By Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Following a special meeting Friday morning, the Merrill Common Council voted 5-3 in favor of accepting the Lincoln County Board’s original offer of sale of the Lincoln County Fairgrounds. The grounds has faced an uncertain future since April, when the county Public Property Committee drafted a resolution for the sale of the […]
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By Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Last fall, a building once used as a DNR Ranger Station on East Tenth Street in Merrill faced an uncertain future. That is until entrepreneurial minded Stan Janowiak, a Merrill native, and his partners discovered the building up for sealed bid auction. “We set out wanting to do something positive for
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By Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Merrill’s Committee of the Whole Tuesday night considered a recent proposal from the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors to sell the fairgrounds to the city for a dollar. Along with the sale, the county placed stipulations in the offer including a restriction of the property remaining in public use, the county
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“This is it” – the end of high school, the start of their future – was a recurring theme as the Merrill High School Class of 2015 received their diplomas during commencement Friday night in the MHS fieldhouse. The class was introduced by Principal Shannon Murray, who said, “We told them four years ago to
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Kelly O’Day Sports editor Bluejay head wrestling coach Scott Arneson recently stepped down after 17 years at the helm and 27 years in the program, leaving a void at the top of one of the best programs in the state in the sport. Thursday afternoon his replacement was announced and Activities Director Rick Bonnell didn’t
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Jack Lussier has been recognized with a School Forest Award by the LEAF Program for his contributions to the Nels P. Evjue School Forest registered to the Merrill Area Public School District. Seventy one years ago, over 700 acres of land was donated to the Merrill High School in memory of Jack’s grandfather Nels P
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Students enrolled in the Dual Credit program at Merrill High School won a pizza party for their creativity during a social media campaign. Merrill High School has a Dual Credit arrangement through Northcentral Technical College. Dual Credit focuses on providing opportunities for high school students to take college level course work while in high school
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By Jeremy Ratliff Reporter Last month local Korean War era veteran Lyle Whiting got quite the surprise one day when he pulled into work at Breaman Ford. “Then he brought me into the back room and then I seen the whole crew! All the employees were there and next thing I know I was given
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By Jeremy Ratliff Reporter After nearly 30 minutes of discussion Tuesday evening, the Lincoln County Board of Supervisors approved a recommendation by the county Public Property Committee to offer the Lincoln County Fairgrounds to the City of Merrill for one dollar. The resolution initially passsed the committee by unanimous 5-0 vote last Tuesday, concluding three
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The Merrill Historical Society is pleased to announce the opening of Merrill Transit 125: A Celebration of 125 Years of Public Transportation in Merrill. The exhibit opened to the public starting Friday and will run through October 2015 at the Merrill History & Culture Center, 100 E. Third St., Merrill. Visitors to the exhibit will
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