Town officials will hold a 5:30 p.m. public hearing on a proposed Farmers Grove Road land division before the regular Town Board meeting begins at 6 p.m. A revised agenda posted Monday adds road, equipment, shipping container and town garage issues.
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.
New Glarus picked up 0.19 inches of rain over the previous 24 hours, while heavier totals fell to the east and southeast. More shower and thunderstorm chances return Tuesday, with unsettled weather possible through the weekend ahead.
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.
The latest Highway 69 construction update says crews will begin asphalt milling Monday and paving Thursday between Wittenwyler Road and County F, while culvert work moves south of Wittenwyler and bridge work continues near County F.
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.
After a July listening session drew strong opinions on both sides, New Glarus officials will take up ATV and UTV access Aug. 13, when the Public Works/Public Safety Committee could recommend whether the proposal advances to the Village Board.
New Glarus-area voters head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 11, for Wisconsin’s partisan primary, with statewide, congressional, legislative and county races on the ballot — including two Democratic candidates with strong New Glarus ties.
From fire district finances and a Village Park proposal to ATV/UTV access, downtown parking, road work and a Green County highway facility project, a packed slate of local government meetings will shape several issues in the week ahead.
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.
Green County residents may dispose of up to 100 pounds of qualifying household or agricultural hazardous chemicals at no charge during the county’s Clean Sweep event Aug. 19 at the Monticello Recycling Center, with no preregistration required.
Artificial intelligence summaries and zero-click searches are changing how people find local businesses and information about New Glarus, raising new questions about website traffic, customer relationships and who controls the message.
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