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I have lived in Merrill since 1958. Some things stay the same and some change. We always like to see an old building get a facelift but Augo Hildebrand, Farmers Insurance, 730 E. Second St., Merrill, has done ...

Police are investigating a burglary this morning at Klug's Country Gold jewelry store in Merrill.

ASKEATON - For three years, hosting Wisconsin Farm Technology Days has been something the Gerrits family looked forward to.

MERRILL -- The attorney for a Rhinelander man accused of stabbing a woman to death is investigating a possible accomplice in the April 2007 homicide.

ROTHSCHILD - Merrill ended Wausau Western's season with an 8-3 victory Monday in the loser's bracket final of the District 5 Little League Tournament at George Street Park.

A 76-year-old woman is in critical condition at Aspirus Wausau Hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Merrill, according to a Merrill Police Department news release.

ROTHSCHILD -- Buddy Holly performed one gig at the Rothschild Pavilion, and stayed in town one night.

The appeal of the Pigs in the Sky Rib Fest to Wausau-area residents was quite clear Friday night.

This week's question: "Family values" has come to be a loaded term in American religion and politics.

Local law enforcement agencies did indeed crack down on firework citations this weekend, with one of them already surpassing last year's numbers in one weekend alone.

MERRILL - A 32-year-old Merrill man serving in the Air Force is dead, according to Alan Waid, director of the Waid Funeral Home in Merrill.

Mayville may be the next municipality to join a rush of Wisconsin communities to impose residency limits on sex offenders.

Karissa Gipple grew up with horses and was thrilled last month to be named a princess of the 2009 Lincoln County Rodeo Days.

An anonymous tip is being credited for helping the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department apprehend a suspect in a hit and run Thursday night in Merrill.

Police arrested a 31-year-old Merrill resident Friday afternoon on several traffic-related crimes, the most recent being a hit and run crash Thursday night.

Editor's note: We've asked readers to respond to a weekly question about the role of faith and values in their lives.

Local battles for seats in the state Legislature are shaping up as the July 8 deadline to submit nomination papers for the fall elections approaches.

Officials with Merrill Area Public Schools stress that an early version of the 2008-09 budget approved last Wednesday contains conservative estimates that may change this fall.

Mike Yorde hit a home run for Merrill, which rallied with five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning and went on to defeat Rothschild-Schofield-Weston 14-13 in eight innings in American Legion baseball ...