A small group of veterans from Rugby’s Clarence Larson Post 23 gathered at Memorial Hall with Pierce County Sheriff Josh Siegler, Rugby Police Chief John Rose and Rugby residents to remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. With a slight chill in the Saturday morning air, ...
As participants met up at the Rugby Eagles for the 10th annual Daryl Kuhnhenn Memorial Ride the morning of Sept. 11, Kuhnhenn’s son, Ben, said he thought his dad would approve of the date. “He was a Vietnam vet, commander of the American Legion and commander of the VFW when it was still ...
The Pierce County Board of Commissioners presented a proposed budget for 2022 at a hearing held at 10 a.m. Sept. 14 at the county courthouse. The budget proposes a 10-mill increase for the county general fund, primarily to pay for repairs to the courthouse dome and elevator, according to ...
The Rugby City Council voted to place construction firm owner Neil Lotvedt in a vacant seat on the council Sept. 7 Lotvedt took the Ward 1 vacancy left by former council member Jackie Albrecht, who resigned in July. Albrecht’s term expires in June of 2022, when voters from the ward will ...
A variance for a new aircraft detection lighting system for a northern Pierce County wind farm received a nod from Pierce County commissioners at their regular meeting held Sept. 7 at the Pierce County Courthouse. Commissioners listened to representatives for SWCA Environmental Consultants, ...
Visitors to the Heart of America Public Library will see a unique display during the first few weeks of September near the elevator. A single chair sits against a dining table covered with a white tablecloth under a place setting for one. It’s a lonely sight in a public building, and ...
A productive pumpkin patch outside of Haaland Estates resident Shirley Walsh’s window brings back fond memories for her. Walsh, who farmed with her husband near Mylo for many years said, “We always had a garden on the farm. We grew squash and pumpkins and whatever you could plant.” ...
Members of the Rugby Volunteer Fire Department met at the Rugby Fire Hall Sept. 1 for a hamburger supper and training to use new equipment they hope they’ll never need. The equipment, for use in grain bin rescues, came to the fire department courtesy of Rugby Insurance Agency, which ...
Like many rural counties in North Dakota, Pierce County continues to show a shrinking population, according to data released by the North Dakota Department of Commerce during the summer of 2021. Pierce County saw a decrease of 367 residents over the decade, its population dipping to 3,990 ...
A 2005 Rugby High School graduate was among 54 members of the North Dakota National Guard sent off to a year-long mission in the Middle East from Devils Lake Aug. 13. Sgt. Allison Brossart, daughter of Lila Harstad and Robert Brossart, is a member of the 835th Engineer Utilities Detachment ...
