July 30 through Aug. 4, eight Tomahawk figure skaters traveled to Lynchburg Virginia, to compete in the State Games of America. The State Games of America is an olympic style event and to qualify for this, participants must have placed first, second or third in Badger State within the last two years. Participants from Tomahawk […]
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A 26 year old man from Bartlett, IL was seriously injured Friday, August 2, 2019 as a result of a Jet Ski accident on Lake Nokomis. Just before 1 p.m a cell 911 call reported the crash and that the victim was being brought to shore at the Nokomis Drive boat landing in the Town
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The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) of the U.S. is pleased to announced John Rathke has achieved All-American status as a Post commander. To achieve this honor, Post Commanders must meet strict requirements in their role to include exceptional leadership, authentic accomplishment in membership growth and strong support of VFW core programs. Rathke, Commander of
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Since May of 2019, North Central Health Care (NCHC) has provided an interim administrator for Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill, WI due to the retirement of Lisa Gervais, former Pine Crest Administrator. Lincoln County reached out to NCHC to serve as the interim administrator during the transition. In agreeing to manage Pine Crest over
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The Dale & Audrey Zentner Jr. Golf Tournament, held on July 26, featured many local kids competing against each other at the Merrill Golf Club. The kids competed in three different groups, divided by age, where beginners only played four holes, the intermediate age played nine holes and the advanced group played all 18 holes.
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For kids entering grades 6-8 that wish to play tackle football, the parents meeting and equipment pick-up will be on Aug. 20. The meeting for 8th graders will be at 3:30 p.m., with the 6th and 7th grade meeting at 5:30 p.m. For kids to be eligible to play, they must have an updated physical
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Members of the Merrill Chamber of Commerce joined Vanessa Lazarz and her employees in celebrating the official ribbon cutting at the new location of Ana Blaire’s Boutique, at 801 E 1st St. The 2,000 square foot building will accommodate the needs of the store much better than the previous 500 square foot building at 2801
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july 24 Calls: #1115- At 6:27 a.m. Med 62 responded to 1st St. for an 85-year old male with a medical problem, no transport. #1116- At 6:34 p.m. Eng 62 responded to PCNH for a fire alarm, there was no fire, someone accidentally pulled the alarm. Other activities: Bi-annual fire prevention inspections of area businesses.
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Earlier this month construction resumed on the Nelson’s Power House construction project. A brand new store and warehouse are being built at 2500 East Main Street in Merrill between O’Reilly Auto Parts and One Way Collision Center. The first thing Dave Nelson would like the community to know is that with the expansion comes a
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This weekend (Aug.2-Aug.4) the Merrill Fire Department will be hosting the 40th Annual Merrill Firefighters Charities Allan Soward Memorial co-ed softball tournament, at Ott’s Park in Merrill. Competition will be limited to 16 teams on a first come, first paid basis. Teams are currently being accepted with the entry fee set at $100 per team.
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