Jeremy Ratliff Editor The individual involved in an Aug. 24 shooting incident with a Lincoln County patrol deputy has been identified as 46-year old Daniel Boldt of Merrill. The state’s department of Justice released the information last Thursday, along with the identity of the deputy involved in the incident; Travis Watruba. According to Thursday’s release, […]
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Jeremy Ratliff Editor As of Monday, Aug. 12, Fred Bradley has been named Circulation Manager for the Merrill Foto News and Wausau Times and Buyers Guide. A native of Chicago, Bradley brings 11 years of print media circulation to his new position. Prior to accepting the postion with the Foto News and Buyers Guide, Bradley
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T.B. Scott Free Library has embarked on a new collection known as the “Library of Things”. To start the collection off, local resident Jane Schulz approached the library with the idea of donating fishing poles and tackle in memory of her husband, Dan Schulz, who was an avid fisherman. Our library gladly accepted the poles
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By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter The Merrill boys soccer team is off to a blistering start in 2019, winning their first two games by a combined eight goals. The Jays started the season with a 5-1 win over Green Bay West and kept their momentum going, defeating Antigo 4-0 on Thursday night, Aug. 29. The start
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Jeremy Ratliff Editor Jay Stadium became the the proving grounds Friday night for two comparatively evenly matched teams, at least by last season’s standards. Both Merrill and the Wausau-East Lumberjacks finished the 2018 season at a less than favorable 2-7 overall record. Both teams missed a WIAA playoff berth and both were looking for redemption
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On Monday morning Aug. 12, Parkside Preschool students at the School Age Center on E. 1st Street showcased the fruits of their labor in completing an edible educational garden expansion project. The project was made possible by a grant from the WHOLE Kids Foundation. The goal of the project is to improve children’s nutrition and
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MERRILL, Wis. –Church Mutual Insurance Company employees volunteered Aug. 14 to fill 200 backpacks with school supplies for Operation Homefront’s Back-to-School Brigade. More than 20 volunteers helped pick up, unpack and sort more than 60 boxes of school supplies donated by shoppers at 10 Dollar Tree stores from as far away as Plover and Minocqua.
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MERRILL, Wis. — Merrill Area Public Schools is pleased to announce the upcoming visit and presentation of Tim Kight. On August 28, 2019, Tim will speak to the staff of Merrill Area Public Schools and Tomahawk School District in a welcome back celebration. Tim focuses on the critical factors that distinguish great organizations from average
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By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter After winning their first dual meet in 20 years in 2018, the Merrill swim team seems to be trending in the right direction, winning their first dual meet of the 2019 season over Medford by a score of 102-68 on Tuesday night, Aug. 27. In 2018 the Merrill swim team defeated
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By Jared Schmeltzer Reporter The Merrill swim team competed well on Thursday night at their Fun in the Sun outdoor swim meet, held at the Bierman Family Aquatic Center in Merrill, taking fourth place at the nine team meet. Merrill looked strong in the early season meet, with top four finishes in five of the
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