This rare photograph appears to capture New Glarus’ Swiss Reformed Church near the end of construction, preserving original Gothic spires, fleur-de-lis finials and other architectural details that later disappeared within a generation.
Highway 69 and the County C roundabout are open again, the summer detour has largely ended and no work is scheduled for the post-Labor Day week before rural milling and paving begin Sept. 14 under flagging operations, bringing daytime delays.
A 1919 map captures New Glarus replacing familiar Swiss street names with numbers, raising a compelling question: Was the change simply civic modernization, or part of the Americanization pressure that reshaped the village during World War I?
Teams of two will race to stomp grapes and collect juice Saturday at Bailey’s Run Vineyard & Winery, where the seventh annual Grape Stomp will also feature a children’s heat, costume competition, live music and brick-oven pizza near New Glarus.
Prairies are glowing gold and purple, monarchs and songbirds are moving south, garden spiders are reaching full size and the first hints of crimson are appearing as south-central Wisconsin begins its slow turn from summer toward fall.
Primrose Lutheran Church near Belleville will hold a Blessing of the Backpacks on Sunday, Sept. 20, inviting students of all ages to bring their backpacks to the 8:30 a.m. service for a prayer and blessing for the 2026-27 school year.
Freshman Sadie Mitchell and senior Holly Maynard posted top-seven Division 3 finishes for the New Glarus/Monticello girls, while Dylan Gardner and Gavin Anderson led the boys Saturday at the 50th annual Verona Invitational cross country meet.
From felony adultery and fortune telling to Sunday car sales, runaway billy goats and a junk-car permit deadline from 1939, Wisconsin’s statute books still contain rules that can sound surprising, peculiar or simply frozen in another era.
Both the Village and Town of New Glarus normally receive Monday collection from Pellitteri Waste Systems. With Labor Day falling Sept. 7, trash pickup moves to Tuesday, Sept. 8, while recycling is not scheduled again until Sept. 14.
New Glarus has festivals, parks, restaurants and tourists, but no obvious downtown place where residents can simply gather. As other communities invest in year-round social spaces, is there a lesson here for the village’s future too?
Green County Development Corporation will bring regional experts to New Glarus on Oct. 15 for a public discussion about the county’s aging population, generational wealth transfer and how communities can prepare for both shifts at once.
With the school year underway, SSM Health is reminding families that comprehensive eye exams can uncover vision problems basic screenings may miss, including issues that can affect reading, focus, classroom behavior and academic performance.
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