This month’s motion hearing scheduled in the lawsuit involving former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile has been canceled. You’ll remember earlier this month, the original Polk County judge assigned to the case, Jeffrey Remick, recused himself and Judge Anne Rasmusson was assigned to the case. But in court…
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The City of Fertile provided an update on the status of a potential sale of the Fair Meadow Nursing to Cornerstone during their city council meeting on Monday night. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says discussions are still in the early stages. Liden says the Fertile City Council also agreed to loan money to the…
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R&J News is continuing to examine court documents in the case between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile. Just as Leiting has asked for a summary judgment that would remove Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and the other four City Council members from office; the attorney representing the City…
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R&J News has found new information about the legal case involving former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting against the City of Fertile. Angie Leiting’s attorneys have asked Polk County Judge Jeffrey Remick for a summary judgment in her lawsuit against the City. That summary judgment would have Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and City…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fair Meadow Nursing Home took up most of the conversation at Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. During public comments, a resident expressed concern about how the City Council has handled operation of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home since administrator Angie Leiting resigned under fire in June. Then, Kari Swanson and Dave…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Thursday night to go over audits of the City and the City-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Both audits were considered clean–that is, they were prepared according to accounting standards. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says Fair Meadow’s ability to stay afloat was brought up. Auditor Ashley…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council is holding a special meeting Thursday night at 7 at the Community Center Auditorium. There will be presentations on two audits: one of the City of Fertile, the other of Fair Meadow Nursing Home, which the City owns. Once again, that Fertile City Council meeting is at 7pm R&J News…
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FERTILE, MN— Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting was the quietest in several months…with no shouting matches between the audience and council members. The Council appointed Cheryll Reitmeier, Cynthis Hibbard and Roger Narlock to the Fair Meadow Nursing Home Advisory Board, joining Dennis Hanson and Carol Swenby, who had been appointed earlier, and two City Council…
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FERTILE, MN— The Fertile City Council has called a special meeting for Tuesday night. The agenda has two items regarding the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. One is about appointments to the nursing home’s advisory board; the other concerns disposal of beds. The City of Fertile owns Fair Meadow Nursing Home and many citizens are unhappy…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fair Meadow Nursing Home was brought up again at Monday night’s Fertile City Council meeting. The nursing home, which is owned by the City of Fertile, has been on the minds of residents since Angie Leiting’s dismissal as nursing home administrator in June. Audience members asked the Council who would make up the…
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