R-T photo by Jamey Honeycutt SWORN IN - Newly elected members of the Trenton Board of Education were sworn in at the April regular meeting. Left to right, newly elected Board President, Brandon Gibler, Board Member Ronda Lickteig and Board Member Andy Burress.

votes were taken reorganizing the board and electing officers.

Brandon Gibler, formerly vice president, was nominated and subsequently unanimously voted president. Jeff Spencer was nominated and elected vice president. Melissa King will remain

Ricky Kidd to Speak at NCMC

Ricky Kidd, Founder of Resilience Mode and author, will speak on the North Central Missouri Main Campus in Trenton on Tuesday, April 25 at 2:30 p.m. in Cross Hall 208.Ricky Kidd spent 23 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Ricky will share his experience with the justice system and how tapping into resilience allowed him to overcome adversity. He will share his story and discuss his work with the Missouri Innocence Project.

Ricky was arrested with no physical evidence linking him to the crime for the shooting deaths of George Bryant and Oscar Bridges in Kansas City. Despite having an alibi at the time of the crime, Ricky was convicted and sentenced, and it took 23 years in prison to prove his innocence. Ricky now shares his story to educate and inspire people about resilience in the face of their challenges. He has also advocated for the wrongfully

Ricky Kidd convicted and trained prosecutors on how to avoid wrongful convictions.

Ricky was recently elected to serve as a member of the Innocence Network Executive Board and selected to be on the Kansas City DA Community Advisory Board.

This free event is hosted by the NCMC Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee and is open to all students and staff. The public is also welcome to attend. The event will also be streamed live on Piratesdigitalmedia.com.

Treasurer and Michelle Hixon was unanimously retained as Board Secretary. Gibler and Spencer were selected as Missouri School Board Association delegates for this term.

In new business, it was noted that there had not been an official pay schedule adopted for school nurses. Superintendent Daniel Gott submitted a