Local NewsCleanup Set for Saturday
(Deming) – Keep Luna County Beautiful’s Great American Cleanup is set for this Saturday. Organizations are encouraged to have members participate, and volunteers are encouraged to bring friends and family members to Courthouse Park at 8 a.m. Saturday. From the park, volunteers will be dispatched to various areas of the county to pick up trash, and will be provided with necessary items for the cleanup. In past years, volunteers helped clean over 15,000 pounds of trash from area roadways. Following the morning cleanup, volunteers will be given an appreciation picnic lunch sponsored by Aramark and there will be opportunities to win door prizes. Again, volunteers should gather at Courthouse Park this Saturday, April 21st, at 8 a.m. for the biannual Great American Cleanup sponsored by Keep Luna County Beautiful. Voter Registration Closes May 8th (Deming) – Voter registration will close May 8th for the upcoming primary election. County Clerk Andrea Rodriguez said that in order to be eligible to vote in the June 5th primary election, voters who are not already registered to vote must do so by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8th. Interested persons may register in the clerk’s office on the first floor of the Luna County Courthouse, or online through the New Mexico Secretary of State’s website: www.sos.state.nm.us. Tuesday, May 8th, also is the first day a voter may cast a paper absentee ballot or vote on an electronic voting system in the clerk’s office. The last day for early voting in the clerk’s office is Saturday, June 2nd. Voters also may request an application and absentee ballot be mailed to them. The last day the clerk may mail an absentee ballot to an applicant is Friday, June 1st. For more information on registering to vote, call the county clerk’s office at 546-0491. Crime Report (Deming) – Here’s the area crime report: Justin Tovar, age 25, was arrested for prohibited possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia… Kevin Weaver, age 34, was arrested on a Nebraska warrant for delivery or distribution of marijuana… Brenda Ramos, age 36, was arrested on a District Court warrant and a Magistrate warrant for failure to pay fines… Jose Carrillo, age 34, was arrested on a District Court warrant for failure to appear… and Alonso Guevara-Zambrano, age 19, from Santa Fe, was arrested on a District Court warrant out of Santa Fe County for failure to appear. Also, a television valued at $800 was taken from a residence off S. Zinc… and a backpack and a school-issued computer tablet, with a combined value of over $700, were taken from the high school. 
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KDEM-FM LIVE AUDIO Local Deming Weather
Deming Radio Weather Steve Hamilton Today: Mostly sunny and cooler. High: Around 70. Wind: W 20 to 25 mph, gusting to 35-40.Tonight: Clear. Low: Around 40. Wind: NW 15 to 25 mph, gusting to 35. Saturday: Sunny. High: Upper 70s. Breezy. Wind: NW 10 to 25 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear. Low: Upper 40s. Wind: W 10 to 20 mph. Sunday: Sunny. High: Upper 70s. Wind: NE 5 to 15 mph. Monday: Sunny. High: Lower 80s. Regional Weather Low pressure will move east along the NM/CO border today, bringing some precipitation to NM. Accumulating snow will be possible in the northern mountains above 8,500 feet. For the rest of northern NM and onto the eastern plains, showers and thunderstorms are possible. There is a slight chance of a few severe thunderstorms for the south-central counties and further east on the plains. Windy for most areas through the afternoon, especially the central mountain chain, the east-central plains and the southwest deserts. Temperatures will be cooler as a cold front whips through from the northwest. We may get another shot at some showers for the northern counties on Sunday with a weak low pressure area moving through. 
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