New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire
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New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire

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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report
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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report

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Birding Walk Coming to New Glarus Woods State Park
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Birding Walk Coming to New Glarus Woods State Park

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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events

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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events
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New Glarus Lions Award $5,000 in Annual Raffle

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New Glarus Lions Award $5,000 in Annual Raffle
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New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire

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New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire
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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan

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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan
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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report

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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report
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New Glarus Area Scanner Traffic Log: August 3-9

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New Glarus Area Scanner Traffic Log: August 3-9
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Lions Club Proposes Accessible Viewing Deck at Village Park

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Lions Club Proposes Accessible Viewing Deck at Village Park
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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events
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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events

New Glarus students and families will have several opportunities to visit classrooms, meet teachers and reconnect with classmates before the 2026-27 school year begins, with events scheduled Aug. 26 and Aug. 31 at all three district schools.

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New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire
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New Glarus Fire Called to Assist with Rural House Fire

New Glarus Fire was called Tuesday morning to assist Oregon Fire at a large house fire on County Highway A, where crews battled flames believed to have started after a lightning strike and spread through the roof, attic and eaves.

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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan
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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan

The New Glarus School Board approved an updated long-term facilities plan Monday, adopted several state-mandated policy changes, tabled a proposed board conduct policy and reviewed district progress on academics, assessments and bullying prevention.

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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report
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Disorderly Conduct Cases Highlight July Police Report

New Glarus police handled 409 calls in July, including three disorderly conduct incidents, three traffic crashes and a mental health response, while officers collected 31.5 pounds of medications and prepared for quarterly pursuit training.

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New Glarus Area Scanner Traffic Log: August 3-9
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New Glarus Area Scanner Traffic Log: August 3-9

Scanner reports from Aug. 3-9 included a rollover crash with downed power lines, domestic disturbance calls, loose pigs, a panic alarm, fireworks complaints, traffic stops and other public safety responses around New Glarus.

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Rachel’s Shoppe Brings New Art Space to New Glarus
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Rachel’s Shoppe Brings New Art Space to New Glarus

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Sugar River Flooring Builds on Craftsmanship
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Sugar River Flooring Builds on Craftsmanship

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Trouvaille Coffee Rolls Out New Mobile Options
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Trouvaille Coffee Rolls Out New Mobile Options

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Hutch + Hide Marks 10 Years in New Glarus
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Hutch + Hide Marks 10 Years in New Glarus

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Community

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New Glarus Lions Award $5,000 in Annual Raffle
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New Glarus Lions Award $5,000 in Annual Raffle

Four winners each took home $1,250 Saturday as the New Glarus Lions held their annual $5,000 raffle at Dirty Dog Tap Haus, raising money to support the club’s community service projects throughout New Glarus.

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Lions Club Proposes Accessible Viewing Deck at Village Park
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Lions Club Proposes Accessible Viewing Deck at Village Park

The New Glarus Lions Club is proposing an accessible viewing deck near the Village Park gazebo, along with improvements to the Ron Martinson Memorial Gazebo, new landscaping and relocation of the park’s existing flagpoles to Veterans Park.

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Birding Walk Coming to New Glarus Woods State Park
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Birding Walk Coming to New Glarus Woods State Park

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance will lead a free Sept. 20 birding walk through New Glarus Woods State Park, giving beginners and experienced birders a chance to search for fall migrants in the park’s woods and restored prairie habitats.

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Odds & Ends: Coyotes, Beer, Ballots and More
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Odds & Ends: Coyotes, Beer, Ballots and More

From brewery construction and a rooftop coyote to beer chatter in Michigan, a geography puzzle, election week, trail running, hunting dates and a stormy forecast, here are some of the smaller New Glarus items that caught our eye this week.

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School

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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events
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New Glarus Schools Announce Back-to-School Events

New Glarus students and families will have several opportunities to visit classrooms, meet teachers and reconnect with classmates before the 2026-27 school year begins, with events scheduled Aug. 26 and Aug. 31 at all three district schools.

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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan
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New Glarus School Board Approves Long-Term Facilities Plan

The New Glarus School Board approved an updated long-term facilities plan Monday, adopted several state-mandated policy changes, tabled a proposed board conduct policy and reviewed district progress on academics, assessments and bullying prevention.

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New Glarus Schools Expand Leadership Teams
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New Glarus Schools Expand Leadership Teams

The New Glarus School District is expanding its collaborative leadership model for 2026–27, adding a special education team while strengthening systems designed to improve instruction, behavior supports and long-term student success.

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New Glarus School Board to Review Long-Term Facility Needs
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New Glarus School Board to Review Long-Term Facility Needs

A multimillion-dollar list of potential building repairs and upgrades, including ventilation, roofing, electrical, plumbing and technology projects, will be among the items considered when the New Glarus School Board meets Monday night.

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Heritage

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Historic Photo: Robbie Schneider Behind the Bar
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Historic Photo: Robbie Schneider Behind the Bar

A circa-1972 photograph captures Robert “Robbie” Schneider serving beer at the New Glarus Hotel, surrounded by liquor bottles, old advertising and Swiss details that reflected both the hotel and the tourism identity he helped cultivate in New Glarus.

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The Forgotten Airport of New Glarus
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The Forgotten Airport of New Glarus

A private grass runway near Airport and Elmer roads connected New Glarus to aviation’s early years, where local pilot Herman Lufi carried the village’s first airmail, trained as a mechanic and survived a dramatic 1951 crash at night.

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Historic Photo: New Glarus Takes on ‘The Music Man’
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Historic Photo: New Glarus Takes on ‘The Music Man’

A 1981 New Glarus High School production of “The Music Man” brought students together on stage as residents of fictional River City, Iowa, complete with period costumes, painted storefronts and some familiar New Glarus faces from more than four decades ago.

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Before WEKZ: When Radiowaves First Reached New Glarus
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Before WEKZ: When Radiowaves First Reached New Glarus

Long before Green County had a station of its own, New Glarus residents could hear weather forecasts from Madison, music from Chicago and voices carried across the countryside by one of the most transformative inventions of the 20th century.

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New Glarus’ Ben Rortvedt Rejoins LA Dodgers at Deadline
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New Glarus’ Ben Rortvedt Rejoins LA Dodgers at Deadline

Less than 24 hours after Los Angeles reacquired him at the trade deadline, catcher Ben Rortvedt started Tuesday night at Wrigley Field and handled newly acquired ace Tarik Skubal in his Dodgers debut against the Chicago Cubs.

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New Glarus Football Opens a New Chapter
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New Glarus Football Opens a New Chapter

Practice opened Tuesday as New Glarus begins its first football season in the SWAL, carrying momentum from a historic 2025 playoff run into a demanding schedule this fall that includes defending WIAA Division 6 state champion Darlington.

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Edelweiss Chalet Country Club Crowns 2026 Stroke Play Champions
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Edelweiss Chalet Country Club Crowns 2026 Stroke Play Champions

Seventy-three golfers competed in the two-day Edelweiss Chalet Country Club Member Stroke Play Club Championship in New Glarus, where Carter Ruegsegger defended his title by one stroke and Brenda Miler earned her 20th career championship.

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New Glarus Boys Capture League Baseball Championship
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New Glarus Boys Capture League Baseball Championship

A two-hit attack, deep pitching staff and a game-saving catch carried New Glarus past Orfordville 5-3 for the All-Star Baseball League championship, capping an 11-1 season and a grueling stretch of seven games in five days for the boys.

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Obituaries

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Roger Kalscheur, Railroad Inspector and Devoted Grandfather, Dies at 72
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Roger Kalscheur, Railroad Inspector and Devoted Grandfather, Dies at 72

Known as “Pudge,” the Mount Horeb native traveled the country as a railroad inspector, later worked as a plasterer in New Glarus and was remembered for his devotion to family, love of baseball, generosity, humor and loyalty.

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Gregory Wenger, New Glarus Native and Devoted Golfer, Dies at 79
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Gregory Wenger, New Glarus Native and Devoted Golfer, Dies at 79

A New Glarus native and longtime Wisconsin clothier, Gregory Wenger built a life centered on family, friendship, community and golf before finding his retirement dream among the courses of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. He died at 79.

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Sandra L. Bubenzer, Teacher, Traveler and Devoted Church Leader, Dies, 86
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Sandra L. Bubenzer, Teacher, Traveler and Devoted Church Leader, Dies, 86

A Purdue graduate who taught English and history, served Wisconsin’s environmental work and led church and PEO groups, Bubenzer built a 64-year life with her husband, Gary, and found her favorite home among Green County’s rolling hills.

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Ken McKenzie, Agriculture Communicator, Writer of Rural Wisconsin Life, Dies at 73
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Ken McKenzie, Agriculture Communicator, Writer of Rural Wisconsin Life, Dies at 73

Raised on a Holstein dairy farm near Hollandale, the UW-Madison agricultural journalism graduate built a career in dairy communications, sports writing and local business advocacy while staying close to his rural Wisconsin roots.

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