Richardson elected new post commander

American Legion Post 24 in Whitehall has a new post commander.

Kristian Richardson was elected into the position January 7 and feels his new role is an important responsibility.

"I feel like I have an opportunity to make change in the community which I'm really excited about. One of my main goals is to bring in a new generation of military Veterans into the American Legion here in Jefferson County. There needs to be a new lifeblood in the organization if we want to be able to affect future change," he said.

A Veteran of the United States Army, Richardson joined when he was 18 and served for se...