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Grandparents’ cheerful dilemma: Rugby sisters cheer for rivalry teams

Grandparents Gary and Donna Mayer of Rugby are torn with cheerful rivalry. Next weekend, Saturday, Nov. 8, their granddaughters, Haley and Taylor Mayer, will be on the field cheerleading for their college football team at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks. North Dakota State University and ...

Debate roars over proposed swine farm

Concerns about a proposed swine operation’s odor and impact on water supplies led to protests against its permit request at the Pierce County Planning and Zoning hearing Thursday, Oct. 16, in Rugby. Not all residents who attended the hearing opposed the plan of Dakota SAO II, LLP, which ...

By their faith they came

She has toured five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America (South America) including North America and she has visited more than 100 countries. The Our Lady of Fatima statue made her way to St. Therese Little Flower Church in Rugby Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 4-5. Our Lady of Fatima ...

New NDSU Extension agent joins Pierce County

Natalie Wibe is the new Pierce County Extension agent. She started work Wednesday, Sept. 3. Wibe fills the position formerly held by Brenden Klebe. Wibe grew up in New Mexico. She received her degree in agriculture, business and economics with a minor in marketing and financing from New ...

3rd graders learn citizenship, history of Silva Schoolhouse

Third grade classes from Ely Elementary School traveled to the Prairie Village Museum on Thursday, Oct. 2, to learn about citizenship, the history of the Silva Schoolhouse and the fundraising the museum is doing. The third grade classes have been working on exploring the history of the Silva ...

Bercier joins The Pierce County Tribune staff

Jennifer Bercier started Monday, Sept. 29, as a reporter for The Pierce County Tribune, covering the Rugby community. Bercier, who also goes by Jenn, is a Rugby resident with deep North Dakota roots. “We’re excited to have Jenn working in Rugby as a full-time reporter for The Pierce ...

Rugby math teacher earns national, county honors

Rugby Public Schools math teacher Dan Seykora has earned recognition on both the national and county level for his dedication to students and the classroom. In January, Seykora received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, one of the highest honors for ...

Rugby receives 2025 Trees Award

The City of Rugby was awarded the 2025 “Youth Tree Planters” Trees Award at the Trees Bowl and Awards Ceremony held in Fargo Saturday, Sept. 13. Nominations were received from across the state and the award winners were recognized by the North Dakota Forest Service and North Dakota State ...