Dear Reader, Let’s consider what it means when someone tells a lie. Whether it’s told to one person or many—depending on the liar’s available platforms—the essence remains the same: they knowingly ...

Ruth Elizabeth Schoetz (Ryan), age 88, passed away on May 21, 2025. Up until the end Ruth maintained her kindness, compassion and love of her family, friends, faith and felines. She was born on April ...

Cold rainy early morning weather didn’t stop the community from turning out for Merrill’s second annual Food Truck-a-Palooza at the Merrill Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 17, 2025. The lure of a huge ...

Beta Sigma Phi is an international women’s social, cultural, and service organization founded in 1931. The name comes from the Greek words for “Life, Learning, and Friendship,” ...

On May 7, 2025, the Merrill High School Youth Apprenticeship (YA) Program honored its Student Stars at a celebratory banquet held at the Eagle’s Club. Surrounded by friends, family, mentors, and ...

May 6, 2025 Deputies were dispatched to the area of STH 107 and Behling Rd. in the Town of Bradley for a motor vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, deputies spoke with the driver, a 64-year-old ...

Brooke’s School of Dance presented their 2025 annual dance production entitled One Drop this past weekend, with three shows on Saturday, May 4, 2025, and two shows on Sunday, May 5. All of the … ...

As part of Respect for Law Week, the Merrill Optimist Club held their annual Law Expo at Prairie River Middle School (PRMS) on Thursday, May 1, 2025, from 1 to 3 p.m. The event, formerly known as the ...

Merrill has a long history of being an innovator in public transportation. In 1890, Merrill became the second city in Wisconsin, after Appleton, to offer trolley service to residents. At that time, ...

A unique cultural experience brought Wisconsin history to life at Washington School on March 14, 2025, when third-grader Piper Pullium and her father, Mathew, shared their Native American heritage ...

The Lincoln County Health Department (LCHD) issued a press release on April 1, 2025, to provide the community with a measles update in light of a recent increase in cases throughout the U.S. … ...

Continued from last week Carol Jean Collard wasn’t quite three when she started with the Lumberjack Band and is noted as the band’s first majorette. “Within the next … ...