Golf outing supports Honor Flight, Making Dreams Come True of Lincoln County
Victory Lane will hold its annual golf outing on Aug. 26 to benefit Making Dreams Come True of Lincoln County and the Never Forgotten Honor Flight. Victory Lane started the golf outing 13 years ago...
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Fifth annual Merrill Community Night Out draws crowd to Festival Grounds
The Merrill Police and Fire departments teamed up to host a community event at the Merrill Festival Grounds Tuesday evening. The fifth annual “Merrill Community Night Out” focused on services that are...
View ArticleRangers fall to Plover
By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter In Wednesday night’s game at Plover, the Merrill Rangers lost 6-5 after giving up the lead late. Merrill was first to get on the board scoring two runs in the top of the...
View ArticleDeputies investigate fatal car vs bus crash
Multiple agencies responded to a reported car vs bush crash early this morning on STH 51 in the Town of Scott. According to information released by the Lincoln Sheriffs Office, at 2:59 this morning...
View ArticleDetert begins military career assigned to USS Theodore Roosevelt
Tiffany Detert has completed US Navy basic training and has graduated from I.T. School in Pensacola, FL. She will report to the Port of San Diego, CA, and was assigned duty on the aircraft carrier USS...
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Rock Falls Rod & Gun to celebrate 90 years
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter On Saturday, Aug. 19, the Rock Falls Rod & Gun club will celebrate their 90th anniversary, with a picnic at their clubhouse located at N6303 STH 107. As club board member...
View ArticleCharges filed Lincoln County Circuit Court
Jerome A. Bonke, 41 of Merrill– was charged August 10, related to 4 Felony counts of Capturing Images of Nudity. According to court records, a Merrill Police Department investigator was contacted on...
View ArticleMerrill Police Reports
August 7 1:23 p.m.- A caller reported her adult daughter was at her residence refusing to leave and causing problems. Officers met with the daughter and mother. The mother did not wish the daughter to...
View ArticleRangers go down early in playoffs
By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter In Sunday’s regional playoff game in Rib Lake the Merrill Rangers took on Whitehall in their first game and were ten-run-ruled in seven innings. The Rangers were only able...
View ArticleLincoln County Sheriff’s reports
One person was arrested and others were cited following a traffic stop late Monday evening. A deputy stopped a vehicle on US Hwy. 51 for speeding. K9 unit Poncho indicated the vehicle held drugs....
View ArticleConstance Swanson
Constance “Connie” Swanson, age 94, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, August 13, 2017 at her home under the care of Aspirus Comfort Care & Hospice. She was born September 13, 1922 in Holland City,...
View ArticleRobert (Bob) L. Klade
Robert (Bob) L. Klade, 34, Wausau, passed away unexpectedly on August 10, 2017, at Aspirus Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born April 7, 1983. Bob was considered a big kid in a grown...
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Ana Blair Boutique finds new home on city’s east side
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter As of this past April, local shoppers now have a local option for the latest in women’s fashion, courtesy of Ana Blair Boutique located at 2801 E. Main Street. As owner Vanessa...
View ArticleSouthbound US 51 lane closure, speed reduction scheduled Wednesday in Merrill
Motorists can expect to encounter a daytime lane closure on southbound US 51 at the WIS 64 interchange in Lincoln County, on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The speed limit in the work zone will be 55 MPH. The...
View ArticleDerold “Click” E. Rothmeyer
Derold “Click” E. Rothmeyer, 90, Wausau, died Monday, August 14, 2017 at his home. He was born April 13, 1927 in Brokaw, son of the late Elmer and Mabel (Kleinschmidt) Rothmeyer. On November 16, 1946,...
View ArticleA look back at the history that surrounds us – rural Lincoln County
Bill Dexter, age 82, rural historian from Gleason, will be recognized by the Merrill Historical Society (MHS) on Saturday, Aug. 19, as part of Local History Week, MHS president Bea Lebal announced....
View ArticleLincoln Community Bank marks 120 years
Lincoln Community Bank celebrated 120 years last Wednesday with a cake cutting and inviting the public to join them for a free lunch. Some artifacts of the bank’s 120-year history were also on display,...
View ArticleLobsterfest nets donation for Safe Ride Home
The third annual Merrill Lobsterfest netted a $5,700 donation for the Lincoln County Tavern League’s Safe Ride Home program, bringing the three-year total to about $20,000. A total of 307 tickets for...
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