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Day: July 14, 2025

MATCHING DONATIONS FROM PARK CITY CARES FOUNDATION HELPS DRIVE TOMAHAWK KINSHIP BUILDING FUNDRAISER

Steve Dillon

TOMAHAWK – Support continues to grow for Tomahawk Kinship’s effort to relocate to a larger home for its youth mentorship programs. A recent matching challenge from Park City Credit Union and the Park City Cares Foundation helped drive donations. The foundation pledged to match up to $10,000, a goal the community quickly met—followed by an additional $20,218 in contributions. The funds are part of Kinship’s two-phase campaign to move into a larger space. With Phase 1 complete, the group is set to purchase the former Bradley Bank building. Phase 2…

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NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS JOIN MERRILL AREA AGENCIES

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – Merrill and Lincoln County recently welcomed two new law enforcement officers. Deputy Austin Wadzinski recently completed the Sheriff’s Office field training after joining the department in April of 2025. Following four years of service with the Marine Corps and some work in overseas contracting, Wadzinski was previously employed by the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office and the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office in Oregon. On July 2nd, Officer Boe Nienow (pr Bo Nee-no) was sworn in by the Merrill Police Department. Nienow, a resident of the rural Merrill area attended Wausau…

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MERRILL MAN CHARGED IN 2024 ATTACK PLEADS GUILTY TO TWO CHARGES, FOUR DROPPED

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – A plea agreement has been reached for a man charged in a roadside knife attack that took place in the fall of 2024. 32-yr-old Bradley LaBarge of Merrill was back in court last Thursday for the hearing. LaBarge was arrested in October after an altercation that occurred in the Town of Corning. He had been following a vehicle carrying an ex-girlfriend and another man when the situation escalated and LaBarge sliced the other man with a utility knife. Initially, LaBarge faced six charges. Court records from the hearing…

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