Chase Klebenow. Photo courtesy of Merrill Varsity Golf Team. The Merrill Varsity Golf Team played in the Regional Golf Match at River Edge Golf Course in Marshfield on May 21, 2024. “The Bluejays …

Bridges Virtual Academy Class of 2024 graduates after their graduation ceremony in Merrill. Submitted photo. Bridges Virtual Academy (BVA), a virtual charter school in the Merrill Area Public School …

Melvin and Clifford Talbot. Submitted photo. BY MICHAEL CAYLOR Twenty-four notes. That is all that it takes to play it. Those notes, however, can produce strong emotions in even the most stoic …

Matthew Steffen shot a perfect score of 25 in Week 8 of competition. Photo courtesy of Merrill Bluejay Trap Team. Robert Hoff scores another 25 this week. Photo courtesy of Merrill Bluejay Trap Team. …

Thirteen area businesses came together at the Park City Credit Union Community Room on Wednesday, May 15th for the first Regional Human Resources (HR) Workshop. The event was designed to gather HR …

May 23 - Open Mic Night at Sawmill Brewing Co. May 24 - Merrill High School Graduation May 26 - BINGO at VFW May 27 - Merrill City Band plays/Memorial Day Ceremony May 29 - Trivia Night at Sawmill …

05-13-24 At 12:09 a.m. officers responded to a female juvenile who ran away from her home. At 11:22 a.m. officers responded to a crash involving two vehicles at a local business. At 3:54 p.m. …

Democratic candidate hopes to unseat Republican incumbent Calvin Callahan Elizabeth McCrank. BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR On May 13, 2024, Lincoln County Supervisor for Lincoln County District 3, …

This week they face off against rival Mosinee Last week’s final Merrill Varsity shooter, Landon Hipke, shot a perfect 25 to help Merrill pull out a very narrow win. Photo courtesy of Merrill Bluejay …

05-06-24 At 12:38 a.m. officers received a dog barking complaint on S. Oregon St. The owner wasn’t able to be spoken to at that time. The case is still an active investigation. At 5:41 p.m. a …

L to R: Brant Suchocki, Allison Hunter, Brett Suchocki, Remington Skic, and Austin Depies. Submitted photo. BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Several Merrill wrestlers traveled to Madison on May 4-5, 2024, to …

The following donations were approved and/or accepted at the April 17 Merrill Area Public Schools (MAPS) Board of Directors meeting: A check from Park City Credit Union in the amount of $65 from the …

Graduation stock photo. May 16 - Open Mic Night at Sawmill Brewing Co. May 18 - Merrill Spring Citywide Garage Sales May 18 - Food Truck-a-Palooza at Merrill Festival Grounds May 18 - Lincoln County …

One dance performance, performed to the song, "It's All Coming Back to me Now," was a tribute to Chad Glaze, who died on Dec. 31, 2023, in a UTV accident and is the father of dancer, Katy Glaze. His …

Front row, L to R: Nora Trojanowski, Gretchen Such, Allison Hunter, Madelyn Mootz, Anna Westfall, and McKenna Meyer. Back row, L to R: Phillip Vogel, Christian Gilbert, Sawyer Peterson, Matthew …

BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR In Week 6 of competition, the Merrill Bluejay Varsity Trap Team competed against the Tomahawk Claybusters and Merrill scored a win, with a score of Merrill 120 to Tomahawk …

Tina L. Scott. BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR How do rumors get started? Oftentimes, a rumor is based on something that actually occurred and may have a nugget of truth as its basis, but somehow the …

Childers. Photo courtesy of Crossbridge Community Bank. FOR THE MERRILL FOTO NEWS Crossbridge Community Bank recently announced that PJ Childers has been named the new President of Crossbridge …

Samundsen. Photo courtesy of Marshfield Clinic. A Family Medicine physician, Paul Samundsen, M.D. recently joined Marshfield Clinic Merrill Center and is now accepting patients. He previously worked …

Walkers turned out to take part in the Raise Your Voice Walk despite the damp weather. Joseph Frederick photo. BY TINA L. SCOTT EDITOR Despite the dreary, wet weather, groups of walkers braved the …