Train derails in Merrill early Wednesday morning
No injuries or danger to the public TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Two locomotives and two rail cars hauling lumber derailed under the Center Avenue bridge in ...For professional cowboys and cowgirls, horses and rodeo are a lifestyle
The race to pro rodeo is a long, hard road TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Before the June 11-12-13 Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo at the Merrill Festival ...Merrill celebrates 100 years as the City of Parks
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On June 16, 1921, the Merrill Daily Herald ran an editorial with the headline: “Merrill The City of Parks.” So says the ...Lincoln County Farm Bureau Rotational Grazing Beef Farm Tour a success
About 30 participants enjoyed a farm tour on June 5, with two area beef farmers. The tour was sponsored by the Lincoln County Farm Bureau and ...Do you know what to do if you encounter a black bear?
The most obvious choice: walk away, but then determine if you inadvertently attracted the bear and do something about it TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Here in ...Merrill fifth grader is District 8 winner in state Ag in the Classroom Essay Contest
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Shelby Yates, a fifth grader at Washington Elementary School in Merrill, is the District 8 winner in the statewide Wisconsin Ag in ...Waid named Law Enforcement Officer of the Year
Merrill Aerie 584 recently held a ceremony to present the “Wisconsin State Eagles Aerie Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award” to City of Merrill Police ...Flooded roadways
Heavy rains on Friday, June 11, flooded fields and yards and even washed over roadways in Lincoln and Marathon Counties. Here, a traveler shares photos of ...Free musical theatre event: “Broken and Beautiful” is this Friday evening
Two local churches – Downtown Mission Church and Highland Community Church – are sponsoring a free family-friendly event in the Bankers Square pocket park in downtown ...Bluejay Track & Field: Athletes compete at Regionals and Sectionals, four events/six athletes advance to State
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Regional Track & Field competition was held at D.C. Everest on Monday, June 14. “Collectively we ...Lady Jays Softball Team wins at WIAA Regionals and Sectional Semifinals
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The Lady Jays played some great ball at the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) Softball Regionals last Wednesday, June 16, taking on ...Bluejay Boys finish their baseball season at regional semi finals in Medford
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR The boys would have preferred a different ending to their Bluejay Baseball season last Tuesday, June 15, but they gave it their ...Varsity and JV Bluejay shooters take first place in Northern Conference Shoot
TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On Saturday, June 5, 38 of the 40 Merrill Bluejay shooters registered to participate in the Wausau Skeet and Trap Great Northern ...Semi stuck at Pier Street/Hwy. JJ railroad tracks
Traffic redirected early Thursday morning TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR In another incident (unrelated to the train derailment), a semi tractor and trailer were stuck at the ...
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