Tag: Fair Meadow Nursing Home

Fertile Council Hires Fair Meadow Nursing Home Administrator

FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council hired an administrator for Fair Meadow Nursing Home at a special Council meeting Monday night.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew tells R&J News four candidates were interviewed for the position and two finalists were then chosen.  Nephew tells us about the Council’s choice. Nephew says the Council made a corresponding move…
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December 2, 2025 0

Fair Meadow Nursing Home Update

FERTILE, MN—There’s still a “Help Wanted” sign for an administrator at the Fair Meadow Nursing Home in Fertile.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew updates us on the search for a new administrator. The City of Fertile owns Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Meanwhile, at Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting, the Council voted to amend a city…
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October 23, 2025 0

Special Fertile City Council Meeting

FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Monday night to settle several issues.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says one of those was hiring a new city attorney. Council members Mary Keifert, Amanda Bosman and Eileen Todahl voted to hire Cynthia Kirchoff as city attorney.   It was also revealed at Monday’s meeting there was…
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September 30, 2025 0

Settlement Reached In Leiting vs Fertile, Wilkens & Fair Meadow Nursing Home

Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following.  Former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting has settled her lawsuit against the City of Fertile, former Mayor Dan Wilkens and Fair Meadow Nursing Home (owned by the City of Fertile).  You’ll remember Leiting was forced to resign her job as administrator in…
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August 29, 2025 0

Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting had a break for an hour and 20 minutes…while the Council went into closed session to consider allegations or charges against an individual subject to the Council’s authority.  The matter wasn’t resolved in that closed session and will be taken up again at the Council’s next meeting on September…
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August 19, 2025 0

Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Tuesday morning.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew tells us about the meeting. Nephew tells us how many candidates will be interviewed. Fair Meadow Nursing Home, which is owned by the City of Fertile, hasn’t had a permanent administrator since Angie Leiting resigned under pressure in June of…
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August 5, 2025 0

Fair Meadow & UM-Crookston Receive State Grants

Fair Meadow Nursing Home of Fertile and the University of Minnesota-Crookston have received over $244,000 in workforce development grants from the State of Minnesota’s Dual Training Grant Program.  Fair Meadow received $79,200 and UMC received $165,000.  That money will go toward giving 37 employees with on-the-job training and the chance to receive credentials in health…
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July 31, 2025 0

Fertile City Council Meets

FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council made a renewed push to hire an administrator for the City-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home at Monday night’s Council meeting.  Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew says the nursing home’s advisory board made a suggestion that would fill a position that’s been open since Angie Leiting resigned under duress in June 2023.…
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July 22, 2025 0

Settlement Reached In Leiting Lawsuit vs Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home & Wilkens

The lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home Administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens has been settled.   According to a letter from Leiting’s attorney, Sarah Jewell, to Polk County Judge Anne Rasmusson that was delivered Friday, a settlement agreement has been reached…and Jewell…
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July 18, 2025 0

Leiting vs Fertile Hearing Thursday Morning

A motion hearing will be held Thursday morning in the lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens.  Both sides have asked the Polk County Court for summary judgments in the case.  Fertile is asking that the case be dismissed;…
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June 5, 2025 0