The first bell of the 2025-2026 school year is about to ring, and Rugby Public Schools are ready to welcome students with both familiar traditions and exciting new opportunities. According to Dr. Mike ...

Aside from a damaged gym floor, school doors are ready to open, administrators told the Rugby School Board at its regular meeting Aug. 12. The board heard final reports from administrators before the ...

Spring 2025 graduates from Bismarck State College were recognized at the college’s commencement ceremony held on May 16. Students who earned degrees from BSC in the fall of 2024 and summer of 2025 ...

Pierce County Sheriff Josh Siegler answered questions from Pierce County commissioners at their meeting on Aug. 5 about a joint powers agreement with Benson County following the resignations of the ...

Rugby Police Chief Scott Bommersbach made a pitch to the Rugby City Council Aug. 4 to bring a K-9 officer into the department. Council response was mixed, resulting in a decision to seek more ...

The Rugby City Council returned to the subject of ordinances at its regular meeting on Monday, and members heard feedback from the city attorney regarding their approach. The first ordinance would ...

2023 was a busy year for Heart of America Medical Center (HAMC) and as staff ramp up for the historic 2024 move to a new medical center, CEO Erik Christenson predicts the completion of the new ...

Marlo Peterson, right, will be acting as veteran Roger Blessum’s guardian on an upcoming honor flight to Washington, D.C. U.S. Army veteran Roger Blessum was selected to go on the trip of a lifetime ...

File Photo November Reinoehl received a private ventriloquy lesson with Linda Mohagen after taking shelter under Mohagen’s tent due a sudden thunderstorm. BISMARCK — The Pierce County Fair could gain ...

A new state grant program for county agricultural fairs has the attention of area fair boards that see opportunities to get help with their infrastructure needs. “For so many different reasons, this ...

Pierce County residents looking to remove waste from their properties or projects have an option after the opening of a transfer station south of Rugby. Dan Ruby, president and CEO of Circle ...

July 10, 1929 – Aug. 29, 2022 Theresa Brossart, the daughter of Joseph and Katherine (Schmidt) Bachmeier was born on July 10, 1929 in the rural farm home of her parents near Fulda, North Dakota. She ...