A new Green County program will provide $10,000 in down payment assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers while requiring recipients to contribute 100 hours of volunteer service over five years, potentially benefiting organizations such as New Glarus Cares.
Traffic returns today to Highway 69 between Monroe and New Glarus, but the project is not finished. Contractors now expect the next phase of milling and paving to begin Sept. 14 under flagging operations, with daytime delays anticipated as work moves north.
A 1948 New Glarus High School graduate, longtime church musician, choir director, knitting instructor and devoted reader, Jeanne Marie Gant filled her 95 years with music, creativity, learning, Norwegian heritage and a deep love of family.
New Glarus native Jesse Saunders grew up chasing a NASCAR dream on Wisconsin short tracks. Today, as car chief for Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports team, he says the work ethic and community he learned at home still travel with him.
After 13 years in New Glarus, Sugar River Pizza is changing hands as longtime manager Phil Cruse and his twin brother, Jon Cruse, prepare to reopen the restaurant as Trails Pizza, bringing a new menu and local ownership to the Railroad Street location.
Most residents never give a second thought to what happens after they flush. Behind the scenes, New Glarus operates a million-dollar wastewater system that battles aging pipes, wipes, grease and chemicals while protecting the Little Sugar River.
The Town of New Glarus will hold a special meeting Sept. 1 to consider rescinding an asphalt change order approved Aug. 12, following an earlier discussion about pricing, bidding procedures and whether the paving work could properly be handled as a change order.
Recently the Village Board approved moving overnight parking restrictions in parts of downtown New Glarus from 2-6 a.m. to 3-7 a.m., giving bar patrons and employees more time before vehicles must be moved after late-night closing hours.
Eight straight Capitol Conference titles and a 2023 state championship have raised the standard for Sugar River, but coach Robert Gentilli says a younger, reshaped roster will be judged as much by its growth, trust and togetherness as its wins.
Summer is down to its final few pages, even if most of us are not quite ready to turn them. Labor Day comes a little later this year, which may be a good thing. It gives us a few extra days to talk ourselves into believing autumn cannot possibly be
A recently issued New Glarus Brewing Co. building permit covers a planned restroom and storage building near the Hilltop parking area, another smaller piece of the brewery’s much larger expansion project now taking shape.
A felony child sexual assault case involving two rural Belleville residents, a motorcycle crash near New Glarus, a warrant arrest, a drug violation and two property-damage crashes highlighted Green County Sheriff’s Office activity reported Aug. 19-25.
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