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Owen family members petition Elsmere council for virtual meetings

Councilmember Serena Owen’s family members petitioned Elsmere City Council to grant her request for virtual meeting attendance at the city’s April 1 caucus meeting. The council unanimously voted to remove her from her duties in March after voting no in January in response to Owen’s request for virtual meetings. Serena Owen’s husband, Larry Owen, emphasized […]

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Elsmere hosts annual student council meeting

Elementary and high school students made motions, voted on resolutions, and read reports at the Elsmere City Building on Feb. 11 as the city hosted its annual student council meeting. Eleven students from local schools—spanning fifth, sixth and eighth grades—were invited to sit next to city council members, administrators, clerks, and department heads and to […]

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Elsmere may cooperate in ICE operations, police chief says

The police chief of Elsmere addressed the possibility of cooperating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, officers in deportation cases at the city council caucus meeting Tuesday. In the wake of the Trump administration’s crackdown on undocumented immigrants, councilmember Gloria Grubbs raised concerns about whether the Elsmere Police Department would aid federal […]

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