Merrill News

Finding child care is an in-demand and expensive endeavor in Wisconsin. "About 75% of children are in some type of out-of-home care situation, so that's a pretty significant number," Kelly Borchardt told A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about ... (more)

Finding child care is an in-demand and expensive endeavor in Wisconsin. "About 75% of children are in some type of out-of-home care situation, so that's a pretty significant number," Kelly Borchardt told A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about ... (more)

A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about the couple getting divorced, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

The Mission Sewers of Our Saviour's Lutheran Church met as a group at the AmericInn to gratefully acknowledge the large donation of bedspreads, sheets and blankets recently received from the AmericInn in Merrill.

A Merrill man stabbed his wife seven times, tried to strangle her and then hid her body in some woods near Medford following a discussion about the couple getting divorced, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

More details might be released Tuesday morning about Anita Bucki's death. The missing woman from Merrill was found close to Highway M near Faber Lane northeast of Medford Friday.

A string of apparel stores in northern Wisconsin, which operated for more than 40 years, has run its course.

A collaborative program between University of Wisconsin-Extension Lincoln County and Ministry Good Samaritan Health Center, Healthy Hearts is a cardiovascular disease prevention program that aims to help reduce the risk of heart disease through fitness and nutrition education.

Professor Carlos Castillo-Chavez, once a cheese factory worker, now a math professor who wants to stop the spread of disease through mathematics.

MERRILL, Wis The Lincoln County Humane Society will be making emergency repairs to its animal shelter.

Despite the Lincoln County Board's vote to build a new grandstand, the Fairgrounds Marketing and Usage group isn't ready to give up on the concept of replacing the grandstand with an expo center.

The incident happened 11:00 Saturday morning when a suspicious car pulled alongside an off-duty Lincoln County deputy who was filling up his gas tank.

Lincoln County Sheriff's officials said 48-year-old Anita Bucki was reported missing last Friday evening.

Jack and Sherry Kleinschmidt, owners of The Guy's Shop and Thelma's, have announced they will be retiring and closing their downtown Merrill businesses this summer.

The owners of two longtime clothing stores say they will close the doors after 40 years in business in downtown Merrill.

A.R. Wittman. Few persons today are aware that we owe that beautiful park to the efforts of Wittman, who, as mayor of Merrill, in 1924 persuaded the city fathers to purchase that land and create a park.

The first 325 entrants will receive free bike helmets, safety inspection, license from Rothschild, Schofield and Weston, and use of the Mountain Bay Bike Trail.

With that in mind, The Lincoln County Humane Society invites dog walkers of all ages out to the the Lincoln County Fairgrounds for a benefit walk at 10 a.m. Saturday, rain or shine .

In the early evening of Tuesday April 30, the investigation of the disappearance of Anita Bucki intensified.

Northcentral Technical College hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Public Safety Center of Excellence in Merrill last Wednesday.