ASHLAND — Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Richard Kluever has been selected as the 2021 Trooper of the Year at the Ashland Post.
The selection of Kluever, 33, is in recognition of outstanding service during the 2021 calendar year.
Fellow officers stationed at the Ashland Post, elected Kluever based on his leadership abilities, professional ethics, courteous treatment of others, enthusiastic work attitude, and cooperation with supervisors, peers, and the public.
Kluever joined the Highway Patrol in 2012 and was a member of the 152nd Academy Class, earning earned his commission in 2012. Kluever began his career at the Bucyrus Post before transferring to the Ashland Post in 2015.
Kluever is originally from Lagrange, and was a graduate of Keystone High School in 2007. Trooper Kluever earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice at Youngstown State University, prior to joining the OSHP.
Kluever was selected as the Ashland Post Trooper of the Year in 2015 and has also received awards for safe driving and physical fitness. He recently earned the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Criminal Patrol Award in 2021, given annually to troopers who excel in felony enforcement.
Kluever is now in contention for the District and State Trooper of the Year Award.
