MSHP Troop B offers Student Alliance Program
Submitted by MO Highway Patrol
Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Erik A. Gottman, commanding officer of Troop B, Macon, is pleased to announce Troop B will conduct a two-day Student Alliance Program. The purpose of the program is to provide an opportunity for current high school students to learn more about law enforcement and the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The 2021 Troop B Student Alliance Program will take place from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on two consecutive Saturdays, beginning on March 6, at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon.
Participants must provide their own transportation and will be on their own for a lunch break each day. Each student will need to bring a face mask and will be asked to follow social distancing guidelines.
County COVID-19 Report
As the 2020 year ended there were a total cases of 1,716 persons in Randolph County who tested positive for the COVID-19 virus according to the county health department s report issued Dec. 31.
On that final December day, there were 80 active cases, 11 persons hospitalized, 1,611 persons had been released from isolation and 25 deaths attributed to the coronavirus the report indicated.
The Wednesday, Jan. 6 COVID-19 report issued by the Randolph County Health Department showed that a total of 1,782 persons in the county had the virus since testing were first documented last March.
This means there has been 66 new cases recorded during the first six days of the year 2021, and there has been one more death.