Mescalero News

Theodore D. Crane, 33, of the 1600 block of West Fifth, Tularosa, was arrested on two Municipal Court warrants for alleged failure to pay, a Magistrate Court warrant for alleged failure to appear and a New Mexico Department of Corrections warrant for an alleged probation violation.

Zia Therapy Center Inc. will resume its ZA Trans public transportation service Thursday, a spokeswoman said.

Public transportation service was to return to the Mescalero Apache Reservation late this week.

A resident on the 2100 block of North Florida reported that sometime between 7 p.m. Nov.

The Boys & Girls Club of Otero County's Angel Tree services children in the region during the holiday season and throughout the year if a dire need should arise.

Officers investigating a suspicious activity call charged the following people after they allegedly attempted to flee from officers and were found with various illegal items on their person: * A 16-year-old male was referred to the Juvenile Probation and Parole Office for alleged possession of marijuana and resisting/obstructing an officer.

Young women and teens from Do-a Ana County performed well in the Miss New Mexico USA pageant over the weekend in Mescalero, N.M. Rosanne Dene Aguilar of Sunland Park earned the crown of Miss New Mexico USA, and Faith Annelies Cortez of Las Cruces won the title of Miss New Mexico Teen USA.

A resident on the 1400 block of Columbia reported that between 11 p.m. Nov. 8 and 8 a.m. Nov.

Mark Chino, who previously served one term as president of the Mescalero Apache Tribe, was re-elected to the top post Tuesday.

New Mexico regulators are investigating Ruidoso's discontinuation of EMS ambulance services several years ago.

Victor Jaramillo, 24, of the 800 block of Bonnell, was arrested on a District Court warrant for alleged failure to appear.

Michael Torres, 44, of 89 Southland Road, was sentenced to seven days in jail, given 357 days probation, and assessed $430 in fines and court costs for driving on a revoked license.

A former salvage yard on the U.S. 70 entry into Ruidoso from Mescalero was recommended as the location of a new municipal cemetery.

The Inn of the Mountain Gods Resort and Casino hosted its 3rd annual pow-wow contest Saturday, replete with remarkable drum groups and resplendent Native American dancers of all ages.

Charles Harrison apparently no longer is superintendent of Mescalero Schools. According to a receptionist at the school district, the acting superintendent is former high school principal Maria Saenz and Harrison no longer works for the district.

Lonnie Roe, 32, of the 10 block of Cactus, Boles Acres, turned himself in to the Department of Public Safety on a Municipal Court commitment order.

Authorities and school officials in the Ruidoso area are helping students deal with what is believed to be a string of teenage suicides.

Editor's note: Police logs are provided to the Daily News by the Alamogordo Department of Public Safety.

RUIDOSO Ruidoso School officials addressed actions they are taking since the second teen death by suicide this month and third in two months at a news conference at Ruidoso High School Friday.

Those of us in the news business can get pretty jaded and calloused about the events of the day, and the foibles of human nature that comprise them.