The Haxtun Police Department is back to full force with the addition of third officer Darrell Smith. Smith started is position with the local department in mid-September and was officially sworn into office on Thursday, Sept. 27. Smith and his wife, Kyla, and their two children reside in Haxtun.

For nearly the past year, Smith has served as a deputy with the Phillips County Sheriff's Office; a job he started last December. "I left the Sheriff's Office to better myself professionally as well as to work closer to home," Smith said of his recent shift in departments. "The Haxtun PD has a slew of...