Lundgren appointed mayor following resignation

Mayor Brandon Biesemeier submitted his letter of resignation to the Haxtun Town Council during a Monday evening, Aug. 1 meeting at the Haxtun Community Center. Biesemeier notified the Council in early spring that he and his family planned to move outside city limits and he would no longer be able to fulfill his term as Mayor.

“Please accept this letter of resignation from my current position as Mayor of the Town of Haxtun, effective Aug. 14,” Biesemeier said as he read his letter out loud. “As I stated previously in a meeting, I would soon be residing out of the city limits and unfortunately t...