Only in Wisconsin Giving, the charitable arm of New Glarus Brewing Company, has awarded the New Glarus Fire Department a $10,000 grant for battery-powered ventilation and cutting tools that will be placed on the department’s new engine.
Cash is fading from everyday American life, and in New Glarus the consequences could reach far beyond checkout lines — touching school concessions, church offerings, tavern traditions, privacy, banking access and the way neighbors exchange money.
A $20 calendar gives supporters chances at daily cash prizes throughout 2027 while helping fund local veterans organizations. The 33rd annual fundraiser will pay out more than $13,000, including four separate $500 prizes during the year.
New Glarus Home will host a 5K run/walk and 1-mile walk Sept. 26, giving residents and visitors another activity during Oktoberfest weekend while supporting an event centered on the people who call the New Glarus Home community home.
A Green County jury found Town of New Glarus Chair Chris Narveson guilty of theft and obstructing an officer in a 2025 campaign-sign case. Narveson rejected a plea offer before trial and later took the witness stand in his own defense.
Mention New Glarus outside Green County and the reactions come fast: Spotted Cow, Oktoberfest, yodeling, chalets and at least one person who thinks Switzerland and Sweden are basically the same place. Here are 10 responses locals know well.
New Glarus rallied from a fourth-quarter deficit, got two touchdowns from Carson Prechel, a late interception from Gavin O'Bel and a decisive safety to beat Cambridge 28-24 Friday night in a tense nonconference season opener on the road.
The family-run orchard between New Glarus and Hollandale will open Sept. 2 with Zestar apples ready and Honeycrisp likely available, then open again on Labor Day before settling into its regular Wednesday-through-Sunday schedule.
A Wisconsin Cheese Group spokesman says the company has accepted responsibility for the 2022 wastewater violations in Monticello, made substantial improvements since then and says the federal fine will not affect local jobs or operations.
Bill Oemichen and Jenna Jacobson won Democratic legislative primaries, but New Glarus voters delivered two very different hometown stories — strongly backing Oemichen for Assembly while giving Corrine Hendrickson her strongest Senate support.
SSM Health trauma specialists are urging drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and e-bike riders to use extra caution as students return to school after pedestrian crashes in southwest Wisconsin rose sharply during the first seven months of 2026.
The New Glarus Village Board delayed a Prairie Haus II blasting permit while seeking more protections for nearby property owners, while approving later downtown parking hours, street work, a food truck permit and two Lions Club park projects.
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