Every once in a while, someone suggests I’m the only one working behind the scenes on New Glarus 360. That is definitely not the case. Mindy Marty covers area town boards, Yvette Smith keeps tabs on Green County government and Monroe, Becky Degenhardt photographs local sports, and Sue Moen
Green County Sheriff’s Office deputies reported activity from Sept. 10-12 that included a domestic abuse arrest in Monticello, disorderly conduct citations in Albany, a motorcycle injury crash in Exeter and several property-damage crashes.
New Glarus Oktoberfest has been voted No. 9 in the nation in USA TODAY’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, giving the village a national honor just days before the Sept. 24-27 festival — and one national report a small calendar correction.
New Glarus Oktoberfest returns Sept. 24-27 with a new open-intoxicant district, downtown street closures, Saturday hotel shuttles and free late-night rides designed to help visitors move through the village safely during the four-day festival.
Sugar River scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and never let Waupun back into the match Tuesday, rolling to a 6-0 victory behind two goals from Drew Brueggemann and a balanced attack that improved the Raiders to 2-0 in conference play.
New Glarus-Monticello put together a strong night at the Dana Waddell Invitational, with the varsity girls placing third, the varsity boys taking fifth and the JV girls sweeping the top five spots for a perfect team score of 15 points.
Monroe-New Glarus picked up individual wins from Lauren Zentner and Hadleigh Shunk, several top-three finishes and more time drops Tuesday against a deep Edgewood squad, giving the CheeseKnights encouraging signs despite a 123-44 team loss.
Senior Night brought a sweep, a milestone and an emotional return for New Glarus as the Glarner Knights beat Wisconsin Heights 3-0, won their sixth straight match and saw all six seniors contribute to a memorable home victory Tuesday.
New Glarus picked up just 0.25 inch of rain across two official morning observation periods, while some nearby gauges approached or exceeded an inch. More showers and thunderstorms are possible later this week, with Friday and Saturday looking wetter.
New Glarus High School students earned 444 dual credits through Madison College in 2025-26, an achievement the district says saved local families an estimated $78,588 in future tuition while giving students a head start on college.
New police records say former New Glarus police officer’s blood-alcohol level was 0.239 after a Monroe crash and that officers had warned the former Darlington police chief not to drive shortly before he allegedly left a Green County event that night.
Wet weather has pushed Highway 69 mainline milling and paving back one week, but drivers should still expect flagging delays Wednesday as crews do shoulder widening and asphalt work north of Monticello.
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