NEWS
THE GIFT OF LIFE
In 2009, more than 1,200 residents of Lincoln County donated blood with the Northwoods Community Blood Center, but that’s just 4% of the population.
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SAVING LIVES
As suicide deaths increase across the state, Healthy People Lincoln County has created a successful awareness campaign.
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OPINION
A ROGUE'S GALLERY
A state lawmaker is fighting
expulsion by citing more than 60 years of legislator misdeeds.
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NO RELIEF
The Grecian Delight-fair board dispute is still a problem in search of a solution.
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SPORTS
NO HEAD OF STATE
ment was quite an accomplishment for 3 Merrill wrestlers, but that’s where their season’s journey came to an untimely end.
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NEWS
No relief yet for Grecian Delight in fair board flap
By Jeff Hovind
Merrill Courier
Anyone hoping for a quick resolution to the dispute between the Grecian Delight restaurant and the Lincoln County Fair Board will have to wait for another day.
Local fugitives nabbed
in immigration roundup
By Jeff Hovind
Merrill Courier
Nearly 50 foreign nationals were arrested in central and western Wisconsin during an enforcement action targeting criminal aliens and immigration fugitives, with about a quarter of the arrests coming in Lincoln and Marathon Counties.
MHS results from District Solo & Ensemble Festival
Merrill High School Choir, Piano and Band students recently participated in the Great Northern Conference District Solo & Ensemble Festival held at Merrill High School. In attendance this year were students from Medford, Antigo, Mosinee, and Merrill. Approximately 650 events were held throughout the day. Many Merrill parents and volunteers helped make the day successful!
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OPINIONS/EDITORIAL
Wood says he’s just 1 in a long line of legislative bad boys
By Jeff Hovind
I said it before, and I’ll say it again. This guy has guts.
By now, everyone knows the story of Rep. Jeff Wood, who’s been arrested three times within the last year for drunk driving. This makes a total of five OWI arrests for the Chippewa Falls Independent, not to mention that little marijuana charge that was tagged on to one of his recent arrests.
Supervisors stuck in neutral in fair vendor controversy
By Jeff Hovind
By Jeff Hovind
With the dispute between the Grecian Delight restaurant and the Lincoln County Fair Board still simmering away, the agenda sounded promising..
OBITUARIES
• VERA M. VONDERHEID
• GORDON 'BUCKY' DEXTER GROSS
• JACK O. DALEY
• PAUL A SCHULZ
• BEN YUNEK JR.
COLUMNS
• STORIES FROM LONG AGO - Ralph "Matty" Matthiae
• TIDBITS OF LIFE' - Cheryl Stack-Heil
• NOTES FROM LUDIE - Luette Sundberg
• "A TEACHER'S LIFE IN THT SHADOW OF LAMBEAU' -Ruth Dreger
COMMUNITY/SCHOOLS
• Recipe Corner
• Neighbor to Neighbor
• Letters to the Editor
• WISPOLITICS.COM
• Refrigerator Door
• Recipe Corner
COUNTY COURIER
• Hepatitis clinics offered
• Heart of the Farm conference in Merrill
• Suicide calls increase across state
• Better Tests for Prostate Cancer
• Top 10 Tree Care Myths
• Fantasy novelist coming to T.B.Scott Library
• Easter coloring contest-Win a bike!
SPORTS
• Merrill Boys score 1st round knockout
• Merrill Girls hard work pays off
• MHS tennis team plans fundraiser
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