The Ely Elementary LEGO League competed against 14 other teams from schools around the area in Minot last Saturday, coming in second for robot design. Teams designed, built and programmed robots to complete as many missions as possible within a time limit. Excited parents, coaches and competitors cheered their favorite teams on, and crowded around […]

Jan 18, 2025 · Individuals from the Pierce County 4-H Hippology senior team took first, second and third places in the individual competition at the Western National Roundup in Denver Jan 9-10. In the team portion, they placed seventh of 13. Each person on the team went station to station, answering a wide array of questions on various aspects […]

March 25, 1928-Dec. 22, 2024 Rugby Leila Sanderson Lehmann, 96, passed away December 22, 2024, at the St. Aloisius Long Term Care Facility. Leila Grace Larson was born in Willow City, North Dakota on March 25, 1928, the daughter of Clarence F. and Esther Henrietta (Pick) Larson. Leila grew up on the family farms near […]

Feb 1, 2025 · Jan. 21 Crystal Velvet Grove, 40, Rugby, DUI-.08% or greater-intoxicating liquor-third offense in seven years (Class A misdemeanor), 360 days in the Heart of Correctional and Treatment Center, first serve 90 days, two years of supervised probation, 24/7 sobriety program, $2,325 in court fines and fees. Michael Paul Haggerty, 48, Rugby, unauthorized use of a […]

Jan 4, 2025 · The 2024 Hoopster Classic wrapped up for the girls teams on Wednesday, December 31, and two teams went 2-0 for their New Year’s eve celebration. Benson County, ranked as the top Division B team in the latest polls, and Rugby posted 2-0 records while Nedrose and Des Lacs-Burlington each went 1-0 with the Cardinals winning […]

Dec 21, 2024 · The Heart of America Public Library was selected to host the “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in January, according to Mandie Medalen, the library’s director. The exhibit opens Saturday, Jan. 11, with a teacher’s workshop – a six-hour course aimed at educators. On Monday, Jan. 13, the exhibit […]

Feb. 14, 1942-Jan 1, 2025 Rugby Rosemary (Rosie) Kraft Dokken was born on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 1942 in Rugby, ND to Alex and Rosina (Ripplinger) Kraft. Rosie was one of ten children. She grew up on a farm in Rolette County, where she went to country school and attended high school in Rugby, graduating […]

March 20, 1936-Dec. 27, 2024 Towner June Louise Anderson was born on a farm near Mohall, ND March 20, 1936 to Wallace and Alice (Johnson) Becker. She was a child of God and entered His Eternal Home on December 27, 2024 with her soul at rest and body without pain. June was raised with two […]

Nov. 15, 1933-Dec. 12, 2024 Upham Ronald Keith Brandt Sr. age 91 of Upham, ND, passed away at Trinity Hospital in Minot, ND on December 12, 2024, surrounded by his family. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 20th at 11am at New Hope Lutheran Church, in Upham, ND. Wally Fretland was the officiant […]

Nov 16, 2024 · April 29, 1939-Oct. 29, 2024 Ault, Colo. Dale Fred passed peacefully at home near Ault, CO on October 29, 2024, at the age of 85. Dale was born in Rugby, ND to Bert and Amanda (Stromme) Fred on April 29, 1939. Memorial services will be held on November 21, 2024, 1:00 PM at Evangel Assembly […]