Tall Pines Community Garden seeks volunteers
The Merrill Community Garden Group is looking for volunteers to assist in preparing the development of a new Tall Pines community garden. The volunteer day will be Saturday, April 16. Please bring...
View ArticleDNR Spring Hearings & Conservation Congress Annual County Meetings April 11
Wisconsin residents will be able to nominate and elect local representatives to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress (WCC) at the DNR Spring Hearings & Conservation Congress’ annual county meetings...
View ArticleGirls soccer starts season with rainy shut-out
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter The Merrill girls started their soccer season with a shut-out loss to Mosinee this past Tuesday with a final score of 2-0. The weather was also markedly terrible, with a...
View ArticleSpoiled social media transaction leads to theft charges
Sunday evening, officers responded to a shoplifting complaint at a local store. Upon arrival, store employees showed officers video surveillance footage of a male and a female, identified as...
View ArticleWrite-in winners determined for County Board seats
The winners have been determined in two Lincoln County Board supervisory districts that had no names on Tuesday’s ballot. Incumbent District 8 Supervisor R. Wayne Plant and District 13 incumbent...
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
April 4 6:29 p.m.- A caller reported he had rear-ended a vehicle but the vehicle continued on. He stated the driver had slammed on the brakes causing the crash and had held up what appeared to be a...
View ArticleNational Infant Immunization Week
Parents agree that establishing schedules for eating and sleeping are important for keeping their children healthy. The same goes for childhood immunizations. National Infant Immunization Week (NIIW)...
View ArticleBoys track compete at Madison
Nick Beversdorf Reporter The Bluejay boys had their track meet this past Saturday (April 2nd) in Madison at U.W.-Shell. Merrill faced a host of different schools from all over the state, scoring...
View ArticleNew pavilion and park on horizon for River Bend Trail
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Wednesday afternoon, the Merrill Parks and Recreation Commission heard a presentation from Director Dan Wendorf on plans for a new pavilion at the Park Street trailhead of the...
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Fifth anniversary of Merrill tornado
April 10, 2011, was a record-setting day for Wisconsin weather. Fifteen tornadoes were confirmed on that date in communities around the state, the most ever recorded on an April day. In Merrill, it had...
View ArticleLadies Lifestyle Expo coming to the Smith Center
Excitement is in the air! Tuesday, April 19, will be jam packed with all things for women. Take time away from the daily duties of life, grab your girlfriends and head to the Smith Center for the...
View ArticleOwners cited in wake of dog attack
Sunday morning, officers responded to a reported dog attack on East Main Street. Upon arrival, the reporting party displayed a laceration on his left leg and a bite mark with puncture wounds on his...
View ArticleLocal woman faces 4th OWI charge
Tuesday evening, an officer on patrol stopped a vehicle near the intersection of East 9th and Lake streets, after observing the vehicle traveling in the opposite direction of travel. According to...
View ArticleLincoln County Sheriff’s reports
Snow fall and icy roads kept deputies busy this past week. Snow began falling late Tuesday afternoon mixed with freezing rain. Deputies responded to five crashes and two vehicles in the ditch. One...
View ArticleWeather not helping Bluejay soccer
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter It has been said before but it’ll be said again: the recent weather has sucked. Nobody knows this better than the varsity girls soccer team. After a tough 3-0 loss last to...
View ArticleLouise C. Krause
Louise C. Krause, 87, of Janesville died Sunday, April 10, 2016 at Cedar Crest Health Center. She was born on December 27, 1928 in Moliter, WI, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Sickinger) Fuerlinger....
View ArticleSheriff warns of scam
Lincoln County Sheriff Jeff Jaeger is warning residents of yet another scam, this one aimed at customers of Wisconsin Public Service. WPS has put out a warning that over the past week at least 20...
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
April 8 6:11 p.m.- Officers responded to a domestic in progress. Contact was made at the residence with a male and female. Both parties were spoken to separately and both stated it was a verbal...
View ArticleSoftball rebounds against DC Everest
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Bluejay varsity softball rebounded against DC Everest this past Thursday in a stunning last inning performance. Leonna Ives scored a run off her line drive hit to left field...
View ArticleChurch Mutual donation to nurture IT innovation at NTC
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Thanks in part to a considerable donation from Church Mutual Insurance Company, a new cutting edge IT program at the NTC-Wausau Campus will soon launch to a promising horizon....
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