NUNN — In the ongoing government feud in this town that was once mistakenly known as Nunn, Wyo., the town clerk has ruled the recall petitions against six town board members were acceptable and will next go to the board itself to set the date of the recall election.

Unless the clerk's decision is appealed to Weld District Court.

In the town's odd history, Nunn was first incorporated in 1906 as a Wyoming town. Two years later, it was incorporated as Nunn, Colo.

For some, that early mix-up about Nunn is indicative of the town itself and the struggle it is experiencing.

“I've always thought of it as ‘the nation of Nunn,' ” said Eaton attorney Keith McIntyre, who was representing some of the town board members being recalled.

“It started out in Wyoming, then Colorado, and now it's still having problems with growing.”

The political battles in Nunn have become legendary, with charges coming from both sides. In one case, a board member claims her husband was deliberately run off the road; in another case, one town officials said someone shot at her house; in a third incident, a Greeley mediator said he actually had to leave a town board meeting because he felt intimidated by angry board members and townspeople.

Six of the seven board members' names were on the recall petitions with three on each side fighting against the other. Town Clerk Tori McMechan said she tried to find a mediator, but no one will take the job.