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WAUSAU ETHICS BOARD SCHEDULES TENTATIVE DATE FOR DINY COMPLAINT HEARING

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve Dillon

WAUSAU – A tentative hearing has been scheduled for August 25th by the Wausau Ethics Board in the complaint against Mayor Doug Diny. Board members are also seeking additional information from about a dozen potential witnesses, including several department heads and police officials. Those individuals will have 21 days to respond once the investigation order is signed, though board members say some may simply confirm they had no involvement. The inquiry focuses on any contact Mayor Diny may have had between September 19th and 29th of last year related to…

TWO DEAD, ONE CRITICALLY INJURED IN PRICE COUNTY HOUSE FIRE

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve DillonPRICE COUNTY HOUSE FIRE

FIFIELD, WI – A house fire last weekend in the Town of Fifield in Price County left two victims deceased and one injured. The Price County Sheriff’s Office stated the call was received just after 3am on Sunday morning, with the caller stating while one person escaped the home, two others were still inside. The surviving individual sustained what was described as significant, life threatening injuries. The bodies of the deceased were recovered from what remained of the home. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is assisting local officials as the…

LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 29

July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve DillonLINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF'S REPORT

Last Week, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted 38 traffic stops and 41 security checks. There were six calls involving cars hitting deer, and there was one call reporting a car hitting a fox.

MAY UNEMPLOYMENT FIGURES IN THE NORTHWOODS TAKE TURN FOR THE POSITIVE

July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve DillonMAY UNEMPLOYMENT ESTIMATES

NORTHERN WISCONSIN – Local unemployment estimates took a turn in the right direction in May, per the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. They released county job figures last week, which reflected improvement in 37 of the state’s 72 counties, with some of the most significant progress taking place here in the Northwoods. The unemployment estimate in Lincoln County dropped from 4% in April to 3.5% in May. Oneida county fell to 3.3% from 4% in April, and Vilas saw the biggest decrease as the 6% estimate reported for the County…

MAN SHOWS SIGNS OF AGGRESSION WITH MERRILL POLICE, CHARGED WITH BAIL JUMPING

July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve DillonMAN PASSED OUT IN VEHICLE BAIL JUMPING

MERRILL – Last Saturday at 8:54pm, a Merrill police officer was dispatched for a welfare check regarding a man in a vehicle passed out. Though he was sleeping, the man exhibited signs of being intoxicated. The officer asked him to remain on scene, and he became confrontational, assuming and aggressive stance. The suspect was arrested and eventually transported to the jail, then charged with three counts of misdemeanor bail jumping.

MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORT WEEK ENDING JUNE 29

July 1, 2025July 2, 2025 Steve DillonMerrill Fire Department Report

MERRILL – The Merrill Fire Department responded to 41 calls last week, bringing the total for 2025 to 1,231. There were 36 EMS calls. There was one cooking fire that was confined to the container on Blue Haven Ln in the Town of Scott on Thursday, and there were two alarm system activations due to malfunction. There was one motor vehicle accident with injuries on Grand Ave in the City of Merrill on Friday.