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Merrill students in need of backpacks, supplies

MERRILL - About 70 more students at public and parochial schools will be eligible to receive a backpack filled with school supplies next year than last year.

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Yesterday | Wausau Daily Herald

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A new program at the Lincoln County Family Resource Center will help parents of newborns care for their "little wonders." The free, six-week Little Wonders program, beginning July 29, will teach parents-to-be and parents with babies how to give their infants a massage, manage the stress of bringing a new baby into the family and do activities that ...

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Wed Jul 08, 2009

WSAW

Merrill Pharmacy Robber To Spend 5 Years in Prison

Lloyd Bergman will now spend 5 years in prison and 3 years on extended supervision for his involvment in the August robbery of the Aurora Pharmacy in Merrill.

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Tue Jul 07, 2009

Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune

Floral business hit hard by fire

A fire that ripped through six greenhouses near Merrill on Sunday struck a blow to the J.W. Perry floral company, but owners say the business will go on.

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Mon Jul 06, 2009

NBC26

6 greenhouses near Merrill lost in fire

Fire has destroyed six greenhouses at the J.W. Perry floral company near Merrill.

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Sun Jul 05, 2009

WisInfo

Merrill firefighters respond to greenhouse fire

Firefighters are at the scene of a fire at JW Perry Greenhouse this afternoon, said firefighter paramedic John Kraegenbrink of the Merrill Fire Department.

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Fri Jul 03, 2009

WisInfo

Merrill might hire county Highway Department

MERRILL -- The City Council could consider a proposal later this month to hire the Lincoln County Highway Department to provide administration for the city streets department.

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WSAW

Sex Offender to be Released in Merrill

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WisInfo

Merrill native raises awareness of Tay-Sachs disease with run across Alabama

It has been 10 months since Eric and Eliza Schotz learned their son, Elliott, has Tay-Sachs disease.

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Thu Jul 02, 2009

WSAW

Some Fireworks Retailers Feeling Pinch of Economy

Some fireworks retailers in central Wisconsin say the sour economy is affecting their sales heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

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Wausau Daily Herald

Child-sex-assault convict to live in Merrill

A Kansas man convicted of sexually assaulting a child in 1996 will be released from prison in the coming weeks to live in Merrill.

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WisInfo

Governor defends budget

Gov. Jim Doyle is casting the $62 billion, two-year state budget he signed Monday as not only a success in a dire economic situation, but a foundation from which Wisconsin can ride a coming upswing.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

WisInfo

Merrill abuse shelter left out in budget

MERRILL -- Leaders of a Lincoln County domestic violence shelter and prevention program are disappointed they will not receive state funding for a new building.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

WisInfo

Former 'American Idol' contestant William Hung a hit with Woodchucks fans

Woodchucks fans got more than a baseball game's worth of entertainment Sunday night when a former 'American Idol' contestant stepped onto the field.

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WisInfo

Options abound for Fourth of July fun

The recession hasn't stopped local communities from pulling out all the stops for this year's July Fourth celebrations.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

WisInfo

Reunion brings Laotians, church sponsors together

Phouangmala Chen remembers escaping Laos with about a dozen relatives in a wooden canoe.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

WisInfo

WIAA moves Merrill back to WVC

GREEN LAKE - The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association Board of Control has approved a realignment appeal that will move Merrill from the Great Northern Conference back into the Wisconsin Valley Conference beginning in the fall of 2010.

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Fri Jun 26, 2009

WisInfo

Merrill man charged with illegally possessing firearm

A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin Department of Justice has charged Gregory K. Cegielski, 36, of Merrill with illegally possessing a firearm and ammunition after previously having been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.

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Wausau Daily Herald

Summer reading

It's summer time and the readin' is easy. At least it is for plenty of bibliophiles who like to use the hot months as an excuse to pull out the light stuff.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

Wausau Daily Herald

Teacher profile: Jean Bowen

Grade/subject/school: Grades 10-12, English, intermediate composition, honors American literature and composition, Merrill High School Residence: Town of Merrill Family: Married, two daughters ages 19 and 22 Education: Bachelor of science degree in English and sociology education, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Master's degree in ...

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