Haxtun TC accepts resignation from Mayhew; votes to retire badge

Police Chief Tanya Mayhew submitted her letter of resignation to members of the Haxtun Town Council on Monday evening, Oct. 4. Her intended last day of employment with the local police department will be Monday, Nov. 1. After accepting her letter of resignation and voting to retire her badge number, council members formed a police chief hiring committee to immediately find a suitable replacement for the already short-staffed police force.

“After almost 19 years with the Town of Haxtun, I am retiring my position as Chief of Police for the Town of Haxtun effective Nov. 1,” Mayhew said in her let...