Cordwood Education Center part of state solar tour
The Merrill School Forest’s Cordwood Education Center will be a host site for Saturday’s Wisconsin Solar Tour, presented by Midwest Renewable Energy Association. The Cordwood Education Center features...
View ArticleVFW announces kick-off of annual $30,000 scholarship competition
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Schmitt-Manecke-Donner (VFW) Post 1638 announce the kick-off of this year’s VFW’s Voice of Democracy Scholarship competition. Local high school students have the...
View ArticleLocal veterans receive Honor Flight sponsorships
Norbert Ashbeck and Floyd Bagley, both of Merrill, were honored with a surprise sponsorship for a Never Forgotten Honor Flight through Waid Funeral Home on Monday. The Honor Flight to Washington D.C....
View ArticleDeer Advisory Council to meet
The Lincoln County Deer Advisory Council will meet on Oct. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Lincoln County Sports Club, located on Schultz Spur Road, Merrill. The council will work to finalize its recommendation to...
View ArticleRelay for Life cheese sale underway
In Wisconsin, everyone loves cheese and Relay For Life has the opportunity to partner with Wisconsin Dairy State Cheese for a Fall Cheese Fundraiser. Everyone is invited to help in the fight against...
View ArticleWisconsin River Pro Rodeo wins national award
The Lincoln County Rodeo Association, Inc. (Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo) would like to announce that they have been awarded the prestigious honor of being selected as the Small Committee of the Year...
View ArticleReading Buddies celebrates 20 years
Reading Buddies is celebrating its 20th anniversary during the 2017-1018 school year, with a special kick-off this week by storyteller Joni Hahn at the Merrill locations. As part of the anniversary...
View ArticleDorothy L. McDermid Heggblom
Dorothy (Dottie) Lillian McDermid Heggblom, age 103, of Scottsdale, AZ, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2017, at her residence in Scottsdale, AZ. She was born on December 29, 1913 in Chicago, IL,...
View ArticleDOT urges heightened motorist awareness as deer rut begins
Over the next few months, motorists across Wisconsin will need to be especially alert for the potential of deer to dart suddenly across roadways. Traffic safety officials with the Wisconsin Department...
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
October 2 1:42 p.m.- A crash was reported on E. Main St. at Cooper St. A driver had rear-ended a dump truck ahead of her. The driver was cited for inattentive driving and a crash report was completed....
View ArticleBluejay tennis season comes to a close
By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter Monday’s subsectional tournament at Wisconsin Rapids marked the end of the season for Merill’s tennis team, as the girls ultimately fell short of moving on to sectionals....
View ArticleSmith named Athlete of the Week
Bluejay Boys Soccer team captain Hayden Smith has been named Athlete of the Week for the week of September 25th. A two year starter on the soccer squad as a Junior, Hayden has been competing in soccer...
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Ask an Official: County clerk discusses seizure of tax delinquent properties
This week’s featured question was submitted for Lincoln County Clerk Chris Marlowe. The question reads: “What is the process for seizing properties for back taxes? Are you aggressively working on this...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office investigates Fatal crash
A late-morning fatal crash remains under investigation by the :Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. According to information from a media release issued by the Sheriff’s Office earlier this evening; at...
View ArticleDiana K. Latzig
Diana K. Latzig, age 60, formerly of Gleason, died Friday, October 6, 2017, at Pine Crest Nursing Home. Diana was born June 17, 1957, in Merrill, daughter of the late Arthur and Audrey (Henrich)...
View ArticleEugene Albert Rice
Eugene Albert Rice, age 82, passed away on Friday, October 6, 2017 at Aspirus Hospital Palliative Care surrounded by his loving family. Gene was born on September 23, 1935 to the late Irvin Sr. and...
View ArticleLincoln County Sheriff’s reports
A 43-year-old Tomahawk man has died as the result of his injuries sustained in a traffic crash in the month of September north of Tomahawk. On Sept. 16, Daniel F. Reimert was injured when his...
View ArticlePatricia (Ruprecht) Grunewald
Patricia (Ruprecht) Grunewald, age 90, passed away on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017 at Oak Ridge Living. She was born on Oct. 13, 1926, in Milwaukee,the daughter of Erwin and Hazel (Behrens) Ruprecht....
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
October 6 8:19 a.m.- A caller reported a package had been stolen from his porch. The package was tracked to have been delivered the previous day. Investigation is ongoing. 9:21 a.m.- A caller reported...
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