December 12th, 2024 by WCBC Radio

Jason Whitlock was sworn in earlier this week as Mineral County’s new Commission President. Whitlock, a missionary from Keyser, has traveled the world with Youth With a Mission. He ran for and won the commission seat, defeating Cyndi Pyles in November’s election. Whitlock told WCBC in the next six years, he hopes to see balance and transparency in Mineral County…

   

“I’m hoping to continue to work in collaboration with the other elected officials. I would like to see mended relationships take place, a balanced budget, open transparency and then I think it’s going to probably take me about a year to figure out how this process works, but it’s a six-year commitment at this point.”