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Fallen police officer remembered

Patrolman Frank Peterson is one of the honorable officers remembered along N.D. Highway 200. The North Dakota Peace Officers Memorial Highway has signs placed in remembrance of officers who gave their life to serve and protect. After the loss of Peterson, so many questions with anger gripped the small town of Rugby, an urgency for officers to move quickly seeking information – like piecing a puzzle together clues without the latest technology has today in the year of 2026. In 1963, officers didn’t have cameras that they wear on their uniform today. The forensic technology analyzing ...

Dollars for Scholars helps many students succeed

For more than two decades, Rugby Dollars for Scholars has helped local students take their next step after high school. Since 2002, the chapter has awarded more than $200,000 in scholarships to ...

Local Sports

Obituaries

Alan Beaver

Alan “Butch” Gilmore Beaver was born on October 2, 1949 to Florence (Gable) and Gilmore Beaver in Rolette, North Dakota. He died at the age of 76 years on Monday, March 9, 2026 at his home in Rugby, North Dakota. Alan was raised with his brother, Roland and his sister, Sandra. After he ...

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Schools

Rugby student makes ND Academic All-State silver team

Rugby High senior Tambrey Brossart qualified for the silver team for 2026 North Dakota Academic All-State. More than 200 North Dakota high school seniors were nominated by their school principal and competed for statewide honor in the Class AA, A and B divisions. Student selection is based on ...

Letters to the Tribune

Standing for transparency, rights of Eddy County citizens

Larry Danduran New Rockford As many readers know, I have been described as a “vocal critic” of the proposed wind conversion project in Eddy County. However, my actions are not rooted in opposition to renewable energy. They are driven by a duty to protect the people of this county from ...

Courts

Northeast District Court

Pierce County Feb. 26 Timothy Joe Azure, 50, Belcourt, driving under suspension-fourth or subsequent offense in five years (Class A misdemeanor), 60 days in the Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center, 50 days suspended, credit for 10 days served, 360 days of unsupervised ...