Mercer

The entire project will connect Mercer to WinMan Trails and complete a roughly 24-mile loop that extends from the Heart of Vilas County trail system.

What started as a simple message to be kind and to be nice has grown into a community effort to support neighbors in need in the Mercer Area.“Megan’s Kind Community” is now an official non-profit dedicated to this mission.

What started as a simple message to be kind and to be nice has grown into a community effort to support neighbors in need in the Mercer Area.“Megan’s Kind Community” is now an official non-profit dedicated to this mission.

The Mercer Public Library will be closed for several weeks starting Wednesday. Renovations are set to begin in January.

MECCA Trails has been working to groom after the recent snowfall and get all its trails open for cross-country skiing.

Biking enthusiasts in Mercer are working to expand the current trail to create a 26-mile loop.

Town Chair Eric Snow said in a Facebook Post that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services had approved the application.

Fire departments in Iron County are collecting toys for children.

Years of school bullying in Mercer, Wisconsin culminated in an assault, prompting a Lac du Flambeau tribe family to move for their safety.

Much of Iron County has slow or no broadband access.This means the Mercer Public Library sees a lot of visitors just to get on the internet, especially post-COVID.