Year: 2024

The Merrill Chamber of Commerce will be hosting its 46th annual Merrill Chamber Golf Classic on Monday June 3rd at the Merrill Golf Club.  The event offers fellow Chamber members a great opportunity to network, while enjoying a friendly but competitive round of golf.  While registration is now closed, the opportunity for donations, including goodie bags or other items, is still available.  Contact Sarah Sturm @ ssturm@merrillchamber.org or (715-536-9474) for more information regarding donations.

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Merrill High School will hold its annual Senior awards ceremony this evening at 7PM in the high school auditorium. Seniors who have achieved special honors or have gone above and beyond during their time at Merrill High will be recognized during the ceremony. The school’s 2024 Commencement ceremony takes place on Friday at 6PM in the Field House.

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Next Monday (May 27th) is Memorial Day, and the city of Merrill is once again prepared to give special honor to the many who gave their lives for our freedom. Grave flags were placed at both Merrill Memorial and St Francis cemeteries yesterday (Monday, May 20th), and weather permitting the big flags will be raised at both venues on Monday, (May 27th) at 6AM. The Merrill City Band will set up at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Memorial Day and will being playing at 10:30AM. The Memorial Ceremony will start…

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 52 traffic stops in the last week. One was for reckless driving, the driver was placed under arrest for 2nd offense OWI & cited for carrying open intoxicants. There was a report of disorderly conduct in Bradley resulting in an arrest that included an outstanding warrant, and two complaints of potentially impaired drivers who appeared to have open alcohol in their vehicles. Both resulted in arrests for 1st offense OWI and one was cited for open intoxicants. Deputies responded to 16 crashes involving cars hitting…

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WESTON – Plans are in place for a new Firehouse Subs location to be built in Weston. It’ll be on Schofield Avenue. Firehouse Subs is known for giving out large grants through it’s Public Safety Foundation. With a new location coming to Weston, now other fire departments in the Wausua region can get the help they need. The Weston Village Plan Commission needs to approve the site plans, which would then go to the Village Board for final approval.

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The Alzheimer’s Association will be hosting a 10 Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s program later this month. The program, which focuses on recognizing the common signs of Alzheimer’s disease, will be held on Tuesday, May 21st from 1PM to 2:30 PM at the Aging and Disability Resource Center of Oneida County. The program offers tips for how to approach someone about memory concerns, & the importance of early detection & benefits of diagnosis.

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TOMAHAWK – The Tomahawk Historical Society is launching a fundraising project to help fund construction of another building at their Washington Square complex to house an antique print shop and a Tomahawk Boat Manufacturing Company exhibit. The Historical Society is currently planning to construct the approximately 5,000 square foot building behind the kindergarten classroom museum. The city’s Park and Rec. Committee gave their blessing on the construction in March. Next up is focusing on money raising efforts, which will take place throughout the summer.

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Weston’s Greenheck Turner Community Center will be hosting a grand opening for their new facilities this summer.  The grand opening will be on August 1st. The new facilities will offer a vast array of workout & fitness venues, including indoor walking lanes, 2 sports simulators, batting cages, & 4 indoor turf fields with bleacher seating. This is in addition to the Center’s existing 3 basketball courts, 2 racquetball courts, a large fitness center, a group fitness studio, & an ice arena for hockey & skating.  Installation has  started for the building’s artificial turf field.…

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