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Day: June 28, 2024

Second Name Released In Connection With June 24 Lincoln Hills Incident

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – On Thursday, June 27th, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested 17-year-old Rian Nyblom in connection with the assault that took place on Monday June 24th at Lincoln Hills School resulting in the death of a staff member. Nyblom was incarcerated in the same unit as Javarius Hurd when the assault took place. He has been charged with Felony Murder and two counts of Battery by Prisoners as party to a crime. Nyblom is being held at the Lincoln County Jail on a $20,000 cash bond. A joint investigation…

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Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Sundquist Reaches 20 Year Milestone

Steve Dillon

LINCOLN COUNTY – The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office recently recognized Deputy Mike Sundquist for 20 years of service. Sundquist began his career as a Patrol Deputy when he was hired by Sheriff Tom Koth on June 14, 2004. He had earned his Associate’s degree in Police Science at Nicolet College, then went on to the Law Enforcement Academy at Northcentral Technical College where he completed his training.  During his time with the Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Sundquist served Lincoln County as  FTO (Field Training Officer), SRT (Special Response Team) Operator, EVOC (Emergency…

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Merrill Fire Department Report For Week Ending June 23

Steve Dillon

MERRILL – The Merrill Fire Department responded to 46 calls during the week ending June 23. This brings the total for 2024 to 1051 calls. Three calls were for motor vehicle accidents resulting in an injury. There were 36 calls requesting EMS services, excluding the three accidents that resulted in injuries. There was one alert from a smoke detector activation that was unintentional with no fire on site, and another alert from a carbon monoxide detector activation. There was also a call regarding a downed power line. One call was…

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