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.
NOAA’s early winter outlook favors warmer-than-normal temperatures and below-normal precipitation across southern Wisconsin, but forecasters caution that the maps cannot predict snowfall totals, individual storms or day-to-day weather.
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.
A team of experienced New Glarus volunteers will help the Madison Mallards attempt to host more than 2,000 Euchre players Aug. 8, while raising money for local pickleball courts and promoting the 2027 World Euchre Championship in New Glarus.
The Swiss Historical Village & Museum will host an old-fashioned pie and ice cream social, croquet and a commemorative church service Saturday, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary and honoring the community’s first Swiss settlers.
The Town of Primrose continued reviewing its emergency medical service options Monday but made no changes to its current service arrangement. The board also postponed selecting a new heating system for the town garage while additional information and estimates are collected.
Metcalf will begin Aug. 17, bringing more than 25 years of restaurant leadership, operational management and financial experience as the historic New Glarus Hotel prepares for a targeted mid-November opening.
Brenda Siegenthaler of Brenda’s Blumenladen shares the flowers, colors and simple design ideas that can carry New Glarus porches, patios, hanging baskets and planters from the heat of August into the first chilly nights of fall weather.
Reports from area scanner traffic during the past week included traffic stops, a custody exchange, a medical call, a parking lot crash, a road hazard, loose animals, an ordinance complaint and other public safety responses in and around the New Glarus area.
The Biergarten Specials Band will bring an evening of polka music to the Swiss United Church of Christ courtyard Wednesday, Aug. 5. The free community gathering will run from 6 to 7 p.m., with everyone invited to attend and bring a lawn chair.
Beautiful August weather welcomed musicians, singers, performers and visitors to Wilhelm Tell Shooting Park for an afternoon celebrating the Swiss traditions that have helped shape New Glarus for generations.
Families in the New Glarus School District must complete online registration today for the 2026-27 school year. District staff are available to assist anyone who needs internet access, a device or help navigating the updated Family Access system.
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