17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew
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17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew

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UPDATE: Highway 69 Reopens Today After Summer of Detours
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UPDATE: Highway 69 Reopens Today After Summer of Detours

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Sugar River Pizza Sold, Will Become Trails Pizza
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Sugar River Pizza Sold, Will Become Trails Pizza

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New Glarus 360 Keeps Building a Better Website

New Glarus 360 Keeps Building a Better Website
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On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands

On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands
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Primrose Lutheran Church Plans Rally Day and Pig Roast

Primrose Lutheran Church Plans Rally Day and Pig Roast
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Cheese Knights Show Progress at All-Relay Meet

Cheese Knights Show Progress at All-Relay Meet
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17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew

17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew
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WKOW 27 Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight

WKOW 27 Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight
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New Glarus Defense Shuts Out Rival Belleville

New Glarus Defense Shuts Out Rival Belleville
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On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands
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On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands

As a generation of longtime owners retires, sells, and passes property to heirs, homes, farms, businesses and downtown buildings may change hands faster — reshaping who can afford New Glarus, who owns it, and what the community becomes.

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New Glarus Village Board Faces Busy Sept. 2 Agenda
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New Glarus Village Board Faces Busy Sept. 2 Agenda

The New Glarus Village Board will meet Sept. 2 to revisit Prairie Haus II blasting, consider a new electric rate for EV charging, and decide whether to begin seeking redevelopment bids for the Swiss Historical Village parking lot.

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2 Min
by Todd Klassy
ATC Clarifies Timeline for New Glarus Power Line Rebuild
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ATC Clarifies Timeline for New Glarus Power Line Rebuild

American Transmission Company says major construction on its planned 27-mile Monroe-to-Verona transmission line rebuild will begin later than previously reported, with preliminary field work starting this fall and construction now expected to run from 2028 into 2029.

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1 Min
by Todd Klassy
$10,000 Program Helps First-Time Green County Homebuyers
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$10,000 Program Helps First-Time Green County Homebuyers

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.

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3 Min
by Todd Klassy
UPDATE: Highway 69 Reopens Today After Summer of Detours
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UPDATE: Highway 69 Reopens Today After Summer of Detours

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.

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Munchkey Apples to Open Sept. 2 for 2026 Season
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Munchkey Apples to Open Sept. 2 for 2026 Season

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Rachel’s Shoppe Brings New Art Space to New Glarus
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Rachel’s Shoppe Brings New Art Space to New Glarus

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6 Min
by Todd Klassy
Sugar River Flooring Builds on Craftsmanship
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Sugar River Flooring Builds on Craftsmanship

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Trouvaille Coffee Rolls Out New Mobile Options
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Trouvaille Coffee Rolls Out New Mobile Options

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Community

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On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands
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On the Horizon: When New Glarus Changes Hands

As a generation of longtime owners retires, sells, and passes property to heirs, homes, farms, businesses and downtown buildings may change hands faster — reshaping who can afford New Glarus, who owns it, and what the community becomes.

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7 Min
by Todd Klassy
Primrose Lutheran Church Plans Rally Day and Pig Roast
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Primrose Lutheran Church Plans Rally Day and Pig Roast

Primrose Lutheran Church near Belleville will host its Sunday School Rally Day and Pig Roast on Sept. 13, offering worship, a casual meal and a bouncy house for children as families are invited to learn more about the church’s Sunday School program.

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by Todd Klassy
17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew
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17 New Glarus Rules You Probably Never Knew

From bicycle bells and fake balcony doors to fish-cleaning prohibitions and a four-mile reach for really bad smells, the New Glarus municipal code contains some surprisingly specific rules hiding among the regulations that keep village life running smoothly.

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8 Min
by Todd Klassy
WKOW 27 Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight
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WKOW 27 Puts New Glarus in the Spotlight

A Friday visit by WKOW 27 brought New Glarus to viewers across southern Wisconsin through stories on local businesses, major projects, tourism and Glarner Knights athletics, giving the community an unusually broad burst of regional television exposure.

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3 Min
by Todd Klassy

Heritage

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Historic Photo: The Wilhelm Tell Usherettes
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Historic Photo: The Wilhelm Tell Usherettes

A historic photograph of 22 New Glarus Wilhelm Tell Usherettes captures an earlier generation of a tradition that began with the pageant in 1938, added its colorful cantonal costumes in 1940 and continues with young performers today.

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3 Min
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Inside the Old New Glarus Grade School
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Inside the Old New Glarus Grade School

For nearly a century New Glarus children climbed its staircases, crowded its hallways, and learned penmanship, speed reading and elocution in classrooms beneath ceilings that seemed impossibly high. The former school was more than a building. It became a warehouse of community memories.

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9 Min
by Todd Klassy
Historic Photo: A Different Highway 69 at New Glarus Woods
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Historic Photo: A Different Highway 69 at New Glarus Woods

A 1936 DNR archive photo captures New Glarus Woods just two years after it became a state park, showing an earlier Highway 69 alignment, a simple roadside sign and a landscape that remains surprisingly recognizable nearly 90 years later.

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3 Min
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Historic Photo: An ‘Up to Date’ New Glarus Dairy
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Historic Photo: An ‘Up to Date’ New Glarus Dairy

A postcard mailed from New Glarus in 1912 captures a prosperous dairy farm, dozens of cattle and even an early automobile at a moment when Green County’s booming cheese industry was transforming farms — and New Glarus itself.

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6 Min
by Todd Klassy

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New Glarus High School Ranks Fourth in UW-Madison Access
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New Glarus High School Ranks Fourth in UW-Madison Access

More than one in five members of New Glarus High School’s 2024-25 graduating class went on to attend UW-Madison, giving the school the fourth-highest access rate among Wisconsin public high schools statewide.

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New Glarus Teachers Head Back to School This Week
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New Glarus Teachers Head Back to School This Week

Summer break is winding down for the New Glarus School District as teachers and staff return to buildings this week to prepare classrooms, review plans and get ready to welcome students back for the first day of classes Tuesday, Sept. 1.

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New Glarus School Board Electors Approve $9.46 Million Levy
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New Glarus School Board Electors Approve $9.46 Million Levy

Electors unanimously approved a $9.46 million school tax levy Monday, while new property value estimates suggest the final tax rate could come in below earlier projections. Board salaries and other annual resolutions also passed easily.

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3 Min
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New Glarus Music Students Perform at Pearl Harbor
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New Glarus Music Students Perform at Pearl Harbor

Several New Glarus music students joined the 2026 Wisconsin Junior All-Stars of Music tour in Hawaii, performing at Pearl Harbor and Kapi'olani Park while spending a week learning, sightseeing and sharing music with students from across Wisconsin.

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2 Min
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Cheese Knights Show Progress at All-Relay Meet
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Cheese Knights Show Progress at All-Relay Meet

A smaller Monroe-New Glarus roster held its own in a competitive conference all-relay meet, finishing seventh among nine teams and just eight points out of sixth while continuing to show improvement during the opening weeks of the girls swimming season.

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by Todd Klassy
New Glarus Defense Shuts Out Rival Belleville
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New Glarus Defense Shuts Out Rival Belleville

After a scoreless first half, New Glarus broke through on fourth down, leaned on a dominant defense and got a 45-yard field goal from freshman Brock Weeden to beat rival Belleville 10-0 Friday night in the 77th meeting between the programs.

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4 Min
by Todd Klassy
Sugar River Reloads for Another Capitol Title Run
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Sugar River Reloads for Another Capitol Title Run

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.

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4 Min
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Experienced Core Has Monroe-New Glarus Swimming & Aiming High
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Experienced Core Has Monroe-New Glarus Swimming & Aiming High

Returning state qualifier Hadleigh Shunk leads a Monroe-New Glarus team that combines experienced veterans with promising newcomers as the co-op targets personal bests, postseason success and another strong season in the pool.

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3 Min
by Todd Klassy

Obituaries

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Jeanne Marie Gant, 95, Singer, Knitter and Lifelong Learner
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Jeanne Marie Gant, 95, Singer, Knitter and Lifelong Learner

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.

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2 Min
by Todd Klassy
June Strahm, Devoted to Family and New Glarus Community, Dies at 79
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June Strahm, Devoted to Family and New Glarus Community, Dies at 79

A lifelong New Glarus resident, Strahm worked for the State of Wisconsin and several local businesses, volunteered with 4-H and Girl Scouts, taught Sunday school and devoted much of her life to her family, especially her grandchildren.

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1 Min
by Todd Klassy
Roger Kalscheur, Railroad Inspector and Devoted Grandfather, Dies at 72
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Roger Kalscheur, Railroad Inspector and Devoted Grandfather, Dies at 72

Known as “Pudge,” the Mount Horeb native traveled the country as a railroad inspector, later worked as a plasterer in New Glarus and was remembered for his devotion to family, love of baseball, generosity, humor and loyalty.

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Gregory Wenger, New Glarus Native and Devoted Golfer, Dies at 79
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Gregory Wenger, New Glarus Native and Devoted Golfer, Dies at 79

A New Glarus native and longtime Wisconsin clothier, Gregory Wenger built a life centered on family, friendship, community and golf before finding his retirement dream among the courses of Fairfield Glade, Tennessee. He died at 79.

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2 Min
by Todd Klassy