Blood drives see ‘good turnouts’
By Sue Sitter - | Jul 10, 2021
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DayLynn Schnieberbruns, phlebotomist for Vitalant, assists donor Vernice Brossart at the St. Mary’s Church blood drive, held at Rugby’s Calvary Evangelical Free Church.
The Vitalant mobile blood collection station stopped in Rugby for a second time in a week July 1 to meet a critical need for blood in North Dakota communities.
Vitalant staff had parked their blood mobile June 24 outside of Main Street Boutique in Rugby to collect blood in a drive organized by business owner Ashley Berg. They returned a week later to collect more blood at a drive organized by St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Knox, held at Rugby’s Calvary Evangelical Free Church.
Pierce County Commissioners voted unanimously to approve a countywide ban on fireworks during fire danger conditions in a special June 22 meeting held at the Pi
Pierce County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 53 total calls in May, according to a report given to the Pierce County Board of Commissioners at their regular
Officials from the North Dakota Department of Commerce and the Bank of North Dakota joined members of a steering committee for the Good Samaritan Hospital Assoc
Burn ban, roads and campsites top county’s May agenda
By Staff | May 15, 2021
Pierce County Commissioners voted to approve new road work, campsite additions and an extended burn ban at their regular meeting held May 4 at the Pierce County Courthouse.
The ban, brought before the board by Department of Emergency Services Coordinator Kelsey Siegler, extends from May 4 to Oct. 31.
The ban applies to “recreational burning, garbage/pit burning, burning of farmland, cropland and/or ditches, and the use of fire to demolish structures” when the county is under a Red Flag Warning. The ban also takes effect when the North Dakota Fire Danger Index places the county in the Very High or Extreme categories. The use of fireworks is also banned under these conditions.