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Styling hair at Haaland Estates salon

Hairstylist Gloria Grove has been styling hair in the salon at Haaland Estates for seven years. She has been a cosmetologist since 1974, graduating from the New York Hair Design Academy in Fargo. Her first job after school was in Rugby. Grove remembered when she first started accepting ...

High temps didn’t hinder races, hotrods event

The enduro races were held at the Pierce County Fairgrounds with the Wheels-n-Weiners Hotrod event. Hotrods, food stands and enduro race cars were lined up for people to come enjoy, and the 94 degree weather didn’t stop people from enjoying the event. Before any enduro vehicle enters the ...

Presentation shows immigration of German Russians to US

A presentation by speaker Randy Entzminger at Rugby High School on Sunday, July 12, shed light on the journey of German-Russian immigrants who sought a new life in the United States. Entzminger presented in a slideshow how they traveled with all they could carry, hygiene practices, medical ...

Freedom 250 Mobile Museum stops in Rugby

Freedom 250 brought its traveling Mobile Museum, known as “Freedom Truck,” to Rugby for three days, June 22-24, in celebration of the United States of America’s 250th year of signing of the Declaration of Independence. A fleet of six Mobile Museums are traveling throughout the U.S. ...

11-year-old guitarist to take stage at county fair

At just 11 years old, Callan Dockter has already shared the stage with rock legends like Alice Cooper, Tommy Lee and Reb Beach from Winger. On Friday, June 26, the young guitarist will perform with his 14-year-old brother, Hudson Dockter, and take the stage with the band BOOZ-N-TUNA at the ...

St. Michel elected mayor; Radomski joins city council

There will be two new faces in Rugby city government following the Tuesday, June 9, primary election, as Robert St. Michel was elected mayor and Sara Radomski secured a seat on the city council representing Ward 2. A majority of the incumbents found themselves running unopposed in ...

Community backs grant to preserve Lyric legacy

The Lyric Theatre won a $2,500 grant during the “Choose Your Charity” competition run by National Bancorp. At the end of the two-week campaign, top-voted nonprofits across Minnesota, North Dakota and western Wisconsin earned a grand total of $265,000. Trish Torgerson, Board President of ...