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Year: 2024

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Report For Week Ending June 9th

Steve Dillon

Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 35 traffic stops in the last week. A transport driver was injured after a single vehicle accident in Lincoln County Thursday (June 6th) on County MM in the Town of Corning. The truck, carrying Amazon packages, left the roadway and struck a row of trees. It wasn’t clear why the truck left the roadway. The driver, a 30 year old North Dakota man, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital. Deputies safely located 2 runaway juveniles in the Tomahawk area. The kids…

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One Person Injured, One Dead In Sunday June 9th Accident On Highway 51

Steve Dillon

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office 911 Center received multiple calls Sunday June 9th at around 10:55 PM regarding a two vehicle crash on US Hwy 51, just north of Tamarack Lane in the Town of Skanawan. Deputies arriving at the scene found a silver SUV overturned in the roadway with a 20 year old woman from Crandon trapped inside. The second vehicle, a white utility van also had a 51 year old man from Rhinelander trapped inside. Preliminary investigation revealed that the SUV was traveling southbound on Hwy 51 when…

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Merrill WWII Veteran Ralph Wehlitz Hits Century Mark

Steve Dillon

World War II veteran and model railroad enthusiast Ralph Wehlitz hit the century mark last week. The Merrill resident turned 100 yrs old on Thursday June 6th. A one-hundredth birthday bash was held at the Polka-Dotted Pie in Merrill, and friends from the model railroading community came from as far away as Marinette to join the celebration. According to the National WW2 Museum, Wehlitz is one of an estimated 119,000 World War II veterans nationwide who are still alive today, and one of just 2,700 living in Wisconsin. While serving…

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Merrill Hosts Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo Again This Year

Steve Dillon

Today, Friday June 7th through Sunday June 9th Merrill is once again hosting the annual Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo. The event, which takes place at the Merrill Fairgrounds Stadiium is sponsored by the Lincoln County Rodeo Association Inc, which is entering their 35th season of professional rodeo. Their mission, simply put, is to provide quality family entertainment and promote the sport of professional rodeo. The Rodeo Committee is made up 100% of volunteers, who take pride in sponsoring this premier event in north central Wisconsin each year.  Professional Cowgirls and Cowboys…

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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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Merrill Police Department Report, Week Ending June 2nd

Steve Dillon

The Merrill Police Department responded to 14 incidents this past week. One call was for a vehicle crash involving a local residence. Four calls came in for theft, 1 from a vehicle and 3 from local businesses. There was 1 traffic stop that involved alcohol, ending with a refusal to test and an arrest for OWI. A call came in for an overdose, the involved party was transported to a local hospital. Two calls came in for runaways involving juveniles. There were two reports for tampering and property damage. Two…

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Significant Damage Left In Wake of Late May Severe Storms

Steve Dillon

Tuesday evening, May 21, 2024 at approximately 8PM a powerful weather front bringing severe thunderstorms including heavy rain and high winds moved across the Northlands, prompting the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning for Marathon County, soon followed by a tornado warning including Lincoln County. While Merrill was spared the brunt of the storm’s rage, straight line winds still packed a punch as the storm left its mark on the local region. Damage included up-rooted and snapped off trees, telephone poles and signs leaving a number of local…

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