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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 ...
Panthers face tougher foes in Bismarck
The Rugby Panthers competed in the Bismarck Anderson/Stavn Invitational at the McDowell Dam Recreation Area in Bismarck on Friday, Sept. 12. Teams from 25 different schools competed in the varsity 5,000 meter race for the meet. The Lady Panthers took home twelfth overall with a total score of ...
City approves K9 acquisition, training
A K9 could be on duty in Rugby before the end of the year, according to an update on the planned acquisition of a narcotics detection and tracking dog provided by the Rugby Police Department to the Rugby City Council at its regular meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17. Rugby Police Chief Scott ...
Northeast District Court
Pierce County Sept. 2 Jesse Ashton Lavalie, 20, Belcourt, DUI. 016% or greater-first offense-intoxicating liquor (Class B misdemeanor), 10 days in the Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center, seven days suspended, credit for three days served, 360 days of unsupervised probation, ...
Rugby Homecoming 2025
City moves forward with K9 policy
Rugby Police Chief Scott Bommersbach presented a draft of the proposed K9 policy at the City Council’s Sept. 2 meeting, which he said was based on a review of policies from other Departments in the region. Bommersbach said officer Jeccica Fjellanger had also spoken with the Stanley Police ...
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Northeast District Court
Pierce County Aug. 26 Alex Matthew Schumacker, 22, Rugby, DUI-intoxicating liquor-first offense (Class B misdemeanor), 10 days in the Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center, 10 days suspended, 360 days of unsupervised probation, chemical dependency evaluation, $750 in court ...
Pierce County Commission discuss trees
Pierce County State’s Attorney Galen Mack joined the Pierce County Commission meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 2, to discuss trees in an organized township’s right of way and a work-at-home policy. Commissioner David Migler said those in the neighborhood need to get by and have access on ...