Local News4-H Members Shine at District
(Deming) – Luna County 4-H members had a strong showing at this year’s district contests held in Socorro last week. Luna County won the Junior Entomology Judging, Junior Public Speaking and Junior Mix-and-Match sewing contests. In Junior Entomology, Ivan Schultz was the high-point individual, Calleigh Sweetser was second-high, Trinity Ruebush – third-high and Dillon Gors – fourth-high. Ivan Shultz won the Junior Prepared Public Speaking contest, and Emily Davenport placed second. Calleigh Sweetser was the high-point individual in the Junior Mix-and-Match three-piece-outfit sewing contest. Calleigh Sweetser was second-high individual in Junior 22-Rifle, and Brent Hays was fifth-high. Sweetser, Hays and teammates Roy Scott Chandler and Julian Perez placed second in the Junior Rifle team competition. Marc Dominguez placed second in Junior Agronomy Judging and fifth in Range Identification, Ivan Schultz placed fourth in Junior Horticulture Judging, and Eli Turner placed 5th in Novice Wildlife Judging. Also, both the Luna County Novice and Junior teams placed fifth in Archery. Novice teammates were Isabelle Lescombes and Eli Turner, and Junior teammates were Emily Davenport, Sebastien Lescombes and Joseph Mesa. 4-H is a youth organization open to participants from ages 5-19. Novice competitors are 9-11, while junior competitors are 12-13. District contests include 4-H members from seven counties: Luna as well as Catron, Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Sierra and Socorro. Business Registrations Due This Week (Deming) – If you operate a business in Luna County outside the incorporated boundaries of Deming or Columbus, it is time to renew your business registration. County Clerk Andrea Rodriguez said business owners must renew their business registration or apply for a new business registration on or before this Friday, June 30th. And a reminder: this week begins Luna County’s new four-day work week, so the clerk’s office will be closed Friday. Luna County Ordinance #5 provides for a penalty of $25 a month and/or a 90-day jail sentence and/or a $300 fine for each violation. Persons engaged solely in farming and ranching or whose annual gross sales do not exceed $500 are exempt from the ordinance. Contact the county clerk's office at 546-0491 for more information. Luna County administrative offices are now open from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Mondays through Thursdays, and closed Fridays. Crime Report (Deming) - Here's the area crime report: Isaac Garcia, age 21, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for aggravated battery on a household member and causing criminal damage to the property of a household member… Fabian Sanchez, age 23, was arrested for burglary… Benjamin Martinez, age 53, was charged with interfering with officers… five people – 43-year-old Mauricio Alvarado, 41-year-old Katherine Bryant, 37-year-old Arturo Lugo, 54-year-old Manuel Martinez and 59-year-old Rito Ortega – were cited for having alcohol in a public place… Ernesto Dominguez, age 19, was cited for trespassing at Walmart… and a 15-year-old boy was cited for causing criminal damage to property. Also, a 1987 Winnebago RV valued at $5,000 was stolen from a truck stop off Hwy 418… $3,000 cash was taken from an office off W. Florida… a 1989 Ford Taurus valued at $1,500 was stolen from a location off W. Clark Street… a motor bike valued at $600 was taken from a location off E. Birch… over $500 worth of tools were taken from a residence off S. Iron… and a 2002 Dodge pickup stolen in Lexington, KY, was recovered at the Columbus port of entry.
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Local Deming Weather
Deming Radio Weather Steve Hamilton
Today: Sunny, warm and windy. High: 98. Wind: NW 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 30. Tonight: Mostly clear. Low: 65. Wind: NW 15 to 20 mph, gusting to 30. Thursday: Sunny and breezy. High: 97. Wind: NW 10 to 15 mph, gusting to 25. Thursday Night: Mostly clear. Low: Mid 60s. Wind gusting to 25 mph. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 99. North wind 7 to 9 mph. Saturday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west southwest in the morning. Regional Outlook: The flow of humid air from the south will decrease a little more today. We'll still have a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms over southeast NM, diminishing in the afternoon. Temperatures will be a bit warmer, but the big weather word for Wednesday is "wind". A low pressure trough east of the mountains, combined with incoming low pressure from the west will kick up gusty wind across the state. Breezy in the mountains, and windy for the plains, with gusts to 35 mph. A ridge of high pressure centered over the Four Corners region will keep fair weather over most of NM on Wednesday afternoon. With more sunshine available, temperatures will gain a few degrees, with the hottest areas being the southeast plains, reaching the low 100s. Our weather will stay warm, dry and breezy through Friday. No weather-related travel difficulties are expected for NM through Thursday. Tuesday's High Temperatures: Northwest: Lower 90s. Central Valleys: Mid 90s. Mountains: Upper 70s to Mid 80s. Northeast Plains: Mid to Upper 90s. East Central Plains: Upper 90s to Low 100s. Southeast Plains: Low 100s. Southwest Deserts: Mid 90s. Steve Hamilton AMS Meteorologist KDEM-FM LIVE AUDIO 
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