From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl
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From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl

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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus
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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus

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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus
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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus

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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home

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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home
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From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl

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From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl
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Wisconsin Inland Fishing Season Opens May 2, New Rules

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Wisconsin Inland Fishing Season Opens May 2, New Rules
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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus

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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus
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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus

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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus
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Photo Essay: Knights Rally Late at Lake Mills

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Photo Essay: Knights Rally Late at Lake Mills
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Green County Ambulance

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Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Green County Ambulance
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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home
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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home

New Glarus High School will host a Capitol South dual meet at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, as the Glarner Knights continue their inaugural track season after the school’s long hiatus dating back to 1989.

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From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl
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From a Market Idea to a Mobile Favorite: The Good Bowl

What started as a simple wish at a Milwaukee market has grown into a popular mobile açaí bowl business bringing fresh, customizable bowls to events across New Glarus and beyond.

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Wisconsin Inland Fishing Season Opens May 2, New Rules
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Wisconsin Inland Fishing Season Opens May 2, New Rules

Wisconsin anglers can head back to inland waters May 2 as the DNR rolls out new fishing rules, updated season dates, and reminders on licenses, safety, and protecting lakes and streams.

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Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Green County Ambulance
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Stealing Green County Ambulance

A 43-year-old Michigan man was arrested early Sunday after authorities say he drove off in a Green County EMS ambulance near Monroe and led deputies on an 11.5-mile pursuit before being taken into custody.

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Village Board Agenda Puts Streetscape, Assessments in Focus
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Village Board Agenda Puts Streetscape, Assessments in Focus

New Glarus village trustees are set to review downtown streetscape bids, a curb-and-gutter assessment at 300 Third Ave., a proposed open-container ordinance change, and several project updates Tuesday night.

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Forrester Barry Helps New Glarus Area Trees Thrive
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Forrester Barry Helps New Glarus Area Trees Thrive

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Parrfection Produce Has Grown into a Destination
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Parrfection Produce Has Grown into a Destination

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Rainbow Fleece Farm Weaves Tradition
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Rainbow Fleece Farm Weaves Tradition

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Small Dogs, Big Jumps at Oak Prairie Agility in New Glarus
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Small Dogs, Big Jumps at Oak Prairie Agility in New Glarus

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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus
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Earth Day Cleanups Offer Ways to Help New Glarus

New Glarus Cares and Friends of New Glarus Woods State Park are inviting volunteers to pitch in April 18, while residents who prefer to work alone can still make a difference by cleaning up roadsides, yards, trails, and public spaces.

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National Pet Day Puts New Glarus’ Animal Lovers in the Spotlight
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National Pet Day Puts New Glarus’ Animal Lovers in the Spotlight

On National Pet Day, New Glarus 360 celebrates the dogs, cats and other animals that bring companionship, character and a little extra joy to life in and around New Glarus.

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Green County Fair Entry Window Opens April 21
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Green County Fair Entry Window Opens April 21

Green County 4-H families in the New Glarus area can begin junior fair entries April 21, with registration running through May 21 and a growing list of online tools available to help families prepare.

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Planting for Success: A Timing Guide for Green County Gardening
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Planting for Success: A Timing Guide for Green County Gardening

New Glarus gardeners can use this simple scheduling guide to help plan flowers, decorative plants, and crops for a successful spring-into-summer gardening season.

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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home
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Track Returns to New Glarus Tomorrow, Final Chance at Home

New Glarus High School will host a Capitol South dual meet at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, April 14, as the Glarner Knights continue their inaugural track season after the school’s long hiatus dating back to 1989.

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Photo Essay: Knights Rally Late at Lake Mills
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Photo Essay: Knights Rally Late at Lake Mills

Bethany Dreyfus’ images follow the arc of New Glarus baseball Tuesday at Lake Mills, where the Glarner Knights fell behind early, then made a hard late push with five runs before the comeback ran out of room.

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Monticello-New Glarus Ponies Rally Past Clinton 6-4
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Monticello-New Glarus Ponies Rally Past Clinton 6-4

Monticello-New Glarus used an early burst, a game-changing home run and a steady effort in the circle Saturday, April 11, to hold off Clinton 6-4 in a home win that showed the Ponies’ balance from top to bottom.

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Sugar River Takes Runner-Up at Home Quad
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Sugar River Takes Runner-Up at Home Quad

River opened its Saturday quad in Belleville and New Glarus with a dramatic shootout win over Platteville-Lancaster, then fell 1-0 to Monona Grove in the championship after a strong defensive day from the Raiders.

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What To Watch at Monday’s New Glarus School Board Meeting
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What To Watch at Monday’s New Glarus School Board Meeting

The New Glarus School Board is set to review staffing, teacher contracts, school handbooks and a high school progress report Monday, with one notable item involving a partial reduction to a youth apprenticeship position.

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New Glarus Seniors Plan Do Good Day
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New Glarus Seniors Plan Do Good Day

New Glarus High School seniors will fan out across the community May 1 to help residents, businesses and organizations with yard work, cleaning, moving and other safe projects.

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New Glarus Students to Join Concert Festival
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New Glarus Students to Join Concert Festival

Choir students from New Glarus and other area schools will perform April 15 at a free public concert music festival at New Glarus High School.

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New Glarus Schools Spring Break is Next Week
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New Glarus Schools Spring Break is Next Week

New Glarus schools will be closed for spring break from March 30 through April 3, with no classes scheduled during that stretch. Students return to class Monday, April 6, as the school calendar moves into April.

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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus
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Historic Photo: When a 1912 Fire Struck New Glarus

A wind-driven fire that began in a barn near the brewery in July 1912 spread across part of New Glarus, badly damaging the Methodist church, brewery buildings and nearby property as residents fought to save the village.

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The Railroad That Built New Glarus
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The Railroad That Built New Glarus

New Glarus chased the railroad, fought for it, built around it and depended on it for decades. The line later nicknamed the Limburger Express helped shape the village before fading into the Sugar River trail.

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Eric the Monkey’s New Glarus Escape Still Charms — And Haunts
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Eric the Monkey’s New Glarus Escape Still Charms — And Haunts

In 1983, a rhesus monkey slipped loose near New Glarus and briefly became a local legend. Decades later, the story feels both delightfully odd and, in a post-Outbreak world, also a little unsettling.

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Historic Photo: Fido Worked the Four Corners Bar
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Historic Photo: Fido Worked the Four Corners Bar

As New Glarus marks National Beer Day on Tuesday, a historic photo recalls Fido, the famous tavern dog who cleared empty beer bottles from tables and helped turn a local bar into a destination.

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Diane C. Charles, 78, Nurse, Artist and New Glarus Mother, Dies
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Diane C. Charles, 78, Nurse, Artist and New Glarus Mother, Dies

She was a nurse by training, a longtime New Glarus-area resident and a devoted mother, grandmother and artist whose life was rooted in family, faith, creativity and quiet service to others.

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Delayne Retrum, 83, New Glarus Waitress and Fitness Center Owner, Dies
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Delayne Retrum, 83, New Glarus Waitress and Fitness Center Owner, Dies

A 1961 New Glarus graduate, wife, mother and grandmother, she worked for years at familiar local establishments and later operated Curves, leaving a legacy rooted in family, friendship and community.

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Lloyd Lueschow, State Scientist, Public Servant and Tireless Cyclist, Dies at 91
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Lloyd Lueschow, State Scientist, Public Servant and Tireless Cyclist, Dies at 91

Lloyd Lueschow, a former Wisconsin state scientist and public servant who also served locally in New Glarus, was known for his civic involvement, devotion to family and remarkable endurance on a bicycle.

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Axel R. Swanson, Engineer, Veteran and Adventurer, Dies at 90
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Axel R. Swanson, Engineer, Veteran and Adventurer, Dies at 90

A Chicago-born mechanical engineer who served in the Army Signal Corps, raised a family in Illinois and found community in New Glarus, Axel R. Swanson died March 25 at 90, and loved a wife for 70 years.

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