Scanner reports from Aug. 17-23 included crashes, traffic complaints, open 911 calls, fire responses, animal reports, a weapons complaint, welfare checks and other public safety activity in and around the New Glarus area, Belleville and Montrose.
For more than 50 years, the New Glarus businessman has been a player, promoter, sponsor and fixture in Wisconsin billiards, building a legacy that stretched far beyond the pool tables at Sportsman’s Bar.
Several New Glarus music students joined the 2026 Wisconsin Junior All-Stars of Music tour in Hawaii, performing at Pearl Harbor and Kapi'olani Park while spending a week learning, sightseeing and sharing music with students from across Wisconsin.
New Glarus families now have a new home for schedules, scores, tickets, rosters and athletic updates through Bound, while Hudl remains the place to watch Glarner Knights games that are available by livestream throughout the school year.
National forecasters now say the 2026-27 El Niño has a greater than 90% chance of becoming very strong, raising the odds of a warmer winter in southern Wisconsin — but snowfall and precipitation remain considerably harder to predict.
A historic photograph of 22 New Glarus Wilhelm Tell Usherettes captures an earlier generation of a tradition that began with the pageant in 1938, added its colorful cantonal costumes in 1940 and continues with young performers today.
The full Highway 69 detour may end Friday, Aug. 28, if weather cooperates and remaining work is completed. Crews still need to finish bridge cleanup, pavement markings, guardrail work, lighting and restoration before traffic can reopen. Includes video.
For nearly a century New Glarus children climbed its staircases, crowded its hallways, and learned penmanship, speed reading and elocution in classrooms beneath ceilings that seemed impossibly high. The former school was more than a building. It became a warehouse of community memories.
New Glarus Fire and Green County EMS responded Saturday to a motorcycle crash in the Town of Washington after an Argyle woman struck a deer, lost control and was thrown from the motorcycle. Her injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.
The La Crosse National Weather Service Doppler radar will be offline Aug. 24-30 for maintenance on its protective dome, temporarily removing an important upstream view of storms approaching New Glarus from the west and northwest.
With experienced seniors, talented young players and a renewed emphasis on confidence and mental toughness, New Glarus enters the 2026 volleyball season believing it can compete with the Capitol South Conference’s best teams.
A century after crowds first toured Monroe’s Eugene Hotel, the restored landmark celebrated its return Wednesday. Studio GWA principal Ashley Sarver explains how the team preserved its history while adapting the building for modern guests. Photos by Erin Cowan.
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