New Mayor Michael Ensminger and Councilmember Dave Green took their oaths of office to serve the Town of Haxtun in a Monday night, Dec. 5 meeting at the community center. In addition to filling new positions around the table, council members adopted the 2023 budget along with appropriate resolutions and met in an executive session for nearly an hour to discuss the Chief of Police position.

Ensminger took the Mayor position with the Haxtun Town Council, relieving Lori Lundgren of her Mayor Pro-Tem position she's filled over the past few months. Lundgren has filled in as mayor since the resignat...