Merrill News

The state Department of Transportation will hold a meeting Feb. 23 in the town of Merrill on planned construction of an overpass in 2013 to carry North Star Road and Highway C traffic over Highway 51.

Chef Nathan Gebert is from Merrill, and he has a passion for creating unique but delicious meals.

A new small business catering to fans of Japanese animation has opened in downtown Wausau.

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran High School listed the following students on its 2011-12 Second Quarter honor roll.

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is conducting a public meeting to provide information regarding the planned construction of an overpass at the US 51/Lincoln County C/North Star Road intersection.

ANTIGO - Langlade County prosecutors have filed misdemeanor possession of marijuana charges against two Antigo School District teachers and one Merrill Area Public Schools teacher linked to a drug investigation that led to the resignation of an Antigo elementary school principal.

ANTIGO - Langlade County prosecutors have filed misdemeanor possession of marijuana charges against two Antigo School District teachers and one Merrill Area Public Schools teacher linked to a drug investigation that led to the resignation of an Antigo elementary school principal.

The Merrill Historical Society has announced plans to break ground and begin construction of the first phase of the Merrill History & Culture Center after receiving a $200,000 bequest from the estate of Laura Ebert.

According to the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, 97% of the state's school districts are working with less money this year than they were last year.

MERRILL -- Merrill residents and business owners are torn on whether their city needs a new, 120,000-square-foot Walmart SuperCenter to replace the town's roughly 23-year-old, 73,870-square-foot one.

A high profile drug investigation that has gripped the community for the past several months is moving ahead as seven men have been referred to the Langlade County District Attorney's office on one misdemeanor count each of possessing marijuana.

Two local singing groups want to make this Valentine's Day one to remember. The University of Wisconsin Marathon County's Vocal Show Ensemble has delivered about 2,500 singing valentines since the program began in 1987.

KRAUSE, Alissa and Paul, Wausau, a son, Bennett Riley James, Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012.

On April 10, 2011, Northern Wire's production facility in Merrill's industrial park took a direct hit from an F3 tornado.

On Sunday, Feb. 5, at about 7:07 p.m. the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office received a call of a possible house fire at W4436 County Rd.

In its second year in Merrill, four-year-old kindergarten is paying off with students who are better prepared when they enter regular kindergarten as 5-year-olds. "Kindergarten teachers are saying, 'wow, what a difference'," said 4K director Beth Tepper.

MILWAUKEE - Affinity Health System, one of the Fox Cities' largest employers, will now be owned and operated by a single nonprofit organization, Ministry Health Care.

MERRILL -- Wal-Mart announced plans Tuesday to open a new 24-hour SuperCenter in Merrill that will add more than 100 jobs and provide a tax boost to a community that has one of the highest unemployment rates in the state.

Devil's Creek Stump Jumpers Snowmobile Club of Merrill, WI held their 4th Annual Vintage Snowmobile Show on Saturday Feb.

WalMart and the city of Merrill announced plans for the construction of a WalMart across the street from the existing store.