FERTILE, MN—A man from Mentor was taken to the hospital after his motorcycle collided with an Amish buggy Friday night near Fertile. The Minnesota State Patrol says the crash happened around 5:20 Friday night on Highway 32 at 450th Street. 52-year-old Mark Johnson of Mentor was northbound on Highway 32, with a horse and buggy…
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Dozens of pages of depositions have been made publicly available in Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and former Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. As you may know, Leiting was forced to resign from her job as administrator of Fair Meadow in June of 2023. Her lawsuit alleges the Fertile…
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A financial consultant is claiming former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting has lost over $2 million in earnings capacity following her June 2023 resignation….as well as a loss of hundreds of thousands of dollars from a loss of enjoyment of life. You’ll remember Leiting resigned under fire after several meetings with the Fertile…
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FERTILE, MN—It’s being called a day of shopping, dining and fun. The third annual Ladies on the Loose event takes place in Fertile this Saturday. Valerie Wagner, one of the organizers of the event, tells us what will be happening. Wagner says there will be buckets at each location where you can register for a…
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FERTILE, MN—Fertile Mayor Brian Nephew is putting together a committee to promote what’s going on in the city. He talks about it to R&J News. We’ll have more from this week’s Fertile City Council meeting Monday on R&J News.
FERTILE, MN—Another community in the area will be celebrating the Christmas season on Saturday. Stacy Erickson of the Fertile Community Club talks about Santa Day. The Fertile Community Club is sponsoring Saturday’s Santa Day. Again, that’s from 1 to 3pm Saturday at the Fertile Community Center.
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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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. Retired Judge Gerald Seibel has accepted his appointment as special master for the court case between the City of Fertile and former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting. Leiting has filed suit against the City of Fertile, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens and the…
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If you’re interested in creating art, you might want to check out an event in Fertile on Saturday. Dawn Duncan, owner of Yellow Bright in Detroit Lakes, says it will take place in a unique setting. Duncan talks more about what you can do on Saturday. Countryside Creative: Art Day at the Barn is Saturday…
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