After a week packed with Homecoming traditions and a big Friday night football win, New Glarus High School students traded jerseys and school colors for dresses, suits and one last celebration Saturday night at the annual Homecoming Dance.
A report of a barn fire on County Highway W brought New Glarus firefighters and automatic aid Tuesday morning, with responding crews locating smoke near the rear of the property and checking the farm building for possible fire extension.
Scanner reports from Sept. 28-Oct. 5 included crashes, medical calls, traffic complaints, alarms, loose cattle, suspicious activity, 911 hangups, a reported sex offense and other public safety responses around New Glarus, Belleville and Monticello.
After months of comparing staffing, response times, costs and long-term stability, Primrose officials made a decision Monday that could leave New Glarus Area EMS with just one municipality still determining its 2027 ambulance coverage.
Rooted in family, farming and community, LaVerne Rosenstiel spent a lifetime caring for the land, collecting Oliver tractors and treasuring time with those he loved, including 63 years of marriage with his wife, Sharon, and many memories.
A week after Oktoberfest packed downtown New Glarus with music and celebration, Sunday brought a different kind of spectacle as polished chrome, bright paint and rows of classic cars and trucks turned village streets into a rolling museum.
New Glarus-area TDS customers say the move to Everymail has brought confusion, technical trouble and support frustrations. Online reviews of the replacement email provider suggest similar complaints have surfaced among customers elsewhere.
A one-item Highway Committee agenda could become the final big step before Green County supervisors are asked to decide whether to move ahead with a new Highway Department campus carrying a project estimate of up to $48.5 million near Monroe.
New Glarus educators spent Oct. 2 focusing on how general and special education staff can work more closely together, as author Jeanne Spiller brought a message centered on shared responsibility, collaboration and student learning.
New Glarus football, 6-1 after a 42-13 homecoming win, visits Fennimore on Friday. Volleyball has a Pink Out at Waterloo, Sugar River boys soccer hosts Senior Night and plays at Lodi, and cross country plus Monroe/New Glarus swimming fill the week.
Families in New Glarus and across Green County are being reminded that lead exposure can be easy to miss. Health officials say routine testing at two early ages can help uncover a problem before its effects become more serious now.
A 1957 aerial view captures much of downtown New Glarus before several familiar buildings disappeared or changed uses, while the railroad, swimming pool and old commercial blocks offer plenty of clues — and a few mysteries for readers to solve.
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