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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 mask mandate put in place by Gov. Doug Burgum. “That expired on (Jan. 18) at 8 o clock,” McNeff...

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 the events that unfolded after her son learned he couldn’t go out trick-or-treating with his friends...