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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There’s going to be a candidate forum in Fertile Wednesday night. It will start at 6:30pm at the Duane Knutson Community Center. The three candidates for Mayor will be there: incumbent Dan Wilkens, Brian Nephew and Todd Peterson. So will the three candidates for two City Council seats: incumbent Amanda Bosman, Mark Sandness and John…
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Here’s an update to a story R&J News has been following. A special master has been appointed in the lawsuit between former Fair Meadow Nursing Home administrator Angie Leiting and the City of Fertile, Mayor Dan Wilkens and Fair Meadow–which is owned by the City of Fertile. You’ll remember a year ago, Leiting sued the…
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FERTILE, MN—There’s going to be a party Thursday night at the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center in Fertile. Stacy Erickson, the Agassiz Center Board’s Vice Chair says it’s going to be a Star Party. Erickson says there will be activities to explore craters on the moon, and to go over the space missions to the moon. …
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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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