Luna County News

With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday nearly here, the Deming-Luna County Humane Society reminds residents that most pets are fearful of fireworks.

Numerous new laws passed during the 2009 session of the New Mexico Legislature became effective July 1. They include abolishment of the death penalty, increased penalties for drunk driving and tougher domestic violence laws.

Summer programs under the Luna County branch of the New Mexico Cooperative Extension Office include several through 4-H, including rocketry and leathercraft.

How to tackle substance abuse is a question that may never be answered. With drug use prevalent despite the hard work and dedication of local law enforcement and health care providers, some are looking at specific groups to help.

A 41-year-old Deming man has been arrested for criminal sexual penetration of a minor in the second degree, following a report from Florida regarding a 15-year-old girl.

An ongoing investigation of members of the Deming Police Department had produced no new public information by Friday.

Tails were wagging and ears were perked Monday as locals, government officials and staff celebrated with orphaned dogs and cats at the Deming-Luna County Humane Society for the grand opening of the new quarantine facility at the Deming Animal Shelter.

Jenny Parra, an out-of-work Las Cruces waitress, has been looking for a job for the past four months.

Professional services contracts within Luna County continue to fly out the window.

Your local American Legion Bataan Post Unit 4, located at 619 W. Spruce St., has been renovated for your comfort and convenience.

There's no need for concern the next few days should you see multiple emergency vehicles and aircraft or hear sirens in remote areas of Luna County.

In this scene from History Detectives that will air at 7 p.m. MDT today on PBS, from left are Professor Eduardo Pagan, investigator, Dedra Kolste, subject of the show from Olympic Peninsula of Washington State; and Richard Dean Historian/Archivist of Columbus, N.M. The mystery is whether a watch fob given to Dedra Kolste by a neighbor many years ...

A promise to help develop legislative proposals to improve border safety was delivered Wednesday in Santa Teresa as Lt.

Luna County is seeing a reduction in force in order to help balance the fiscal year 2009-10 budget.

Luna County is slated to receive close to $2 million from the federal government and the timing couldn't be better.

Well, another quick and easy recipe gets good reviews from our testers. Shelly Batts from our office, Tamara Hurt, Luna County Under Sheriff Gary Ciccotelli and Allen Batts, and Benny and Frankie from the Planning Department all agreed that the flavor can't be beat.

The Luna County Sheriff's Office this week begins adding additional patrols to New Mexico's 100 Days and Nights of Summer campaign.

What good is electricity if you can't transport it to power-hungry customers? The SunZia Southwest Transmission Project aims to develop a new regional electrical transmission line -- one 500 kilovolt line or two parallel lines -- for use in Southern New Mexico and Southern Arizona.

County personnel with degrees of all sorts still find the need to continue their education.

Well, I discovered Deming and Luna County once more with a trip with daughter-in-law Mary Frances Pacheco Leupold at the wheel of her five-passenger Jeep; seats holding dad Florentino Pacheco, mother Juanita Pacheco, daughter Amy Pacheco Leupold and yours truly.