Sgt. Bartels with Troop B of the Missouri Highway Patrol to retire

MACON, Mo. — Sgt. Roland H. Bartels, zone supervisor of Zone 9, will retire June 1 with almost 27 years of dedicated service to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Bartels was appointed to the patrol on July 1, 1996, as a member of the 72nd recruit class. After graduating from the patrol academy, he was assigned to Troop B, Zone 8, Marion and Ralls counties. On March 9, 2003, Bartels was promoted to corporal and designated assistant zone supervisor of Zone 9, Marion and Ralls counties. He was promoted on Feb. 1, 2015, to sergeant and designated zone supervisor of Zone 8, Marion and Ralls counties.

Bartels was assigned to numerous special assignments throughout the state and outside Missouri. He is a native of Kahoka, Mo., and holds a bachelor of science in industrial design from Northeast Missouri State University.