Deming News

Deming All Star 9- and 10-year olds captured the New Mexico Little League State Softball Championship in Bayard with a resounding victory over Coronado Little League.

Richard "Dick" Gilmore was an honorary guest of the Deming Boy Scouts during their Celebration of Life Walk in the community's support in the fight against cancer.

Western New Mexico University staffer Vanessa Molina took on a hula hoop challenge back in 2012 when Deming residents were treated to a cookout as part of the university's tour of the southern half of the state.

A graveside service will be held on Friday, July 25 at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bridgewater at 3 p.m., for David Woodward, 51, who died unexpectedly on July 20. He is survived by four brothers; Milo of Deming, New Mexico, Lawrence of White River.

Children and adults are finding the Sam Baca Aquatic Center is a good way to beat the heat in Deming.

Courtesy Photo Employees of Smith and Aguirre Construction Company in Las Cruces are near completion of the Safe Routes to School project at Ruben S. Torres Elementary School.

Deryk "Buzz" Perales pulled a Deming Double by capturing the Rio Mimbres Invitational Golf Tournament Championship on the heels of the men's club championship at the course.

Sign-ups for the fall season of the Deming Soccer League will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Deming High School's main campus lobby.

The Luna County Board of Commissioners will consider a resolution Thursday declaring the week of July 14 as New Mexico Hunger Week.

The Lawell family designs bracelets to place in Operation Christmas Child shoe boxes.

Two teenage boys accused of burglarizing a local convenience store were foiled by a quick-thinking detective and strong police work, Deming Police officials said.

DEMING >> A Luna County Florida Mountain volunteer firefighter registered a blood-alcohol content more than two times the legal limit after the county vehicle he was driving was pulled over by a Deming Police officer.

Hanging on to shirt tails from last year's inaugural event, the Deming Pride has organized its first annual Deming Pride: Celebrating Pride and Equality Festival for Friday and Saturday, July 18-19, at Voiers' Park.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will visit a temporary immigration detention center in southeastern New Mexico on Friday and meet with officials in Texas about the ongoing humanitarian immigrant crisis, the department said Thursday.

A shy Adam Fofana, 13, sends out a message to all of his classmates and the Deming community.

An Agriculture Lease Renewal Workshop is scheduled to help State Land Office lessees fill out renewal applications in Deming on Monday.

Western New Mexico University-Deming Senior Program Advisor Elizabeth Davila presented staff computer technician Michael Temple with a certificate awarding him WNMU-Deming Staff Member of the Month.

A City of Deming employee working for the Deming Police Department was involved in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday morning directly in front of City Hall at 309 S. Gold St. The driver of the white vehicle was pulling out of John Strand Municipal Building when she was struck by another vehicle.

Headlight Photo Richard Holguin shakes hands with Deming Mayor Benny Jasso during the grand opening of his Wheelchair and Walker business at its new location 1204 Columbus Road.

Headlight Photo Jimmy Herrera, a former Deming High graduate and now a deputy fire chief in Las Cruces, presented the Rachel Herrera Female Scholarship to graduate Alexa Chumpitaz during the DHS Scholarship and Awards Night held in May at the Deming Public Schools Auditorium.