Deming News

Charles Scanlon Photo Newly-elected Columbus Mayor Phillip Skinner poses with Luna County Commission Chairman Jay Spivey during a village council meeting in Columbus.

The Alzheimer's Support Group will host a free meeting from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday at the Deming Senior Citizen's Center, 800 S. Granite St. The topic wil be: "Hazards to Watch Out For."

Deming Cesar Chavez Charter High School faculty and staff welcomed New Mexico Senator John Arthur Smith to the Governing Council Meeting ast Monday.

Headlight Photo Despite a maze of orange traffic barrels, the "Y" merger that stradles the Deming Visitor Center is under reconstruction.

Three juveniles and one adult were in custody Friday, following an early-morning break-in at the Big Kmart store.

Terry Meyers Photo Native Air Lead Pilot Rudy Hernandez, left, and Deming Fire Department Battalion Chief Delbert Rivera have developed a strong partnership in order to allow quick response to medical needs of the public.

The quilt art on display during the Demng Quilting B's show at the Deming-Luna-Mimbres Museum was such a big hit that museum officials asked the Bs if they would leave their work hanging through the month of March.

Velma Von Mosch, 92, better known as he "Yodeling Grandma," is leaving Deming to be closer to relatives in California.

Spring is almost here and the Friends of Rockhound State Park want to remind you that you may place pre-orders for native plants for your spring garden through the Luna County Extension Office, located on Poplar Street next to the Luan County Sheriff's Office.

Headlight Photo Mayor-Elect Benny Jasso, left, receives a handshake and a certificate from City of Deming Administrator Rick McInturff during Monday's regularly scheduled City Council meeting in the John Strand Municipal Building at 309 S. Gold St. Benny Jasso took charge of his first city council meeting as mayor of Deming.

Luna County Assessor Delilah Orquiz Rojo announces she will run for re-election, and with 26 years of experience under her belt, she plans to continue serving Luna County.

Courtesy Photo From left are Bill Madden, Richard Dean and Fritz Wagoner laying out survey plans for the historic First Aero Squadron Army airstrip in Columbus, NM.

Governor Susan Martinez recently signed into legislation prohibiting texting while driving in New Mexico.

Dona Irwin had planned to step away from New Mexico politics due to health issues in 2013.

Santero artists and former Deming resident Manuel Chavez visited with second-grade students at Ruben S;.

An ancient metal ax is embedded in the skull of a Spanish conquistador from the late 1600s, found in Northern New Mexico, in a new exhibit, "The Skull Beneath the Skin: Forensic Anthropology of the Human Cranium" at NMSU's University Museum in Kent Hall at University Avenue and Solano Drive.

A federal jury in Las Cruces exonerated Luna County of all claims filed against in a 2011 lawsuit.

Think of rocks in the most unlikely sense and you would have probably found it at the 49th annual Rockhound Round Up this past weekend at the Southwestern New Mexico State Fairgrounds.

DMS history buffs Courtesy Photo Deming Intermediate School history students recently attended a National History Day regional competition in Las Cruces.

An ancient metal ax is embedded in the skull of a Spanish conquistador from the late 1600s, found in Northern New Mexico, in a new exhibit, "The Skull Beneath the Skin: Forensic Anthropology of the Human Cranium" at NMSU's University Museum in Kent Hall at University Avenue and Solano Drive.