Merrill News Archives

Fire officials say they don't know what caused a fire Thursday night that destroyed a convenience store and restaurant at a gas station north of Merrill.

Merrill Parks and Recreation will offer two events to celebrate Halloween on Friday.

MERRILL -- A move to shut down Merrill's municipal court could cost speeders and everyone else charged with violating city ordinances more money.

The Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce has announced that they are now accepting applications for their 19th annual Lighted Holiday Parade.

MERRILL -- Flu symptoms have struck 135 students at Prairie River Middle School, prompting the Merrill Area Public School District to close the school and cancel extracurricular activities and events until Monday.

Children, college students and a professional artist have come together to work on an art project on wheels.

A Marathon County judge denied a Merrill man's request this morning to have his prison sentence reduced for the 2007 robbery of a Wausau pharmacy.

MERRILL - Merrill School Board members on Wednesday approved a resolution in support of National School Bus Safety Week, which ends today.

The Merrill Forward Together Healthy Community Initiative will be helping those in need from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday.

The first winter storm of the year could come Friday as heavy snowfall is in the forecast for north-central Wisconsin, according to the National Weather Service in Green Bay A low pressure system tracking northward from the Central Plains will be bring a rain and snow mix Friday to central Wisconsin.

The draft final plan for the riverfront redevelopment that has been six months in the making was unveiled to the public Monday night after two meetings to brief city staff and elected officials on it.

EDITOR: I am a member of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul Conference in Merrill and I am writing this letter on behalf of our free clinic.

The Weather Service says an upper level disturbance will combine with unseasonably cold air to produce wet snow and rain across most of central and northern Wisconsin on Monday.

The Holy Cross Sisters are observing their 86th year in Merrill on Saturday, Oct.

MERRILL - The Discover Wisconsin radio and television show chose Merrill as its Drive-To Destination for its online getaway contest drawing this month.

MERRILL - The Merrill Area Chamber of Commerce will take an imaginative look at what Merrill might look at in 5, 10 and 20 years from now if the community works together.

MERRILL -- Hundreds of people said their final goodbyes Wednesday to a Merrill High School coach and teacher during a visitation service at the school.

With the construction of a brand new building on East Main Street, Quirt Family Dentistry is deepening its commitment to serve the Merrill community.

MERRILL -- There's a flurry of parents this year visiting Prairie River Middle School, but it's not because their children are in need of discipline.

Monday, Oct. 12 Start the week off with some gentle exercise. Yoga sessions are offered every Monday and Tuesday nights at 5:30 p.m. at the Good Samaritan Health Center, 601 S. Center Ave., Merrill.

More than 130 people gathered Sunday afternoon at the Smith Center at the Merrill Area Recreation Complex to enjoy good brew, eat German food and dance to the music of two live bands.

Mad Dog & Merrill joined us live for Sunday's Good Day Wisconsin to put a special twist on pork loin.

Nick Baumann, 21, of Wausau completed his 17th year of riding horses with Stable Hands on Saturday, and he's hoping for many more.

The family of Merrill High School Teacher and Volleyball Coach Sally Pfund says they expect her to pass after she suffered a massive stroke during brain surgery.

WESTON -- D.C. Everest Senior High School will play host to the Music in Motion marching band competition at 6:15 p.m. Oct.

News of another Wisconsin soldier's death in the war on terrorism has reopened a painful chapter in the lives of central Wisconsin families who have endured the anxiety of sending their children into harm's way.

Two of the largest Wausau-area school districts posted declines in student enrollment this year while two others remained largely unchanged from last year.

Authorities in Merrill are investigating a structure fire that started at about two o'clock Saturday morning.

An informational meeting for the Merrill Aqua Jays Swim Club 2009-10 season will be held on Oct.

MERRILL - The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Merrill Senior High Auditorium in Merrill.

Dozens of brewers will talk about their craft Saturday and give samples at the second annual Lincoln Lager Barleyfest.

On warm summer days, landscaper Tom Girolamo showers in the yard of his Mosinee home using rainwater stored in a 2,500-gallon tank heated by solar power.

Two men arrested in separate traffic incidents during the weekend in Lincoln County already face fifth drunken driving offenses in other counties.