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The Merrill Area United Way Board of Directors has announced the hiring of Deborah Moellendorf as the new Executive Director of this dynamic organization.
Moellendorf will start this part-time position with the Merrill Area United Way on March 18, 2025. …
Turning the page from summer to fall is always bittersweet. The warm, or hot, weather of summer is diminishing with temperatures dropping overnight and dew on the ground. Fall comes the start of the United Way annual campaign to raise dollars to support not-for-profit organizations that…
Like most families, people want to get out and enjoy the wonderful summer activities and events our community has to offer. For some families this is difficult because it can put a dent in the family budget. Family budgets can be a difficult thing as they are driven by some significant costs such…
Lincoln County was fortunate last week to have the Lincoln County Annual Summit, organized by the relatively new Executive Director, Elsa Duranceau, Lincoln County Economic Development Corporation. The two-day event brought together key players important to the future direction of our county…
The Merrill Area United Way recently held its Annual Meeting on February 5th. This meeting is our leadership transitional meeting when elections take place. It is also a meeting to evaluate our previous year and analyze and establish areas that the Board will move forward with in the…
Our lives are built around certain expectations. During the winter we expect the highways and the street roads to be plowed. We expect the utilities to provide energy for heat in the winter, and cool in the summer. We expect our refuse to be picked up at curbside, or by a private provider. If we…
By chance, did you get out of bed today and say, “I wonder how I can make a positive difference in the life of one person today?” I am a little guilty, because I don’t think about this on a regular basis, but sometimes I think about it. Maybe because of my work with agencies and seeing people…
The Merrill community is invited to join the Merrill Area United Way (MAUW) for a fun-filled family-oriented Community Celebration on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Agra Pavilion, 100 S. Park St. in Merrill.
At 10:00 a.m. Mayor Steve Hass will kick off the celebration…