Lincoln County News

MERRILL -- A Lincoln County judge sentenced a Mosinee man Monday to four years in prison for what the judge described as 'the most bungled robbery he has seen.' Daniel Laughnan, 48, called 911 on March 15 and told Lincoln County Sheriff's Department dispatchers there was a bomb inside the Walmart store on the outskirts of Merrill, according to ...

Authorities find four meth labs in Lincoln County. According to a press release, the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department searched a property in the Town of Birch, north of Merrill, Monday.

Area residents, civic and business leaders gathered in the Common Council chambers last Tuesday evening for the first meeting to determine how best to develop the land alongside Highway 51.

Authorities say an 18-year-old Merrill teen has died from injuries he sustained in a rollover accident in Lincoln County Tuesday afternoon.

The Lincoln County Sheriff's Department has confirmed one teen has died following a crash in the town of Pine River Tuesday afternoon.

MERRILL -- The Merrill Fire Department again will set up a Tree of Hope to collect gifts for children in the area.

MERRILL -- The community has come together to help the HAVEN shelter come closer to funding its new building.

Local job-seekers might be a getting a boost this winter as the U.S. Census Bureau plans to hire 4,700 part-time, temporary workers in a 17-county area in western Wisconsin.

The D.C. Everest football coaches and their spouses wrote to thank the players and parents.

Lincoln County deputies cited two motorists last week for driving more than 100 mph in separate incidents.

It was refreshing to hear Lt. Col. Roger Cook focus some attention on noncombat servicemen and women during his Veterans Day speech in Wausau.

MERRILL -- County Board supervisors passed the 2010 budget 17-4 this week, raising the overall tax levy 5.35 percent.

MERRILL -- A anonymous couple in the Merrill area has donated 178 cookie jars -- some rare antiques -- to help needy families in Lincoln County.

Fire officials are trying to figure out what sparked a fire this morning at a home in Doering, just Northeast of Merrill.

The Merrill Senior Center needs monetary donations and small gifts to give to Lincoln County disabled and elderly residents for its Sharing Christmas Spirit program.

TOWN OF ROCK FALLS - Vandals covered at least nine roads signs and a monument in rural Lincoln County with lavender paint late Saturday or early Sunday, according to the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department.

Traffic deaths in Wisconsin last month were tied for the lowest on record for the month of October, according to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.

The U.S. Census plans to hire 4,700 part-time, temporary workers in a 17-county area that spans from Wausau to Hudson and Eau Claire to La Crosse.

A gift meant to honor a Merrill businessman and provide shelter for the Merrill City Band is putting the county at odds with a local family.

Wisconsin drivers better keep their eyes open this month, because November is typically when roughly 25 percent of all automobile-deer crashes are reported.