You may not know it, but Monday is a holiday. June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, is a federal holiday….which means you won’t have mail delivered, federal offices will be closed and most banks will also be closed. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says Juneteenth is now a state holiday, too. Liden says Juneteenth will…
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FERTILE, MN—There’s going to be a public hearing Thursday night in Fertile about issuing general obligation bonds to renovate the city’s community center. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says the community center needs a lot of fixing. Liden says the estimated cost for all the repairs is around $800,000. The public hearing begins at 6:30…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, February 13th. At the meeting, the council got an update from their engineer on a couple of their infrastructure projects awaiting funding from the legislature. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says their water project is still in line to receive…
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FERTILE, MN—It’s not simply a New Year’s resolution. In 2023, the Fertile Community Center will see several changes….as Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden explains. Liden was speaking to R&J Broadcasting’s Mark Askelson as part of our Year in Review series.
In the next few days, we’ll be taking down Christmas decorations and wondering what to do with the Christmas tree. In the City of Ada, it’s recommended that you take the tree to the City’s compost site. You can also put it on the curb, but you must also call the Ada Public Works department…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their final regular monthly meeting of the 2022 year on Monday night, December 12th where they set the final levy, approved water and sewer rate increases, and more. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says their water fund is doing ok now, but there are a number of…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, November 14th. At the meeting the council discussed a quote to better insulate the city public works shop. City Clerk Stacey Erickson says they only had one quote and there was potential for a conflict of interest, so they will…
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Fertile, MN — For the next five Saturdays, the trails of the Agassiz Environmental Learning Center in Fertile come alive with ghouls and goblins and transform into the Haunted Trail! The Haunted Trail returns this Saturday, October 1st and continues each Saturday through the month of October from dusk until Midnight. A fundraiser for the…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile Community Club welcomes all shoppers to their 34th annual Fall Craft Show this Saturday, September 24th from 9am until 3pm. The craft show will once again be held at the Industrial Building and Nelson building at the Polk County Fairgrounds. The event used to be held at the Fertile-Beltrami School,…
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Fertile, MN — The Fertile City Council held their regular monthly meeting on Monday night, August 8th at Fertile City Hall. The council recently got back some estimates on their proposed Community Center remodel project. Fertile City Administrator Lisa Liden says there going to check back with their engineers as some of the costs were…
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