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House bill proposes infrastructure grants for county fair associations

BISMARCK — The Pierce County Fair could gain another source of funding for its infrastructure improvements if North Dakota legislators look favorably on House Bill 1591. The bill would provide County Fair Resiliency Grants of up to $100,000 to county fair associations through the North ...

ND students learn about Holocaust in exhibit

Almost 500 students from across North Dakota have visited the Heart of America Library in Rugby this month to see an exhibit from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum called “Americans and the Holocaust.” Much of the focus is on what the media was showing the American people ...

Rugby soldier helped liberate Nazi camp

Quentin Jelsing of Rugby had just turned 18 when he decided to enlist to fight in World War II. His son, Terry Jelsing, said “right after graduation, the war was on.” Terry Jelsing is speaking at the Americans and the Holocaust traveling exhibit in the Rugby Public Library, telling his ...

Pierce County 4-H members win national competition

Individuals from the Pierce County 4-H Hippology senior team took first, second and third places in the individual competition at the Western National Roundup in Denver Jan 9-10. In the team portion, they placed seventh of 13. Each person on the team went station to station, answering a ...

Ely students learn engineering skills with LEGO

A team of five fourth-through-sixth graders comprise Ely Elementary’s LEGO League and are participating in the Full Steam Ahead LEGO Robotics Tournament in Minot on Saturday, Jan. 25. The event has two main events: the robotics competition and the innovation portion. In the robotics ...

2024 brought change, spotlight

The Rugby community confronted a great deal of change in the last year, both planned and emergent, but also found itself the focus of the cameras and drones during the production of a documentary episode showcasing rural life in the heart of America. HAMC moves into new hospital The future ...

Rugby couple named Harvest Bowl honorees

Scott and Joni Johnson of Rugby have been named 2024 Harvest Bowl honorees at North Dakota State University. The award honors agriculturalists from each of the 53 counties in North Dakota for their success, dedication and hard work. Scott Johnson has been farming for 45 years. The Johnsons ...

Holocaust traveling exhibit coming to Rugby library

The Heart of America Public Library was selected to host the “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in January, according to Mandie Medalen, the library’s director. The exhibit opens Saturday, Jan. 11, with a teacher’s workshop – a ...

Scrooge to be cast in new light in holiday play

The production team at Village Arts Inc. has been working hard to renovate the old Bethany Lutheran Church into a theater in time for their rendition of “A Christmas Carol.” Performances began Friday and will be held again tonight at 7 p.m. Next week the performances will be Friday, Dec. ...

Ice plunge raises money for girls wrestling team

The girls wrestling team at Rugby High School hosted an out-of-the-ordinary fundraiser last Saturday, as temperatures plummeted to return the area to the seasonal cold. Fifty or so people watched as three people plunged into the frigid waters of some water troughs. The team was able to raise ...