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Merrill’s B and M Solutions 14U Baseball Team Competes in Championship Game

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – Family and friends gathered at Merrill’s Athletic Park on Wednesday evening, July 31 to watch the Merrill B and M Solutions 14U Baseball team compete in the 2024 league championship against a formidable Wausau Elks squad. Though the Merrill 14U team came up short in their bid for a title, Coach Eric Dayton shared that this years team had an amazing season, showing much improvement from previous years.  

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Storm Damage affecting WJMT broadcast and audio signals

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Storm damage has caused issues for WJMT, affecting both of our on-air signals, as well as our streaming signal and our overall audio quality. AM 730 is on the air, however the audio level at the moment is extremely low. This issue occurred just as we were able to get FM 96.3 back on the air, after that transmitter had failed earlier in the day Thursday. We also are working to fix the current audio quality on both FM 96.3 and on our stream, as a shared piece of audio…

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Lincoln County Board of Adjustment July 25 Meeting Notes

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Board of Adjustment met on July 25 in the County Service Center. Discussions took place at the meeting surrounding a request for variance from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to allow the construction of a new ATV trail in the Town of Bradley, which would be less than the required horizontal setback from the ordinary high water mark. A narrated video was prepared by Land Services Staff providing and overview of the property. No opponents to the request were present, though there were discussions…

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Lincoln County Opioid Task Force July 23 Meeting Notes

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Opioid Task Force met on Tuesday July 23, 2024. Erin Ray of the County Health Department presented the recently created Community Task Force Member Interest Survey. Discussion took place regarding the best mode of distributing the survey to the community. Also discussed was partnering with the Northwoods Coalition, which is a collection of community coalitions dedicated to substance use prevention. A motion to apply for membership was tabled until the next meeting, which is scheduled for August 14, 2024.

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MAPS Announces Hiring Of New Kate Goodrich Elementary School Principal

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – Merrill Area Public Schools has announced the hiring of Heather Kahr as the new Elementary Principal for Kate Goodrich Elementary School. Heather brings 16 years of Elementary Education experience to the school, most recently as a principal in the Wausau School District. Kahr worked previously with Kate Goodrich Elementary as their Associate Principal, affording her the unique opportunity to reconnect with students, staff and parents as well as building new relationships with incoming families. Heather’s credentials include a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in…

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Lincoln County Board Of Supervisors July 16 Meeting Notes

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, July 16 at the County Service Center. During the meeting, Sara Guild was appointed to the Central Wisconsin Development Fund Board, and William Plautz was recognized for 10 years of service with the county highway commission. A motion was approved to eliminate the Accountant position within Social Services. A Financial Manager/Accountant position will be created instead and placed at Grade I on the Lincoln County wage scale. Also approved at the July meeting was the support of moving…

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Healthy Minds For Lincoln County Coalition July 19 Meeting Notes

Steve Dillon

The Healthy Minds for Lincoln County Coalition met on Friday July 19. Public Health Educator Kristin Bath provided updates regarding Lincoln County suicide data from 2017 through 2023. There were 40 deaths resulting from suicide through the period, 83% of those were males. Bath shared that the department recently completed a 988-suicide prevention and lifeline campaign in June targeting middle aged/older men. The Health Department is continuing the campaign and expanding the target group to men ages 30 and over. A resource packet including magnets and other materials will be…

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Governor Evers Visits Tripoli, Discusses Funds Allocated to County Highway YY Reconstruction

Steve Dillon

TRIPOLI – Governor Tony Evers visited the town of Tripoli On Thursday, July 25. Evers and Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Assistant Deputy Secretary Joel Nilsestuen made a stop on County Hwy YY to discuss the roughly $3.5 million allocated to Lincoln and Price counties to be used to revamp the county road. Evers’ visit to Tripoli came one day after the governor and WisDOT announced more than $50 million in state investments to help support 37 projects across 28 counties. The projects are aimed at helping support Wisconsin’s farmers,…

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Report Week Ending July 28

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 42 traffic stops last week. There were 40 security checks. Deputies responded to seven calls involving cars hitting deer and one where a car hit a coyote. Deputies followed up on eight calls for unsafe driving, including a complaint of a driver swerving all over the road on USH 51 near the Town of Pine River. The deputy noticed signs of impairment, and following the completion of field sobriety tests the 27-year-old Gleason woman was taken into custody for first offense OWI.

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Merrill Police Department Report Week Ending July 28

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – The Merrill Police Department responded to nine incidents last week. One call was received for disorderly conduct resulting in a male suspect being booked into the Lincoln County jail. There was one report of a fire involving a downed power line.  One call was received for forgery fraud, where an individual was scammed out of approximately $3,000 worth of gift cards. The investigation is ongoing. Officers conducted four traffic stops, with one of those resulting in an arrest on an active warrant, and a second resulting in an…

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