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Jeremy Ratliff Reporter The Merrill Area Community Foundation is proud to announce 14 grants totaling $10,027 have been approved for the Beyond Crayons and Computers grant program, to schools throughout the Merrill area’s public and parochial schools. Funded through the Foundation, the Beyond Crayons and Computers program invites teams of teachers from 3-year-old programs through […]

Eight local residents completed the first ever Citizen Fire Academy put on by the Merrill Fire Department. Over the past 10 weeks, the students got a hands-on look at the work that firefighters do and the training they go through. The students go to try their hands at everything from vehicle extrication to working inside

Collin Lueck Roundabouts may or may not be part of the plan for reconstruction of Hwy. 64 between Pine Ridge Avenue and Hwy. 17 in Merrill. Representatives of the Wisconsin Department of Transportation introduced the pending project at a public involvement meeting in Merrill Tuesday night. The project will include the Hwy. 51 interchange and

The cause of a fire that destroyed a Merrill home remains undetermined, pending further investigation, according to Merrill Fire Chief Dave Savone. “This is still an active investigation,” Savone said Monday. Agencies involved in the investigation include the Merrill Fire Department, Merrill Police Department, the Office of the State Fire Marshal and the Wisconsin State

Working in collaboration with the Lincoln County Homelessness Task Force and the Warming Center Committee, the Merrill Area United Way is announcing that plans are well underway for the forthcoming second season of the Community Warming Center opening on Nov. 1, 2015. The Community Warming Center will operate under the umbrella of the Merrill Area