Next Saturday. Nov. 30, Rugby will be kicking off the winter season with a day full of festive activities which will wrap up with the Rugby Chamber of Commerce’s annual Parade of Lights. The Parade of Lights begins Saturday at 6 p.m., and will go until 7:30 p.m., ending with a tree lighting ...
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A generous Balta couple has donated $100,000 to the Rugby Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary. RVFD Chief Joel Berg said Jim and Gerd Tuchsherer approached him in August regarding the donation, which was offered to help the department to put toward any need it had. Berg said the funds will ...
Due to ongoing overcrowding at the North Dakota State Penitentiary, the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR) has entered a period of “prioritization.” According to a Monday, Oct. 28, release by the DOCR, North Dakota’s prison system has exceeded its maximum ...
Along the streets in Rugby are several hay bales decorated by families and businesses, and set out for the enjoyment of passersby. The bales were decorated as part of a contest hosted by the Jaycees, and the winners will be decided by members of the community. James Buckmeier, franchise ...
A surreal art exhibition titled “Cut and Paste” from self-taught Williston artist Deana Novak is celebrating whimsy and strangeness in a dreamlike way at the Tumbleweed Gallery from Oct. 15-Nov. 8. “I’m all about pushing the boundaries and trying new things, and that’s kind of what ...
On Sunday, Oct. 17, 1999, at 1 p.m., a dedication ceremony was held for the newly constructed Henry A. Niewoehner Memorial Bell Tower in Rugby, and now 25 years later, the tower still proudly rings its bells for the Rugby community. The story of the Niewoehner Bell Tower actually begins back ...
Hospital employees, movers, engineers, technicians and administration staff fought the ferocious North Dakota winds on Monday to move equipment and supplies from the old hospital into the new Heart of America Medical Center in Rugby. The old hospital was placed where and when it was needed, ...
Rugby’s First Lutheran Church is coming up on its 125th anniversary and celebrations are set for next weekend Oct. 5-6. On Saturday, Oct. 5, there will be an open house from 2-4:30 p.m., with coffee, cookies, bars and historic memorabilia including photographs, quilts and old ...
A month ago, Renae Dockter of Rugby received a positive test result for West Nile Virus (WNV) and is the only one with a confirmed case of WNV in Pierce County at this time. “Mosquitoes are just a way of life where we live,” said Dockter. “I really didn’t worry about it a lot and I ...
