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Merrill Varsity Cross Country Team wins Cross Country Meet
Merrill’s Erik Grunenwald, finishing first place for boys overall. Blue Sky Photography/Peter Tesch photo. Race start: The final countdown features the whole Merrill Varsity team getting ready on the...
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Merrill Varsity Football Team battles hard but is defeated at Wausau East
A run up the middle by #20 Callum Wheeler. Blue Sky Photography/Peter Tesch photo. TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The Merrill Varsity Football Team played against Wausau East at Thom Field in Wausau last...
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Beautiful Northern Lights
Local photographer captures stunning image of last week’s Northern Lights in our area. Spectacular colors are captured in a photograph of the Northern Lights, taken over Alexander Lake at 9:30 p.m. on...
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The price of progress: Demolition of the Holy Cross Chapel to make way for...
The Holy Cross Chapel sits high on Holy Hill, attached to Aspirus Merrill Hospital. The building is set for demolition later this month to make way for hospital expansion. Photo courtesy of Aspirus...
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Area Craft shows draw local shoppers
Shopping started to get busy at the Merrill Enrichment Center’s Sept. 28 Fall Craft & Vendor Expo. Tina L. Scott photo. On Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, multiple fall craft shows and flea markets drew...
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It’s pumpkin picking and family time!
A wagon ride returns with a load full of passengers who went out to pick their own pumpkin from the pumpkin patch at Grampa’s Farm. Tina L. Scott photo. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR It’s pumpkin picking...
View ArticleRoy Timothy Thiel
Roy Timothy Thiel, 65, of Merrill, WI passed away at Marshfield Medical Center, Weston on October 8, 2024, with immediate family by his side. Roy was born to Roy Henry and Jacquelyn Carol (Colling)...
View ArticleWilliam Herbert Cohrs
William Herbert Cohrs passed peacefully to his heavenly home on October 10, 2024. He was born on January 2, 1939 in Merrill to Herbert and Irene (Boettcher) Cohrs. He attended St. John Lutheran...
View ArticleSteven James Sharon
Steven James Sharon of Pelican Lake, passed away unexpectedly on October 8, 2024, in Marathon County while hunting with long-time friends following a sudden health incident while in the woods. He was...
View ArticleVernon Fenney
Vernon Fenney, 91, passed on peacefully in his sleep the morning of Sunday, October 6, 2024, at his home in Merrill, WI. Vernon (Sonny) was born in Kingston, NY, on May 22, 1933, to Vernon S and...
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