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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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A Commissioner with the Minnesota Department of Administration–Data Practices has ruled that the City of Fertile did not comply with the state’s open meeting law when it held closed meetings earlier this year regarding former Fair Meadow Nursing Home Administrator Angie Leiting. You’ll remember…
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FERTILE, MN—Monday night, the Fertile City Council approved a preliminary budget for 2024, as well as a preliminary levy increase. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden talks about the levy. The levy increase and budget for 2024 will become official at the Fertile City Council’s December meeting. In other business, the Council approved an amendment to…
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The dispute between the City of Fertile and Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the Fair Meadow Nursing Home is moving into the courtroom. A statement released Thursday by Leiting’s attorney says Leiting has filed suit against the City of Fertile, Mayor Daniel Wilkens and Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Assisted Living–which is owned by…
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FERTILE, MN— At this week’s Fertile City Council meeting, the Council took a first step toward hiring a new administrator for the Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. Liden was asked what it would cost to hire the search firm. The administrator position at Fair Meadow Nursing Home has been vacant…
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FERTILE, MN—The Fertile City Council held a special meeting Monday night to discuss change orders to the Community Center renovation. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says the Council approved spending approximately $7500 for roof repairs. Meanwhile, the Council took no action on a proposal to change some of the new windows being installed at the…
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FERTILE, MN— Over 80 people attended Monday’s Fertile City Council meeting to show support for Angie Leiting, the former administrator of the city-owned Fair Meadow Nursing Home. Leiting says in June she was forced by the City Council to resign or else be fired. Leiting and dozens of supporters hoped the Council would answer a…
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FERTILE, MN—People in Fertile are still standing behind Angie Leiting. You’ll remember last month the Fertile City Council gave her an ultimatum to resign her job as administrator of the Fair Meadow Nursing Home or be fired. Dozens of people came to the July Fertile City Council meeting to support Leiting and now that support…
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