Emergency medical incidents accounted for more than a third of the New Glarus Fire Department’s 57 calls from April through June, while firefighters also responded to crashes, structure fires, alarms, gas leaks and mutual-aid requests.
A server problem left Green County with the lowest percentage of election results reported in Wisconsin early Wednesday morning, with just nine of the county’s 24 precincts posted as of 12:32 a.m. while county staff continued working to recover and manually enter results.
New Glarus candidates Corrine Hendrickson and Bill Oemichen were seeing different fortunes late Tuesday, with Hendrickson trailing in the Senate District 17 Democratic primary while Oemichen held the lead in Assembly District 50. The Democratic governor’s race remained extremely close.
Fire department funding, recycling services, a land division fee schedule and a potential property purchase are among the items facing the Town of York Board when it meets Thursday evening.
Construction remains on track for Wellville Club & Courts to open by the end of 2026, with memberships, hiring and programming details coming soon as the 23,000-plus-square-foot fitness and recreation facility continues taking shape in Belleville.
New Glarus students and families will have several opportunities to visit classrooms, meet teachers and reconnect with classmates before the 2026-27 school year begins, with events scheduled Aug. 26 and Aug. 31 at all three district schools.
Four winners each took home $1,250 Saturday as the New Glarus Lions held their annual $5,000 raffle at Dirty Dog Tap Haus, raising money to support the club’s community service projects throughout New Glarus.
New Glarus Fire was called Tuesday morning to assist Oregon Fire at a large house fire on County Highway A, where crews battled flames believed to have started after a lightning strike and spread through the roof, attic and eaves.
The New Glarus School Board approved an updated long-term facilities plan Monday, adopted several state-mandated policy changes, tabled a proposed board conduct policy and reviewed district progress on academics, assessments and bullying prevention.
New Glarus police handled 409 calls in July, including three disorderly conduct incidents, three traffic crashes and a mental health response, while officers collected 31.5 pounds of medications and prepared for quarterly pursuit training.
Scanner reports from Aug. 3-9 included a rollover crash with downed power lines, domestic disturbance calls, loose pigs, a panic alarm, fireworks complaints, traffic stops and other public safety responses around New Glarus.
The New Glarus Lions Club is proposing an accessible viewing deck near the Village Park gazebo, along with improvements to the Ron Martinson Memorial Gazebo, new landscaping and relocation of the park’s existing flagpoles to Veterans Park.
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