November 2022

The Belleville Turkey Drop organizers would like to thank the Belleville, New Glarus, and surrounding community members that braved the wind and cold to donate to the 11th Belleville Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drop that took place on Friday, November 11th. Donations to the food pantry included almost $1,800.00 in cash donations, 52 frozen turkeys and a whopping 637 pounds of food!!

The New Glarus High School Math Team competed in the Fall Capitol Conference meet recently and came out on top as the Capitol Conference South Champions! The team is coached by math teachers Karen Wenger and Sadie Driscoll. Congratulations to following team members for a job well done! The team consists of Sam Copeland, Jack Parkinson, Annelisa Smith, Kiehmi Tazeh, Adi Bhattacharya, Nathan Heil, Alaina Smith, and Clayton Streiff.

The Green County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bridge fire as an arson. The Green County Communications Center received a 911 call at 2:25 a.m., on Thursday, November 10, 2022, from a resident in the area reporting a fire to the bridge for the Badger State Recreation Trail at Round Grove Road. Monroe Rural Fire Department, along with Juda Fire Department and Monticello Fire Department, responded to the scene along with Sheriff’s Deputies.

The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) has recently received several complaints from consumers after they discovered their newly purchased, unused gift cards did not contain any funds. Many consumers reported that despite there being no evidence of tampering on the cards or packaging, they contained zero balance before ever being used. Some consumers reported their gift cards being depleted within 20 minutes of activation.