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A $7.8 million bond measure for construction on the Ely Elementary School campus will be on the ballot Dec. 1 after the Rugby Public School board approved bring

Rugby Public School Board members praised High School Principal Jared Blikre and guidance counselor Julie Sjol for years of success helping students qualify for

School board reviews fiscal year end, policies By Sue Sitter - | Jul 17, 2021 School policies will be gathered together and posted on the Rugby Public School District’s website for easy access, according to information shared by Superintendent Mike McNeff with the school board at their regular meeting July 13. Policies and budget items took up much of the discussion at the meeting. McNeff presented a district strategic plan for the 2020-2025 school years to the board. The plan included s...

Members of the Rugby Public School board discussed matters ranging from contact tracing to grading systems at its regular meeting May 11 in the Rugby High Schoo

Free matinee, activities mark North Dakota Farm Bureau Week By Sue Sitter - | Mar 6, 2021 Submitted Photo A photo montage from the North Dakota Farm Bureau’s Pierce County office shows the many faces of agriculture. The Pierce County Farm Bureau will celebrate “working together to make agriculture flourish” during North Dakota Farm Bureau Week, March 7-13. Tricia Jundt of the Pierce County Farm Bureau said her office has activities planned to help Rugby area residents celebrate agricul...

School board approves updated calendar, mask policy By Sue Sitter - | Jan 30, 2021 The Rugby Public School Board voted at a special meeting Jan. 20 to adopt an updated calendar for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year and extend mask policies in both Ely Elementary and Rugby High School. The board will review the mask policy Feb. 9 to decide whether it should be changed. Superintendent Mike McNeff told the board the policy had already been updated in November in accordance with a state m...

Ely student recognized for heroic act By Sue Sitter - | Jan 9, 2021 Submitted Photo Carter Christenson poses with his baby sister, Annie, and a certificate he received from the Rugby Volunteer Fire Department for saving her from choking. What began as a disappointing Halloween for 12-year-old Rugby resident Carter Christenson ended with an experience his family would never forget and recent recognition for heroism from the Rugby Volunteer Fire Department. His mom, Mary Christenson, recalled th...