Sirens sounded in New Glarus at about 4:05 p.m. Friday as severe storms moved across southern Wisconsin, though no tornado warning was in effect for the village at that time, according to the National Weather Service.
Wisconsin’s brick cheese may have been born outside Green County, but New Glarus and the Monroe area helped make it part of southern Wisconsin’s enduring cheese identity.
The 2026 Green County Best Burger Contest is underway, with Kleeman's Bar & Grill, Ott Haus Pub & Grill, Sportsman's Reloaded Bar & Grill and Ohana Kitchen representing New Glarus in a countywide celebration of beef, local restaurants and community pride.
New Glarus village officials say they will stop spending taxpayer money on the records lawsuit, while maintaining their position that New Glarus Area EMS should have been subject to public records requirements.
Village of New Glarus residents should have accepted spring clean-up items at the curb by 6 a.m. Monday, and today is the deadline to buy appliance stickers for large-item pickup.
Severe thunderstorms could bring tornadoes, large hail, damaging winds and flash flooding to New Glarus this afternoon and evening, with the highest concern building from late afternoon into the first half of the night.
Wisconsin’s reputation for heavy drinking is not just a stereotype. Public health data, German immigration, tavern culture, supper clubs, brandy Old Fashioneds and a long backlash to temperance all help explain it.
A newly signed Wisconsin law creates a residential TID tool for compact owner-occupied housing, giving villages like New Glarus another possible way to help pay for streets, utilities and other infrastructure.
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, observed April 12-18 this year, shines a light on the Green County dispatchers who answer crisis calls, guide lifesaving action, and help hold together some of the county’s hardest moments.
The New Glarus Village Board on Wednesday approved a downtown streetscape contract, a higher-cost public works roof project, police squad cameras, a food truck permit, seasonal hires and an alcohol ordinance change after discussion over bidding rules and timing.
Lately, it feels like the New Glarus Fire Department has been getting called into action again and again. House fires, brush fires, car crashes — the kinds of emergencies that remind you how much a small town depends on the people willing to show up when something goes wrong. Most of
New Glarus native Dain Walter has gone from a small-town offensive lineman to an NFL hopeful, carrying with him the work ethic, relationships and quiet confidence shaped by home, hard lifting and years of being overlooked.
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