Todd Klassy

Todd Klassy

Todd Klassy studied journalism and marketing at UW–Whitewater before spending 18 years working in telecommunications. He later moved to Montana, where he built a successful career as a professional photographer and freelance magazine writer.

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New Glarus, Wisconsin
New Glarus Police Report Notes Increase in Citations, Fraud Scam, and Community Training
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New Glarus Police Report Notes Increase in Citations, Fraud Scam, and Community Training

The New Glarus Police Department handled 302 calls for service in November, nearing last year’s annual total. Traffic stops, parking citations, and arrests all contributed to another busy month.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Town Board to Welcome New Clerk and Weigh Key Ordinance Updates
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Town Board to Welcome New Clerk and Weigh Key Ordinance Updates

The Town of New Glarus Board will meet Wednesday, Dec. 10, at 6 p.m. at Chalet Landhaus to swear in a new clerk-treasurer and discuss recycling rules, ordinances, election staffing, and 2026 service costs.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion Of New Green County Garage
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Ribbon Cutting Marks Completion Of New Green County Garage

County officials marked the opening of Green County’s new Highway 39 garage west of New Glarus, a satellite facility aimed at improving road maintenance and winter operations in northern Green County.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Photo Essay: A Heartwarming Finale to Christkindli Market
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Photo Essay: A Heartwarming Finale to Christkindli Market

The final day of Christkindli Market closed with fresh snow and a downtown full of pride. Photos by Becky Degenhardt capture the crews, crowds, and community spirit that made the weekend a New Glarus triumph.

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3 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
The Time the FBI Invaded New Glarus and Got Chased Off by a Local Farmwife
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The Time the FBI Invaded New Glarus and Got Chased Off by a Local Farmwife

Today if you took a stroll down 4th Avenue on the west side of town, drove past the part where the road narrows just a bit, and then stopped at Edelweiss Court, you might never know that once this quiet corner of New Glarus was the backdrop for a full-scale

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5 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Sugar River Raiders Wrestling Shows Strength in Season-Opening Stoughton Invitational
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Sugar River Raiders Wrestling Shows Strength in Season-Opening Stoughton Invitational

Veterans and freshmen powered the Sugar River Raiders wrestling team at the Stoughton invitational, piling up pins and fast falls to open the season with momentum and depth across the lineup.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Snow Blankets New Glarus Overnight as Crews Clear Way for Christkindli Market’s Final Day
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Snow Blankets New Glarus Overnight as Crews Clear Way for Christkindli Market’s Final Day

Crews cleared streets and vendor huts before dawn as a fast-moving winter storm dropped several inches of snow across southern Wisconsin, setting a crisp, wintry scene for the final day of Christkindli Market.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
New Glarus Outmuscles River Valley in Gritty 50-43 Home Win
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New Glarus Outmuscles River Valley in Gritty 50-43 Home Win

Balanced scoring, physical defense, and gritty performances from veterans and freshmen lifted the New Glarus Glarner Knights past River Valley, protecting home court in a hard-fought nonconference girls basketball win.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Tracing New Glarus Roots All the Way Back To Glarus – And Beyond
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Tracing New Glarus Roots All the Way Back To Glarus – And Beyond

A Switzerland-based genealogy project is reconnecting New Glarus families to their 19th-century roots in Canton Glarus, mapping hundreds of thousands of descendants and tracing how Swiss emigrants spread across Wisconsin and the Midwest.

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7 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Winter Weather Advisory to Bring Significant Snow to Green County
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Winter Weather Advisory to Bring Significant Snow to Green County

The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for New Glarus and Green County as a late-evening storm is expected to bring 3 to 6 inches of snow and potentially slick, hazardous travel overnight.

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1 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Sugar River Battles Hard in Early-Season Tests Against Middleton, Mineral Point
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Sugar River Battles Hard in Early-Season Tests Against Middleton, Mineral Point

Freshman pins and steady senior leadership highlighted Sugar River’s dual-season opener at the Mineral Point Quad, as the Raiders showed promise and depth despite close losses to Middleton and Mineral Point.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI
Love in Little Switzerland: New Holiday Romance Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight
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Love in Little Switzerland: New Holiday Romance Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight

Written by two New Glarus residents, the holiday romance Love in Little Switzerland captures the village’s winter charm, Christkindli Market magic, and the community spirit centered around The Alpine wine bar.

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2 Min
By: Todd Klassy, AI

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