Thirty-three new State Troopers graduated from the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy. Four have been assigned to serve in the local counties, and one graduate is from Chillicothe.
Trooper Andrew D. Hecker of Chillicothe is assigned to serve in Nodaway and Worth counties.
Assigned to serve in the local area are:
Troop B
Trooper Ephraim N. Black of Columbia is assigned to Linn and Chariton counties.
Trooper Alexander P. Karigan of Sedalia and Trooper Scott G. Sankey of Freeburg are assigned to Putnam and Sullivan counties.
Trooper Sankey received the Colonel C. E. “Mel” Fisher Superintendent’s Award as part of the graduation ceremony..
Troop H
Trooper Andrew J. Colson of Maysville is assigned to Daviess and DeKalb counties.