MPD officers and area youngsters let ‘em roll at ‘Gutter Busters’ event
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Tuesday afternoon, Merrill Police Department officers teamed up with 31 area youngsters and staff with the Merrill Parks and Recreation Summer Program, for the second annual...
View ArticleTennis in full swing after successful quad in Chippewa Falls
By Nick Beversdorf Reporter Merrill varsity tennis walked away victorious from a quad this past Tuesday, winning nine matches total – six in singles and three in doubles. Chippewa Falls won four of the...
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Video Update: Widow of slain Merrill officer celebrates birthday #99 in...
<>A marker in honor of the late Merrill Police Captain Elmer Krueger, who lost his life in the line of duty on the evening of July 12, 1952. The marker stands near the original city jail and now...
View ArticleFotos from the past
Researched by Michael J. Caylor Jr 8-18-76 In area briefs: The Merrill Police Officers union has accepted a contract offer from the city. The union has agreed to a 7.8% wage increase retroactive to...
View ArticleCounty Board stymies vehicle registration proposal, nods to increased jail...
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter During Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors, Highway Commissioner Kelly Reith brought forth a proposal in the form of a resolution. for a $20...
View ArticleStatewide property values up 3% for 2016
The total value of taxable Wisconsin properties rose a modest 3% this year to $505.1 billion. However, they have still not reached their pre-recession peak recorded in 2008. This is the key finding...
View ArticleTerry to lead internal city investigation
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Attorney Kevin J.T Terry of Ruder Ware Law Firm’s Wausau-branch, has been retained by the city to lead a formal investigation into removal of property authorized by City...
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
August 15 12:01 p.m.- An officer took a report of damage that had been done to a vehicle sometime in the past two weeks. No known suspects. 1:21 p.m.- An officer took a report of a domestic incident...
View ArticleComplaint alleges school board open meetings violation
Merrill Area Public Schools Board of Education president Jen Seliger has been named in a civil action alleging the school board did not give proper notice of a closed session discussion in May....
View ArticleMondeik continues to impress – on & off the track
Justin Mondeik of Gleason is back to his winning-ways this summer, and has continued to impress the auto racing community on and off the track. The local driving sensation was crowned Golden Sands...
View ArticleMerrill man faces Sexual Assault charge stemming from December incident
Nicholas M. Hebert, 26 of Merrill, was charged August 17 with Felony-1st Degree Sexual Assault-Sexual Contact with person under the age of 13. According to court records, Hebert was involved in an...
View ArticleMan charged in strangulation incident over a speakerphone
Emmanuel P. Reyes, 29 of Lac Du Flambeau-was charged August 15 with Felony-Strangulation and Suffocation and Misdemeanor charges of Battery and Disorderly Conduct. Reyes was reportedly involved in an...
View ArticleCharges filed Lincoln County Circuit Court
Selena E.A Flores, 17 of Merrill– was charged August 17 with Misdemeanor Retail Theft (under $500) and Misdemeanor Bail Jumping. According to court records, Flores was involved in an incident in the...
View ArticleLincoln County Sheriff’s Reports
A 29-year-old Merrill man was arrested on Monday evening at a home in the Town of Scott. Just after 7 p.m. a tipster related the man who was wanted by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and the...
View ArticleMerrill Police reports
August 19 10:32 a.m.- An officer investigated a theft in the 700 block of South State Street. The investigation is ongoing. 12:07 p.m.- Officers investigated child abuse complaint. As a result, a...
View ArticleLowell G. “Manie” Wyma
Lowell G. “Manie” Wyma, age 80, of Merrill, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2016 at his home under the care of hospice. He was born in Racine, WI on August 7, 1936, the son of the late George and...
View ArticleDouglas A. Thums
Douglas A. Thums, 72, of Westboro, passed away at his home, surrounded by his family on Sunday August 21, 2016. Doug was born March 7, 1944 to Leonard and Lorraine (Griffin) Thums, in Rib Lake, WI. He...
View ArticleCharles “Chuck” Pierotti
Charles “Chuck” Pierotti, age 74, passed away peacefully at his residence while surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 20, 2016. Chuck was born, the oldest of four children, on October 13,...
View ArticleMerrill Area Public Schools new hires 2016-2017
Presented are the Merrill Area Public School new hires for the 2016-2017 academic year. Front Row L to R: Chase DeCleene: Social Studies, MHS Kim Fanzen-Hoff: Social Studies/Literature, PRMS Amanda...
View ArticleLincoln County Board digs heels in on NCHC dissolution
Jeremy Ratliff Reporter In the wake of apparent intent by the Marathon County Board of Supervisors to terminate the 44-year-old Tri-County agreement of North Central Health Care, Lincoln County...
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