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MAN PERISHES IN HOUSE FIRE


On Friday, December 17, 2021, the Lincoln County 911 Center received a call just before 6 a.m. advising of a house fire in the Town of Pine River east of Merrill.  Upon arrival by personnel from the sheriff's office and the Town of Pine River Fire Department, flames were seen coming out of the windows of the residence.  One occupant, William Ohlmann, 71 years old, was located inside the residence and pronounced deceased at the scene.  The cause of the fire is under investigation at this time.