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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For week ending May 19, 2024 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction 1Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 23Motor vehicle accident with...
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LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
For week ending May 19, 2024 On 05/13/2024 deputies were dispatched to an address on Vacation Ln. in the Town of Bradley for a call of disorderly conduct. It was reported that the male suspect, a...
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Click It or Ticket
The annual Click It or Ticket campaign is back, reminding drivers to buckle up. Law enforcement agencies across Wisconsin, including the Wisconsin State Patrol, are stepping up patrols for the annual...
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For week ending May 26, 2024 On 05/25/2024 a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle on N. 4th St. and Mohawk Dr. in the city of Tomahawk for expired registration. In making contact with the driver, a...
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05-20-24At 8:52 a.m. a burglary was reported at a residence. Investigation is ongoing.At 6:12 p.m. a store reported a female was concealing items in a bag within the store. The female was found to...
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For week ending May 26, 2024 Confined Space Standby 2Dispatched and cancelled en route 1Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 1EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 33Motor vehicle...
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Lincoln County Board Supervisor Vorpagel charged with OWI
Stock image. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR Lincoln County Board District 9 Supervisor Christine Vorpagel has been charged with Operating While Intoxicated, first offense, and Open Intoxicants in a Motor...
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Semi rollover injures driver
The semi came to rest on its side in the oncoming lane of traffic. Photo courtesy of Pine River Fire Department. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR On Sunday, June 2, 2024, the Lincoln County Dispatch Center...
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Early morning fire destroys Town of Pine River home
The family’s one-story home is considered a total loss. Photo courtesy of Pine River Fire Department. BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR A single-story home in the Town of Pine River is a total loss after a fire...
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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For two weeks ending June 9, 2024 Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Carbon monoxide incident 1Dispatched and cancelled en route 1Dispatched and cancelled en route(EMS) 5EMS call,...
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MERRILL POLICE DEPARTMENT REPORTS
(For the last two weeks) 05-27-24At 11:59 p.m. officers responded to a local business for a report of multiple juveniles shoplifting alcohol. An investigation is ongoing. 05-28-24At 11:49 a.m....
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LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
For two weeks, ending June 9, 2024 On 05/27/2024 the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a reckless driver on USH 51 near the 229 mile marker in the City of Tomahawk. It was...
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Two-vehicle crash on US Hwy. 51 claims the life of a Rhinelander man
BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR A 51-year-old Rhinelander man died in a two-vehicle accident that occurred on US Hwy. 51 just north of Tamarack Ln. in the Town of Skanawan late the evening of Sunday, June 9,...
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Names released in deadly June 9 crash
BY TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR The names of the drivers in the fatal two-vehicle crash that occurred on June 9, 2024, on US Hwy. 51 have been released. The driver of the SUV, 20-year-old Alexia C. Zuk of...
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Fatal motorcycle accident south of Merrill kills Oklahoma man
TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR A two-vehicle crash at the southern intersection of Lincoln County Highways K and Q approximately 2.5 miles south of Merrill in the Town of Scott claimed the life of an Oklahoma...
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Youth counselor dies after being attacked at Lincoln Hills School
Second counselor injured, two youth charged with Felony Murder A facility designated to replace the Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake youth detention center in Irma will be constructed in Milwaukee. TINA L....
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Dunphy sues Lincoln County to try to stop sale of Pine Crest Nursing Home
Pine Crest Nursing Home in Merrill. Tina L. Scott photo. TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR On May 16, 2024, Donald Dunphy, District 7 Lincoln County Supervisor (elected in April of this year), filed a lawsuit...
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Dunphy lawsuit tanks Pine Crest sale
Lincoln County is back to square one with nursing home TINA L. SCOTTEDITOR At the July 2, 2024, Lincoln County Administrative & Legislative Committee meeting, Lincoln County Administrative...
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LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE REPORT
THREE-WEEK PERIOD: June 17-July 7, 2024 On 06/17/2024 a deputy on patrol stopped a vehicle on USH 51 near CTH D in the Town of King for extremely high rate of speed. The driver, a 26-year-old Merrill...
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MERRILL FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLS
For four weeks (June 17-July 7, 2024): Alarm system activation, no fire – unintentional 1Building fire 2CO detector activation due to malfunction 1Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO 1Confined...
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