Sivertsen says asked to resign, calls for a hearing

Editor’s note: This version adds information received after printing deadline that the issue is on the agenda for the Hill County Commission business meeting 10 a.m. Thursday.

Great Northern Fair Board member Bob Sivertsen said in a letter he has been asked to resign after being accused of misdeeds at the fairgrounds and has requested a public hearing to tell his side of the story.

Employees at the fairgrounds accused Sivertsen, who was appointed to the board by the Hill County Commission in April, of taking actions including pouring motor oil on the fairgrounds as mosquito repellant, cutting...