MERRILL - The Merrill Bluejays accomplished something they have not done since 1982 - qualify for state.
Merrill defeated Marshfield in last weekend's Division One Section Final.
With the victory - Merrill will play in the state quarterfinals in Green Bay. Bluejays face Muskego at 4:30pm on Thursday. Merrill is (41-3) while Muskego is (31-11) and state-ranked.
Bluejays won a state crown back in 1981. Now they are energized to bring home even more hardware.
In Division 2, Tomahawk is off to state for the fourth straight season. The Hatchets swept Barron in the section final. On Friday, Tomahawk takes on Kettle Moraine Lutheran - ranked 3rd in the state. Match is scheduled to begin at 4pm. Tomahawk finished as the state runner-up last year.
And in D-4... Newman Catholic is back for the 4th time in 5 seasons. Fighting Cardinals battle Hillsboro also on Friday.
RHINELANDER - Wausau Paper today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its specialty paper business to a new company sponsored by KPS Capital Partners L.P. (“KPS”), a New York-based private equity firm with significant experience in the paper industry.
The new company will be known as Expera Specialty Solutions, LLC (“Expera”).
KPS, as previously announced, has also entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the specialty paper business of Packaging Dynamics Corporation
ANTIGO - Most of us waited eagerly for spring so we could start our summer hobbies.
But farmers wait for spring so they can get to work.
John Schroeder runs a potato farm in Antigo.
He says the late spring could mean a bad harvest for crops like alfalfa, but potatoes should be just fine.
"It generally started a little wet and cold, he said. "We were probably three or four days behind planting right now, but we had a good week last week, so we're catching up."
Motorcylcist speeds away from Lincoln Co. Sheriff's Deputies at 100+ MPH
Submitted: 05/20/2013
MERRILL - When most people see flashing red lights, they pull over.
Lincoln county deputies are looking for a motorcycle rider who didn't.
A Cafe Racer bike flew down highway 51 around 7pm last night going 84 miles per hour.
A deputy south of Tomahawk tried to pull the driver over, but the biker took off at over 100 miles an hour. For safety reasons, the deputy did not start a chase.
MERRILL - A Rhinelander man died in an ATV crash in Lincoln County this weekend.
The Sheriff's Office responded to a crash just after 6 Saturday night in the town of Harrison.
49-year old Randy Romenesko appeared to have lost control of his ATV and crashed into a tree. He was taken to Ministry Good Samaritan Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police say Romenesko was wearing a helmet but wasn't properly secured. Speed may have been a factor, but police believe alcohol was not.
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