Belleville schools were locked down today after a report of a person wearing a tactical vest and carrying a firearm near the high school. Officers detained the person and determined the suspected weapon was a large umbrella and the vest was for exercise.
Green County’s average first 32-degree freeze arrives Oct. 10, and frost can form before temperatures reach freezing. For now, New Glarus remains safely above that range, but late September is when the risk begins to climb for local gardeners.
The New Glarus School Board unanimously renewed the Belleville/New Glarus boys soccer co-op Monday night while also reviewing summer projects, new communication systems, daily background checks and progress at the Glarner Community Complex.
Town of Primrose officials postponed a decision on ambulance coverage Monday, saying they want a direct comparison of New Glarus Area EMS and Sugar River EMS before choosing a provider, while a separate ATV and UTV debate will move to a public hearing.
Long before Monroe turned cheese into a festival, Swiss settlers in New Glarus helped build the dairy culture behind it. From cows and cheesemaking to embroidery, parade floats and royalty, New Glarus has long been woven into Cheese Days.
Scanner reports from Sept. 7-13 included traffic stops, crashes, a possible argument with a head injury, domestic violence calls, gunfire reports, medical responses, road hazards and welfare checks around New Glarus and nearby areas.
A Sept. 11 inspection found bat guano in a crawl space at the Chalet of the Golden Fleece and identified roughly 300 feet of cracks, vents and other potential entry points. Village trustees will consider funding repairs there Sept. 16.
New Glarus Memorial VFW Post 10549 was one of just 20 posts statewide to receive an All-State award at the Wisconsin VFW State Convention in June, recognizing the local post for meeting statewide membership, program and service standards.
New Glarus football is 3-1 after a 10-41 loss to Darlington and visits Mineral Point on Friday. Volleyball hosts Wisconsin Heights and plays at Belleville. Sugar River soccer, cross country and Monroe/New Glarus swim also compete.
The New Glarus Village Board will weigh a housing solicitation near the Swiss Historical Village, a final Village Hall remodel design, employee pay, major equipment spending and another 11th Avenue change order at its Sept. 16 meeting.
A more active weather pattern arrives Monday, bringing several rounds of showers and thunderstorms, periods of heavy rain and a cooler midweek turn. The unsettled stretch could linger through much of the week across southern Wisconsin.
From 2nd Street and 5th Avenue, this historic New Glarus view captures a downtown of brick storefronts, early automobiles, overhead wires, a lumber yard, a likely garage and the Pet Milk plant rising prominently in the distance beyond.
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