Hatchet baseball sweeps up four straight victories
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Hatchet varsity baseball is on a roll with four straight wins, starting with a victory over Northland Pines this past Tuesday (April 26). The Hatchets defeated Northland...
View ArticleOne run not enough to save Bluejays
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Mosinee proved to be a little too difficult for Bluejay baseball as they lost Monday night by a final score of 4-1. The Jays mustered just two hits and committed four...
View Article2016 Lincoln County Fair Preview
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter The Lincoln County Fair Association is ready to put the brand new grandstand to use at the Merrill Festival Grounds during this year’s Lincoln County Fair. Fair Association...
View ArticleEmergency responders holding training exercise
Residents of the city of Merrill may notice extra law enforcement, EMS, fire department and other agencies’ equipment and personnel on Saturday, May 14. A training exercise will be held during the day...
View ArticleMAPS moves forward with superintendent search
The Merrill Area Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday night to accept the resignations of Superintendent Wally Leipart and Assistant Superintendent/Director of Curriculum and...
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Close game ends in narrow defeat
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Bluejay softball braved the intermittent rain yesterday to face off against DC Everest in what would boil down to a defensively hard-fought game. Unfortunately, Everest...
View ArticleWho founded Mother’s Day?
Each year the second Sunday of May is a special day to honor and recognize mothers. Have you ever wondered what organization worked towards making the Mother’s Day holiday possible? Several...
View ArticleMerrill High School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll 2016
GRADE 9 HIGHEST HONORS (4.0)- Abrahm Akey, Kaitlyn Arndt, Kathryn Ball, Calista Berger, Aimee Black, Chase Bonnell, Jayda Bushor, Lily Cordova, Rianna Dowds, Morgan Henrichs, Sierra Humphrey, Emma...
View Article$39,700 grant supports Student Emergency Fund at NTC
Removing economic barriers for students in crisis helps them stay on path to graduation Northcentral Technical College (NTC) now has additional resources to help low-income students weather financial...
View ArticleCorrections officers impress at academy
Lincoln County Corrections Officers Tyler Kipetzky-Skidmore and Terri Swagger recently graduated from the Wisconsin Basic Jail Officer Academy at Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton. At the...
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Jopek Run-Ruck event brings back meaning of Memorial Day
The SGT. Ryan Jopek Ruck-Run & Remember, sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1638 & Auxiliary, Agra Industries, Inc, Waid Funeral Home, Ziebel’s Door Co, & Z-Best Car Wash, seeks to...
View ArticleBluejay golfers making progress
Press Release Last Monday (April 25) Merrill hosted a JV match against DC Everest, Wausau West and Wausau East. After a thunderstorm rolled in with sleet and wind, the boys only finished 6 holes,...
View ArticleNew tennis league brings back Merrill’s past
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter There are many sports that have long histories in Merrill, including football, baseball, wrestling and…tennis? Well, not exactly, but at one point in Merrill’s history...
View ArticleThe Merrill Dog Park needs your help
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Out at the MARC, nestled in back and to the left of the softball field is a fenced-in area that allows you to unleash your canine companion and let them run free. This area,...
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Merrill History Hunt a success
The 2016 History Hunt sponsored by Merrill Historical Society on Saturday, April 30 was a resounding success. Twenty-three teams made up of 98 people spent the day searching the Merrill and Gleason...
View ArticleWilliams named general manager of Merrill Culver’s
Joe Williams was recently promoted to general manager at the Merrill Culver’s restaurant, owned by Joe and Lori Wakefield. Williams started working at the Merrill Culver’s in September 2012 while he...
View ArticleFotos from the past
Researched by Michael J. Caylor Jr 5-5-76 Ward Paper Company is showing off their new wastewater treatment plant and touting the environmental impact it will have on Merrill. Ward invested $1.3 million...
View ArticleHatchet Track Results – Three Lakes Invite
Tomahawk competed in the 10-team BlueJay Track & Field Invitational at Three Lakes on Tuesday evening. The boys placed 4th, while the girls finished 7th. Northland Pines swept both ends of the...
View ArticleGNC teams battle it out to 8th inning
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter What can only be described as the result of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object, Hatchet softball faced Mosinee Monday in a hard-fought game that resulted in a...
View ArticleBluejay soccer losses to Rapids by mercy rule
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Bluejay varsity soccer lost to Wisconsin Rapids – Lincoln Tuesday with a final score of 10-0, initiating the mercy rule at the 74-minute mark. This loss puts Bluejay soccer...
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