yogi_query a column of single cells and output it to a column of merged cells

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Yogi Anand, D.Eng, P.E.      ANAND Enterprises LLC -- Rochester Hills MI     Jun-10-2018

question by: Blorty Blortson
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How do I query a column of single cells and output it to a column of merged cells?

Hi 

everyone! 

I have am trying to import some data into merged cells (3 cell height). I need the merged cells because they are effectively labels for 3 rows. The problem I am having is that the range being queried is not merged so some data is being "hidden" in the merged cells; 1 cell appears and the other 2 are hidden by the merge. 

EX:

Source:

Data1

Data2

Data3

Data4

Current Output:

Data1

Data4

Desired Output:

Data1

Data2

Data3

Data4

My query is a standard =query(importrange("url","tab!range"),"select * where Col1 is not null")

I have been looking for about an hour but can't find anything of help. Is it possible to do what I am attempting? 

Thanks in advance! 

Edit: What I am hoping for is to have only one value per merged cell. So if A1:A3 and A4:A6 are merged cells, the data from the query would go into cells A1 and A4.