On Tuesday, the city of Elsmere adopted its first ever strategic plan at a special City Council meeting held at the Elsmere Senior Center. Elsmere, a city with 8,500 residents in Kenton County, has been in the process of creating this document for over six months, which involved significant business and public engagement. The 2016 […]
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Man, Woman in Elsmere Were Murdered, Investigators Believe
It was not a murder-suicide. Instead, it was a double homicide in Elsmere last Wednesday, according to investigators who have reviewed the results of the autopsies. Carolyn Tomlinson, 28, and Charles Eapmon, 32, were found dead inside their home on the 400 block of Merravay Drive last week. “The autopsies confirmed that both were victims […]
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Golden Alert Issued for Missing Elsmere Senior
UPDATE: The man has been found and is safe, according to police. ORIGINAL POST: A Golden Alert has been issued for a missing Edgewood man. Bruce Alexander, 67, was last seen wearing a dark blue jacket, tan pants, and carrying a white walking cane. He is 6’2″ and 200 pounds with gray hair and blue eyes. […]
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Listen: Discussing the New Era for Northern Kentucky Senior Centers
Our region continues to pick up the pieces and carry on the offerings that were once provided by Senior Services of Northern Kentucky, the social service agency that abruptly shuttered last fall. It was announced at the end of March that three area senior centers would now be operated by the Northern Kentucky Community Action […]
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Police ID Two Individuals Found Dead in Elsmere
The two people found dead in a home in Elsmere early Wednesday morning have been identified. According to WCPO, the Elsmere Police Department has identified the two individuals as Carolyn Tomlinson, 28, and Charles Eapmon, 32. Elsmere Police responded to the 400 block of Merravay Drive on Wednesday morning after two people were found dead inside the residence. […]
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Two Found Dead in Elsmere, Murder Investigation Underway
Two people are dead an a murder investigation is underway in Kenton County. Elsmere Police responded to the 400 block of Merravay Drive on Wednesday morning after two people were found dead inside the residence. Details about how the two individuals died were not available but autopsies would be completed on Wednesday night or Thursday, Kenton County […]
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Life, 40-Year Sentences for Elsmere Killer, Covington Cop Shooter
The man who killed another man in Elsmere, and the man who shot at Covington officers, wounding a K9, received their sentences on Monday. Michael Wilcox, 28, was sentenced to life in prison. He pleaded guilty last month to murder, robbery, and tampering with physical evidence in connection to the April 2015 slaying of Zachary Gilkison […]
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Guilty Plea in Elsmere Murder Case
A guilty plea came Thursday from the man accused in an Elsmere murder. Michael Alan Wilcox, 28, from Brown County, Ohio, pleaded guilty to murder, robbery, and tampering with physical evidence in connection to the April 2015 slaying of Zachary Gilkison on Main Street in Elsmere. Kenton County Commonwealth’s Attorney Rob Sanders and Assistant Commonwealth’s […]
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Beckfield Dean Honored by Erlanger/Elsmere Board of Education
Brandy Exeler, Dean of the Criminal Justice program at Beckfield College’s Florence campus, has been honored by The Erlanger/Elsmere Board of Education for organizing a community service project that collects and donates schools supplies to the district’s students. For the past five years, Exeler, who grew up in Erlanger and graduated from Lloyd High School, […]
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Two Local School Districts Show Kindergarten Gains
The United Way Success By 6 program is being credited as the driving force behind making sure that families have the support they need to help children succeed in school. Last month, the Commonwealth of Kentucky released its statewide kindergarten readiness statistics, and for the second consecutive year, only about half of the Kentucky students […]