News
Rugby resident nominated to national honor society
1+ hour, 51+ min ago (230+ words) Stephanie LeVeque poses for a picture with her husband Jared LeVeque in Dunseith in April 2025. Stephanie LeVeque, a mother working a full-time job, believes in giving her all. LeVeque is a member of the North Dakota National Guard and is…...
Rugby Police welcomes newest recruit, K9 Remi
6+ day, 22+ hour ago (525+ words) The new K9 with the Rugby Police Department, while still a puppy, has already been out on patrol, according to Chief Scott Bommersbach. Bommersbach told the Rugby City Council at its meeting on Feb. 17 that the 1-year-old Remi hasn't been deployed…...
Board discusses proposed free lunch legislation
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (294+ words) The issue of lunch debt and the school's lunch program was a topic of discussion at the Rugby School Board's regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 13. Business manager Dawn Hauck commented on the issue of free lunch, which is set to…...
Vernon Opstedal | News, Sports, Jobs - The Pierce County Tribune
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (121+ words) Vernon Opstedal'thepiercecountytribune.com July 1, 1942-Jan. 4, 2026 Vernon Opstedal, 83 of Rugby died on Sunday, January 4, 2026 at Trinity Hospital in Minot, North Dakota. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 16th at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Rugby. Visitation will be on Thursday,…...
Project Joy: Little Flower class helps bring joy to others | News, Sports, Jobs - The Pierce County Tribune
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (636+ words) Project Joy is a longtime program in the community in which Christmas trees are displayed at businesses with wish list tags. The fulfilled wishes go to community residents in need. The fourth-grade class taught by Maria Rice at Little Flower…...
Northeast District Court Nov. 18
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (107+ words) Pierce County Nov. 18 Makayla R. Turnbo, 21, Minot, failure to appear as witness or to produce information (Class A misdemeanor), 180 days in the Heart of America Correctional and Treatment Center, 180 days suspended, 360 days of unsupervised probation, $325 in court fines and fees. Northeast…...
Swine farm fails to get planning board support
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (1010+ words) Jill Schramm/MDN Sam Wagner with Dakota Resource Council speaks in opposition to a proposed swine operation in Pierce County before the planning and zoning board Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Rugby. After more than two hours of testimony that largely went…...
Grandparents’ cheerful dilemma: Rugby sisters cheer for rivalry teams
4+ mon, 5+ day ago (319+ words) Cheerleading sisters Haley Mayer, left, wears her UND cheerleading outfit while standing beside her sister, Taylor Mayer, who wears her NDSU cheerleading outfit, at cheerleading camp in August. Grandparents Gary and Donna Mayer of Rugby are torn with cheerful rivalry....
City approves K9 acquisition, training
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (290+ words) 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…...
City moves forward with K9 policy
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (425+ words) 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…...