State Dept. responsible for salvage investigation

by Mike Warner

A spokesperson for the Michigan Department of State (Secretary of State) said the investigation into two Homer police officers’ off-duty savage inspections was launched after staff members became suspicious of the amount of inspections claimed being done.

Fred Woodhams, of the MDS, said the number of inspections being done by Homer Police Chief Steve Fisher and officer Richard Knieper “were significantly higher” than other inspectors. The department asked the Attorney General’s Office to investigate the matter. They, in turn, asked the Michigan State Police to look into the issue.

After an eight-month long investigation by the MSP, the Attorney General determined no criminal or illegal activities took place. However, Woodhams said the MDS is still reviewing the findings and could pull the certification from Fisher and Knieper.

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Krohn Center to be unveiled

by Will Forgrave

Litchfield Initiative representatives have scheduled a Saturday, May 26, open house for the Richard E. Krohn Center for Excellence. The event will be held from 1-4 p.m. at the center, which was once the ag building at Litchfield schools. The public is invited, according to Bill Nobles, LI representative.

The Krohn Center is operated by LI, a community-based organization that helps prepare students for the workplace by training them in skills identified by area manufacturers, some of which have donated time, funds and equipment to the center.

The center held its first welding class in April, with nine students - eight from Litchfield Industrial Park businesses and one from Jonesville.

“There is still some work that needs to be done, but it’s moving right along at about the pace we expected,” Nobles said. “Something we’re really excited about is a robotics class that will be held here soon.”

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