Hicks promoted to rank of corporal with Missouri State Highway Patrol

Trooper Mark W. Hicks will be promoted Wednesday, March 1 to the rank of corporal and designated the assistant zone supervisor of Zone 8, Marion and Ralls counties, for the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Hicks was appointed to the patrol on Feb. 1, 1998. After graduating from the patrol academy, Hicks was assigned to Troop B, Zone 5, Adair and Schuyler counties. On Jan. 1, 2001, he transferred to Troop F, Zone 4, Audrain County. On Dec. 15, 2004, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 8, Marion and Ralls counties. On May 31, 2009, he transferred to the Gaming Division and was assigned to Mark Twain Casino. On Nov. 24, 2019, he transferred to Troop B, Zone 7, Knox and Lewis counties. On April 1, 2020, he transferred to Zone 9, Marion and Ralls counties.