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Day: June 6, 2024

Lincoln County Sheriff Department Report Week Ending June 2nd, 2024

Steve Dillon

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 40 traffic stops in the last week. Two were for reckless driving, both ending with the driver being placed under arrest for first offense of OWI. There was also a report of a physical domestic disturbance, where one person was injured and had to be transported to the emergency room. Deputies responded to 16 crashes involving cars hitting deer. The 911 Center took 10 calls throughout the week.

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Merrill Bluejays Golf Team Places 8th in Sectionals, Schmeltzer Earnes 2nd Team All Conference Honors

Steve Dillon

The Merrill Bluejays Golf team placed 8th in sectional play on May 28th, shooting a team score of 349. The low individual score for the team came from Parker Kebenow, shooting an 85 and finishing in a tie for 19th place. Jacob Schmeltzer also earned 2nd Team All Conference honors this year for the Wisconsin Valley Conference. Coach Andy Plisch shared that It was a good year for the Bluejays overall, with the team advancing to the sectionals for the first time since 2011.

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Merrill High School Bluejays Season Ends In Extra Inning Thriller

Steve Dillon

In an extra inning thriller that took place in Medford on Tuesday, the Merrill Bluejays Varsity Baseball team lost their sectional finals playoff game 5-3 to the Medford Raiders. The Bluejays scored single runs in the second, third and fifth innings. The Merrill defense then gave up a single run in the third and two in the fifth. The game then went to extra innings, with the Bluejays failing to score in the top of the eighth. Then in the bottom of the frame, Medford scored two runs on a…

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