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A judge Monday confirmed the foreclosure sale of the Wausau Center Mall and an attorney for the owners promised "the mall is going to stay intact, at least the main part." Source: WAOW.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

The election should have shown us clearly that the center cannot hold. The majority lost and we elected an authoritarian entirely uninterested in compromise. Source: Isthmus.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

There were only minor injuries in a two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon north of Hillsboro. Vernon County Sheriff John B. Spears said the accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 80 and County Road WW. 40-year-old Leonard J. Leis of Kendall was southbound, operating an empty quad-axle milk truck. Leis turned the milk truck’s right turn signal on and began to slow down to make a right turn onto County Road WW.  A second vehicle operated by 29-year-old Kyle D. Hubelle of Hillsboro was following the milk truck. He reached down to change the radio station. He looked up and applied the brakes, causing the vehicle to skid. Hubelle was

The Department of Workforce Development released the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates of unemployment and employment statistics Wednesday. Preliminary July 2017 rates decreased or remained the same in all 72 counties when compared over the year to July 2016 rates.  Adams County’s unemployment rate in July was 4.6 percent, Juneau County’s was 3.2 percent, Monroe County’s was 3.1 percent, Vernon County’s was 2.8 percent and Sauk County’s unemployment rate was 2.6 percent. These rates are not seasonally adjusted. Source: WRJC.com News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

One person is dead after a single vehicle crash in Vernon County Sunday. According to the Vernon County Sheriff’s Office, a vehicle operated by 22-year-old Michael Peterson of LaFarge was traveling south on County Road S in the town of Webster when Peterson lost control causing it to travel down an embankment. The vehicle went airborne striking several trees. Peterson was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by Vernon County Coroner Janet Reed.  During the investigation, officers learned that the crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. Due to a combination of darkness, tall grass and steep embankment, the crash was not discovered until daylight. This is the