights Hearing scheduled herein so that said Adult Respondent, Unknown Father of R. J., may appear to protect his interests.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
AND NOTICE OF HEARING
TO: UNKNOWN FATHER OF R. J.
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 2nd day of August, 2022, and assigned Case Number: 22-JA-26(D), wherein the mother of the infant, R. J., is Carla Johnson. The father of the infant, R. J., is unknown.
An Adjudicatory Hearing will be held in this matter on the 29th day of September 2022 at 3:15 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 Grady Ford has been appointed as Counsel for Adult Respondent, Unknown Father of R. J., telephone number 304-645-1858.
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
WVDHHR,
Child Protective Services Division
By Counsel
Teresa W. Helmick
Prosecuting Attorney
WV State Bar No. 5750
900 Tenth Avenue
Marlinton, WV 24954
304-799-6424
Entered by the Clerk of said Court September 9, 2022.
Connie M. Carr
Clerk of Court
By Cindy D. Beverage, Deputy
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
OF POCAHONTAS COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
IN THE INTEREST OF: Juvenile Abuse Neglect No(s).
A.W. CC-38-2022-JA-19
M.W. CC-38-2022-JA-20
Judge Jennifer P. Dent
Adult Respondent:
Unknown Father
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
The purpose of this publication is to advise the father of A.W. and M.W. that an adjudicatory hearing shall take place with regard to his children, A.W., DOB 05/20/2022, and M.W., DOB 05/20/2022, who are in the temporary physical and legal custody of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
It appearing that Unknown Father may be residing in the Pocahontas County, West Virginia area, this NOTICE is published to inform Respondent Unknown Father that he is ORDERED to appear in the Office of the Honorable Judge Jennifer P. Dent, Judge of the Circuit Court of Pocahontas County, 900 10th Avenue, Marlinton, West Virginia 24954, on Friday, October 28, 2022, at 9:30 a.m. and object, or make other defense, to the proceedings.
Entered by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on this 16th day of September, 2022.
Bethany Burdette,State Bar No. 12964
Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
Connie Carr
Clerk of the Circuit Court
9/22/2c
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE
OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, MICHAEL C. DOSS, Trustee, by virtue of that certain Deed of Trust executed by Nathan D. Ramsey and Corenia L. Ramsey, and bearing date the 2nd day of February, 2010, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Trust Deed Book 323, at page 245, the maker, having defaulted in payment of the note secured by said Deed of Trust as provided by the terms thereof, and the beneficial holder of the said note, Citizens Bank of West Virginia, Inc., having declared the whole of the indebtedness there under to be due and payable; and having demanded the undersigned in writing to make sale of the real estate described in said Deed of Trust, the undersigned Trustee will offer for sale and sell at public auction to the highest responsible bidder on the 7th day of October, 2022, at 3:00 p.m., at the front steps of the Pocahontas County Courthouse in the Town of Marlinton, Pocahontas County, West Virginia, the premises, being and consisting of the following:
All of those two certain tracts or parcels of real estate, including a 2002 Clayton Mobile Home, VIN #CAP012523TNAB, and being more particularly described as follows:
PARCEL I:
All of that certain tract or parcel of real estate, with all the improvements thereon and all appurtenances thereunto belonging, in the Edray District of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, containing 1.0 acre, more or less.
And being the same tract or parcel of real estate as acquired by Corenia Lynn Carpenter, by the provisions of a Deed of Conveyance from Harold Carpenter and Barbara Carpenter, husband and wife, said Deed bearing date the 27th day of November, 1991, and of record in the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, in Deed Book 216, at page 14.
PARCEL II:
All of that certain tract or parcel of real estate, including the improvements thereon and appurtenances thereunto belonging, all being situate in the Edray District of Pocahontas County, West Virginia, on Secondary Route 16, better known as the Brownsburg Road, and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 1 inch iron pipe found on the south Right-of-Way of Secondary Route 16, a corner to James and Sheila Landis, thence leaving Landis and with said Right-of-Way for the next 2 lines
N 64-00-23 E 100.36 feet to a point on said R/W, thence
N 59-59-47 E 58.52 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set on said Right-of-Way, thence leaving said Right-of-Way and cutting through the land of David G. Hicks
N 79-33-42 E 235.85 feet to a ½ inch iron pipe set in a clump of 3 Sassafras, in a fence line, on the line of James Goldizen, from which a 1 ½ inch iron pipe found on the road bank a corner to Hicks and Goldizen bears N 35-02-16 W 420.00 feet, thence leaving following a fence line with Goldizen for 1 line
S 35-02-15 E 166.59 feet to a 1 ½ inch iron pipe found in a fence line, on the line of Goldizen and a corner to Corenia Lynn Carpenter, thence leaving Goldizen and with Carpenter for the next 2 lines
N 77-13-43 W 219.20 feet to a 2 inch angle iron found, thence
S 23-45-30 W 171.10 feet to a 1 inch iron pipe, found on the line of Carpenter and a corner to James and Sheila Lands, thence leaving Carpenter and with Landis for 1 line
N 55-18-50 W 225.92 feet to the point of beginning and containing 1.06 acres, more or less, as surveyed by William E. Dilley, LLS, of Dunmore, West Virginia, in June 1995, and as shown on a plat of record in the aforesaid Clerks Office, in Deed Book 235, at page 70.
And being the same tract or parcel of real estate as acquired by Nathan D. Ramsey and Corenia L. Ramsey, husband and wife, by the provisions of a Deed of Conveyance from David Glen Hicks, said Deed bearing date the 5th day of July, 1995, and of record in the aforesaid Clerks Office, in Deed Book 235, at page 67.
The above-described real estate shall be sold subject to any claims, liens, assessments, taxes, restrictions, covenants, conditions, and encumbrances against the same.
The Trustee shall convey title with covenants of Special Warranty. The purchaser shall pay all taxes due and payable against the said property and all taxes hereafter due and assessed against the said property.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash in hand on day of sale or prior approved credit.
CONDITION OF SALE: Said property shall be sold to the highest responsible bidder, with the right reserved to the said Citizens Bank of West Virginia, to bid at said sale and to continue the said sale by declaration from time to time, as they may choose.
Given unto my hand this the 12th day of September, 2022.
MICHAEL C. DOSS, TRUSTEE
9/22/3c
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS
Pocahontas County Commission
Partial Reconstruction
Old County Clerk’s Office Huntersville
Seeking Sealed Bids for the partial reconstruction of the Old County Clerk’s Office in Huntersville, Pocahontas County, WV:
Furnishing all materials, labor, and necessary items for the partial reconstruction of the former County Clerk’s Office located at Barlow Road, Huntersville, WV, as indicated on the Plans.
Sealed Bids for the construction will be received at the office of the Pocahontas County Commission, Pocahontas County Courthouse, 900 10th Ave, Marlinton, WV 24954, 304-799-4549, until 4:30 p.m. local time on Friday, September 30, 2022. The bids will be publicly opened and read Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 9:15 a.m.
A mandatory pre-bid conference will be conducted at the former County Clerk’s Office at Barlow Road, Huntersville, WV, at 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 23, 2022.
Bidders may examine and/or obtain the Bidding Documents electronically by emailing: Michael Gioulis at mike@michaelgioulis.com
Prospective Bidders should note that these contracts will include the following critical requirements:
1. WV Contract Licensing Act – All bidders are required to have a West Virginia Contractor’s License per Section §21-11-11 of the West Virginia Code.
2. Proof of Liability Insurance
3. WV Drug Free Workplace
NONDISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT
Bidders on this work will be required to comply with the President’s Executive Order No. 11246. The requirements for bidders and contractors under this order are explained in the specifications.
WV Alcohol and Drug Free Workplace Act
WEST VIRGINIA CODE 21-1D-5 PROVIDES THAT ANY SOLICITATION FOR A PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT REQUIRES EACH VENDOR THAT SUBMITS A BID FOR THE WORK TO SUBMIT AT THE SAME TIME AN AFFIDAVIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE BID. THE ENCLOSED DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE AFFIDAVIT MUST BE SIGNED AND SUBMITTED AS EVIDENCE OF THE VENDOR’S COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1D, CHAPTER 21 OF THE WEST VIRGINIA CODE. FAILURE TO SUBMIT THE SIGNED DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE AFFIDAVIT SHALL RESULT IN DISQUALIFICATION OF SUCH BID.
All bidders are required to have a WV contractor’s license in accordance with Section 21-11-11 of the WV State Code and liability insurance.
The Pocahontas County Commission reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
No Bidder may withdraw his bid within 90 days after the actual date of the opening thereof.
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