Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. There was a status conference this week regarding Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. You’ll remember Leiting resigned her job as Fair Meadow administrator under pressure in August 2023. At the status conference,…
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FERTILE, MN—The Agassiz Environmental Learning Center in Fertile will be hosting Summerfest on Sunday, June 23. Stacy Erickson with the Learning Center tells us about it. Erickson says there will also be guided mountain bike rides. Children must be accompanied by an adult and all riders must wear helmets. Helmets will be on sale for…
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CROOKSTON, MN—The City of Fertile is asking Polk County for money. At Tuesday’s Polk County Board meeting, billing clerk Stacy Erickson addressed the Board, asking for up to $500,000 for Fair Meadow Nursing Home for COVID-19 issues. Erickson asked if Polk County had some funds from the American Rescue Plan Act that had not been…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A motion hearing has been scheduled for April 24 in the case of Angie Leiting versus the City of Fertile, Fair Meadow Nursing Home and Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens. That motion hearing will cover motions for a dismissal of the case, a summary judgment…
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A man from Fertile who was on trial for attempted murder and assault has been acquitted of all charges. 29-year-old Oliver Berhow was accused regarding a November 2021 shooting in Oklee. Berhow was alleged to have shot Cody Landrus after Landrus confronted him with a baseball bat. Landrus survived, despite being shot in the head. …
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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 filed defense motions Friday in its upcoming court case regarding the dismissal of Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting last June. Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens, City Administrator Lisa Liden, and Council Members Amanda Bosman, Mary Kiefert, Todd Wise and Matthew Massman have all signed affidavits saying they “have great respect…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A new judge has been appointed to hear Angie Leiting’s lawsuit against the City of Fertile. Judge Jeffrey Remick was originally assigned the case in Polk County Court. But in papers filed this week, Remick recused himself. Judge Corey Harbott was assigned the case,…
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R&J News continues to go over court documents in the legal action between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile. Leiting resigned under fire in June 2023 as administrator of the city-owned nursing home. According to court documents, Fertile Mayor Dan Wilkens began questioning Fair Meadow’s operations since he…
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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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