The week of October 22, The Merrill Foto News published a special section as a Tribute to Public Safety: thanking all of the men and women of our local public safety agencies for their ongoing dedication to safeguarding the health and safety of all Lincoln County residents. On behalf of the Merrill Foto News and the Merrill Community, a heartfelt Thank You to the men and women of the Town of Corning Volunteer Fire Department and First Responders.
The Corning Volunteer Fire Department is an all-volunteer department providing fire protection and First Responder service to the Lincoln County towns of Corning and Harding. Department members, front from left, are AC Matt Prebeg (now retired), LT Andy Grawien, Joel Oelke, Tim Berndt, CPT Jared Semling, Bob Giese, Katelynn Krueger, John Kudick; back row, Len Francoeur, LT Kyle Kudick, Cody Stevenson, Ross Bezier, CPT Jason Bondioli, LT Josh Kohnhorst and Chief Dave Hoff; not pictured are LT Paul Goetsch, Mike Schmidt, Brian Klebenow, Bryce Swiechowski, Mark Woller, Rich LaValley and Matt Radke.