Council passes 2016 city budget
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter After a rather short discussion compared to years past, city officials unanimously green lighted the 2016 city budget Tuesday evening and moved forward in consideration of the...
View ArticleCounty stamps 2016 Budget, re-organizes board administration
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors wasted little time Tuesday morning in unanimously approving the 2016 county budget. As part of a budget overview, administrative...
View ArticleIt’s not too late to get your flu shot
Haven’t received your flu shot yet? It’s not too late. Lincoln County Health Department is continuing to offer Walk-In Wednesday Flu Shot Clinics through the beginning of December. While seasonal flu...
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Teens donate steer proceeds to charities
Cathy LeMay Brown In September of 2014, town of Scott residents Randy and Ann Krueger purchased two yearling steers from their neighbors, Kent and Wendy Reinhardt. The animals were given to their...
View ArticleWisconsin Singers performance to benefit Merrill High School music programs
The Wisconsin Singers from UW-Madison will take the stage at Merrill High School on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. and at Wausau West High School on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 4:30 p.m.This Broadway-caliber...
View ArticleDelores P. Leindecker
Delores P. Leindecker, of Gillett, WI, formerly of Merrill, passed away Wednesday, November 11, 2015 at Serenity Gardens under the care of Hospice Services. She was born March 31, 1932 in Pound, WI to...
View ArticleEight graduate from first Citizen Fire Academy
Eight local residents completed the first ever Citizen Fire Academy put on by the Merrill Fire Department. Over the past 10 weeks, the students got a hands-on look at the work that firefighters do and...
View ArticleMerrill Police Department reports
November 10 11:13 p.m.- Officer went to an address in the 300 block of Genessee Street to attempt to arrest a female with an active warrant. After making contact with the female suspect’s father, it...
View ArticleHatchets sectional runner-up, Merrill cuts time
Kelly O’Day Sports editor The Hatchets and Bluejay swim teams met up with 13 other squads in Saturday’s WIAA Stevens Point Sectional at UW-SP, and both teams put out excellent performances. Tomahawk...
View ArticleHeitz on All-Academic squad
Olivia Heitz, a senior on the Luther College woman’s tennis team, has been named to the 2015 Iowa Conference Fall All-Academic Team. This is the third time she has been so honored. She posted a 5-2...
View ArticleBluejays put 4 on All-WVC team
Kelly O’Day Sports editor The Bluejays boys soccer team posted one of its best seasons in a long time this year, posting three Valley wins and nearly knocking off two top league teams in the last week...
View ArticleNew and veteran talent garners post season accolades for Bluejay V-Ball
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter From the very start of the season, the 2015 Bluejay varsity volleyball squad had made their presence felt by every opponent, win or lose. When the ladies lost, it wasn’t by much...
View ArticleBluejays gridmen well-represented in All-GNC squads
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Despite a couple “should’ve-could’ve” contests and a late season injury bug, the 2015 Bluejay varsity football squad pulled out yet another successful season. The boys posted a...
View ArticleNortrax Merrill facility on track for spring groundbreaking
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Last spring, the city released news of a planned John Deere dealership near the Walmart Supercenter. The dealership, owned and operated by Tampa, FL based Nortrax, Inc., was...
View ArticleLincoln County Sheriff’s reports
A 47-year-old Tomahawk man was arrested Wednesday morning on multiple charges after a deputy and Tomahawk Police Officer responded to a report of a disturbance in the Town of Bradley. Just after 10...
View ArticleCarol M. Bennett
Carol M. Bennett, age 80, died on Friday, November 13, 2015 at Acorn Hills in Mosinee, WI. She was born on November 6, 1935 to Theodore and Ella (Ketelhohn) Jensen in the township of Buena Vista in...
View ArticleRuth Lee (Mills) Dietrich
Ruth Lee (Mills) Dietrich, 92, of Merrill, died at home on Friday, November 13, 2015. Ruth was retired after teaching for over 40 years. She was a member of P.E.O. for 50 years. Ruth was also an active...
View ArticleKirk D. Tesky
Kirk D. Tesky, age 53, earned his heavenly wings and joined his father and brother in heaven on November 14, 2015. He was born on June 1, 1962 to Donald and Bernice Tesky in Merrill, WI. His father,...
View ArticleHave a Heart for Raptors
The Merrill High School Earth Club is organizing a deer heart collection running from Nov. 23 through Dec. 3. Hunters, please save the hearts from your deer and drop them off in the main office of the...
View ArticlePettit named Youth Optimist of the Month
The September Youth Optimist is Morgan Pettit, who was nominated by Mr. Tom Andreska and Mrs. Katherine Schmidt. Mr. Andreska shares that, “Morgan has been a great ambassador for Merrill High School;...
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