FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council had been looking for an auditor for several months. At Monday night’s regular meeting, the Council voted to hire Minneapolis-based CliftonLarsonAllen LLP to handle audits for 2023 and 2024. Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew tells us more. Nephew talks about other business at Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting. Jude Olson died…
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CROOKSTON, MN—Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Trial dates have been set for the case of Angie Leiting versus the City of Fertile, Mayor Dan Wilkens and the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Polk County Judge Anne Rasmusson has ordered a pre-trial hearing for October 17, with a jury trial to…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A special master appointed in the litigation between the City of Fertile, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and Fair Meadow Nursing Home against former Fair Meadow administrator Angie Leiting has issued a ruling regarding several documents in the case. You’ll remember Leiting was forced to…
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That’s Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens reading from City Council member Todd Wise’s letter of resignation at Tuesday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. Wise (seen in file photo on the far right) was not present at Tuesday’s meeting. The Council took no action on appointing a replacement for Wise. R&J News asked Fertile City Administrator Lisa…
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FERTILE, MN—One of the most watched elections in northwest Minnesota was in Fertile, where Mayor Dan Wilkens faced two challengers. This was after Wilkens and the Fertile City Council forced the resignation of Fair Home Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting in June of 2023. Many Fertile residents were unhappy with the move and on Tuesday…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council heard from an upset citizen at Monday’s regular meeting. For almost a year and a half, April Swenby has been asking the Council for data from public meetings and not had a response. Swenby says her concerns have to do with the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. June of 2023…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile residents heard from the candidates for Mayor and City Council at a public forum Wednesday night. One question asked was how the City should deal with running the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. This was Mayor Dan Wilkens’ response: Another mayoral candidate, Brian Nephew, gave this answer: The third candidate for Mayor of…
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FERTILE, MN—The City of Fertile will be buying more land for the city’s airport. At Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting, the Council approved buying land near the airport’s runway. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. It will cost $67,100 to acquire the land, but the City’s share will only be just over $3355, with…
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CROOKSTON, MN—A Polk County Judge has ruled on several motions in Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against her former employer, Fair Meadow Nursing Home, the City of Fertile and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. Polk County District Judge Ann Rasmusson ruled Tuesday on several motions that had been filed in April. Leiting filed suit against the City of…
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At Monday night’s meeting, the Fertile City Council approved a data practice policy for people who want copies of public data. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden: Also at Monday’s meeting, City financial records show the City-owned Fair Meadow nursing home is running at a loss. From October 2023 through May of this year, the nursing…
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