Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Following a preliminary hearing Friday afternoon, Lincoln County Circuit Court judge Robert Russell found probable cause to bind 22-year old David E. Ostrowski of Merrill, over for trial in connection with the October 22, 2015 arson fire at 1900 E. First Street. During Friday’s hearing, Merrill Police Department investgator Nicole Cimino discussed […]
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Merrill native and US Marine Corps veteran Mark Raymer has spent most of his life seeking to improve local residential and commercial properties. Two weeks ago, Raymer answered yet another call to duty in volunteering his time and expertise to perform long needed replacement of cattle barn rotunda windows at the new Merrill
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Last Thursday morning, Governor Scott Walker arrived at the Merrill Municipal Airport for an official ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony of the new airport terminal which was completed last fall. Joining the governor at the airport were Mayor Bill Bialecki; Airport Commissioner Gary Schwartz; 35th Assembly woman Mary Czaja (R-Irma); Chamber of
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Next month, Jim Wise and Pam Theiler-Wise, owners and operators of Tomahawk Surplus, will celebrate the store’s 60th year as a member of the Tomahawk downtown business community. “I grew up in retail,” Pam says with a smile, explaining how her father Edwin “Toppy” Theiler opened the store’s original location at 316
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Next Wednesday would have marked the 30th birthday of Sergeant Ryan D. Jopek; son of Tracy Jopek and Brian Jopek, and brother of Steven Jopek,26, of Minneapolis and Jessica (Holmgren) Jopek, 28, of St. Cloud, MN. Ryan’s life ended abruptly at the age of 20; while answering the call of duty to his
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As Memorial Day approaches, we all reflect on those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Two young men were encouraged by their Boy Scout leaders to contact the Schmitt-Manecke-Donner Veterans of Foreign Post 1638 to see if they could help with a project for their Eagle Scout requirements. Sam Peterson and Charles (Chucky)
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Despite unseasonably cold temperatures and occasional snow flurries, over 100 firefighters and EMS personnel from 13 area departments converged on NTC’s Public Safety Center of Excellence Saturday morning, for a Mass Casualty Exercise- the first ever hosted by the Merrill Fire Department. As part of the 3 1/2-hour exercise, crews conducted mock rescue
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Merrill’s disc golf enthusiast club, Merrill DG, is spearheading an initiative to install a disc golf course at Stange’s and Kitchenette parks in Merrill. Working in cooperation with the city’s Parks and Recreation Commission, Merrill DG members Kyle Gulke and Erik Pfantz have been hitting the streets seeking donations toward the project which is expected
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter On Friday April 29, David E. Ostrowksi, 22 of Merrill- was taken into custody by officers of Merrill Police Department on multiple felony charges related to an October 22, 2015 arson fire, which resulted in the total loss of a residence located at 1900 E. First Street. On Tuesday May 2nd, Ostrowski appeared
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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Being hours from the nearest military base, the sight of military aircraft buzzing over the city is a rarity, much less that of such aircraft actually landing in the city. That all changed Thursday afternoon as Merrill High School students and staff, as well as over 50 community members were treated to a
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