THS sinks Oredockers, rises at Rebel
Kelly O’Day sports Editor The Hatchet wrestling team opened up its GNC season with a 50-22 triumph over Ashland, then backed it up with a solid fourth-place finish in Saturday’s 16-team Wabeno Invite....
View ArticleHatchet hoops boys up to 4-0
Kelly O’Day Sports Editor The Tomahawk boys basketball team kept rolling with a pair of wins last week, knocking off Ladysmith 60-52 on the road on Tuesday before handling Lincoln Hills 72-57 at home...
View ArticleRough week for Bluejay skaters
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Thursday night’s game two of Bluejay hockey’s week-long road stand ended a bit better than Tuesday’s but not by much, falling to Stevens Point-Pacelli 7-2 at the Smith Center....
View ArticleGrapplers fall in Everest shootout
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter The Bluejay varsity wrestling squad may not have been at the top of their game in Thursday night’s 39-33 loss to D.C Everest, but when the guys did snag a win, they did it big...
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Close games escape Jays clutches
<>The Bluejays boys lost a barnburner to Wausau East on Friday night in the MHS Fieldhouse. Kelly O’Day Sports Editor The Bluejay boys basketball team hung with two more team last week and...
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MHS girls bounce back from season’s first loss
<>The Bluejay girls routed Wausau East as the second game in a Merrill doubleheader with the Lumberjacks in the MHS Fieldhouse. Jeremy Ratliff Reporter The Bluejay girls bounced back from...
View ArticleSteve E. Steger
Steve E. Steger, 59, of Gleason, died Tuesday, December 15, 2015 at his home under the care of his family and Ministry Home Care Hospice. Steve was born July 11, 1956, in Milwaukee, son of Clarence...
View ArticleRich Poirier to become new Church Mutual CEO
Church Mutual Insurance Company, a leading provider of insurance services to religious organizations and schools in all 50 states, on Wednesday announced the planned succession of the company’s senior...
View ArticleLincoln County fugitive apprehended in New Mexico
Jason Albers, a Huber walk away from the Lincoln County Jail, has been taken into custody. Albers left the Lincoln County Jail under the Huber law on Dec. 8 to speak to a job coordinator and see his...
View ArticleFirefighters heating up Humphrey’s Pub
Merrill Firefighters will be guest bartenders at Humphrey’s Pub Thursday, Dec. 17 from 6-8 p.m. to raise funds for the Merrill Firefighters Charities program. Ten percent of all bar sales and all tips...
View ArticlePark City Credit Union employees volunteer in communities
Park City Credit Union may have been closed for Veteran’s Day, but they used this day to give back to each of the communities that they are located in. Employees volunteered at different organizations...
View ArticleFotos from the past
Researched by Michael J. Caylor Jr. 12-17-75 A plan to move the Family Medical Clinic to the Menard Center has been scrapped as the doctors in town now search for a new home. The doctors of the clinic...
View ArticleNew Lincoln County Clerk of Circuit Court selected
Lincoln County Clerk of Circuit Court Cindy Kimmons will be retiring on Jan. 8, 2016. Marie Peterson, of Merrill, has been selected as Kimmons’ successor to fulfill the remainder of her term of office,...
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Merrill Historical Society shares Christmas past
The Christmas display at the Merrill History & Culture Center was unveiled last Wednesday with an open house. There are a variety of things to delight and amuse those of all ages. Antique American...
View ArticleLincoln County Circuit Court
Sentencings Samuel P. Stone, 23, Rhinelander, was sentenced Dec. 9 on the following charges: Trespass to land, $200.50 fine; fail to validate or attach deer carcass tag, $343.50 fine; discharge firearm...
View ArticleMerrill Police Department reports
December 14 7:42 p.m.- Officer went to an apartment to attempt contact with a female that had warrants for arrest through Probation & Parole and the Merrill Police Department. The female was...
View ArticleBarleyfest proceeds benefit aquatic center project
The Lincoln Lager Barleyfest Committee is proud to announce the donation of $8,000 to the new Bierman Family Aquatic Center from the proceeds of the 8th Annual Lincoln Lager Barleyfest. Including this...
View ArticleLincoln County Circuit Court – charges filed
Dino R. Townsend, 38, Merrill, was charged Dec. 15 with possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia to manufacture, compound, convert, produce or store methampetamine and...
View ArticleLincoln County Circuit Court – sentencings
Sentencings Ashley M. Vander Waal, 30, Antigo, was sentenced Dec. 16 for fraud on a gas station. She was fined $114.50 for the incident that occurred in September 2014. Geoffrey J. Graap, 55, Merrill,...
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DNR research project shedding light on ‘cryptic’ bobcat
While checking his coyote traps in the town of Pine River on Nov. 11, Merrill trapper Steve Maluegge discovered he’d caught a bobcat. Steve has been trapping as a hobby for 15-20 years. He had legally...
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