_A warrant was issued for Jamie Pannel, age 30, of Columbus, Ohio, for unlawful taking of a motor vehicle and theft of a credit card -- crimes that occurred in Luna County... James Marquez, age 50, was arrested for shoplifting at Kmart... Sergio Granillo, age 24, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole office warrant for a probation violation... Joe Melendez, age 41, was arrested on two warrants -- one Magistrate and one Municipal... a Magistrate warrant was served on inmate Lorenzo Jaramillo, age 23, for failure to appear, failure to comply with conditions of probation and failure to comply with D-W-I programs... and a Magistrate warrant was served on inmate Robin Loftin, age 27, for failure to pay fines.
Also... a 2001 Isuzu Rodeo valued at three-thousand dollars was stolen from a location off Klondike; a stereo valued at three-hundred dollars was taken from a residence at the same location... an ignition interlock device, a radar detector and a vehicle performance programmer with a combined value of 16-hundred dollars were taken from a vehicle parked off South Santa Fe; also the vehicle was keyed and damage is estimated at a thousand dollars... a laptop computer valued at 500-dollar was taken from a residence off North Platinum... over 200-dollars cash was taken from a wallet left at a restaurant off North Platinum... and a window was shot on a home off Corte de Diana.
_Luna County officials are looking for volunteers interested in helping with the Buzz-Free After-Prom Party sponsored by the Luna County D-W-I Prevention Program. Luna County D-W-I Program Coordinator Katherine Smyer said that prom night is the deadliest night for teens... and hosting an alcohol-free party is a way for the community to keep students safely entertained. Smyer said she highly encourages parents, teachers and community members to participate in this fun-filled event. The Buzz-Free After-Prom Party will be held at the Starmax Entertainment Center, and teens will be able to enjoy two movies, bowling, arcade games, miniature golf, dancing and refreshments. Anyone interested in volunteering should call 544-7377 or email katherine_smyer@lunacountynm.us.
 _Eight Luna County senior 4-H members will be advancing to the State 4-H Shooting Sports shotgun competition next month in Raton. The County 4-H Shotgun contest was held Monday and the highpoint shooter was Cassie Hartman, followed by Jason Lewis, Tee Pickett, and Zach Speir. Those 4 will advance as Luna County Team #1.
Comprising the second local shotgun team to advance to State are Jonathan Lewis, Tel Pickett, Crystal Hays, and James Shaffer.
On the second team, Lewis and Pickett had tying scores, as did Hays and Shaffer, and so tie-breaking shoot-offs had to be held for placings.
The Luna County 4-H Shotgun teams are coached by Tim Hartman and Wesley Peterson.
The teams will compete against other 4-H shotgun teams from around the state at the N-R-A Whittington Center outside Raton in early May.
_Preliminary figures from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions show Luna County with a February unemployment rate of 20.7% -- up from the January revised rate of 20% but down slightly from last February's rate of 21.1%.
Following Luna County in the list of New Mexico counties with the worst unemployment is Mora County with 15.3% unemployment and Guadalupe at 12.1% percent. Those were the only 3 counties in the state with unemployment greater than 10%.
Rounding out the top 5 are Taos at 9.6% and Catron at 9.5%.
In our area, Grant County was at 8.3% unemployment in February, Hidalgo County was at 6.6%, and the Las Cruces area was at 8.1%.
The county with the least unemployment remains Los Alamos with 4%.
The state unemployment rate for February -- at 7.8% -- was up from the 7.3% rate in January.
The New Mexico labor force estimates show Luna County with a labor force of 12,160 -- with 9,644 employed and 2,516 unemployed.
Four Deming High School F-F-A teams won first place in district competitions... and five members were high-point competitors in their respective contests held Friday and Saturday in Deming and Silver City.
The Deming Land team won first place... and Emily Hays was the high-point individual.
The local Homesite team won first place... and Brandon Brabson was the high-point individual.
The Deming Meats team won first place... and Courtney Hurt was the high-point individual.
The local Floriculture team won first place... and Stacy Swope was the high-point individual.
And the Deming Farm Business Management team placed second in the competition... and Brannick Sweetser was the high point individual.
Also placing second were the local Landscape Design, Pasture and Range and Entomology teams.
Other Deming F-F-A members placing in the top five individually in their respective contests were: Graham Borden... Aubree Brabson... Keri Hays... Jason Lewis... Skylar Miller... Michael Morris... Mikaela Morris... Shelbie Peterson... Tel Pickett... Billy Shannon... and Lauren Tharpe.
Deming F-F-A teams will compete at state contests on the campus of New Mexico State University April 11th through the 14th.
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month... and the city of Deming is participating in a donation drive for victims.
Organizers said that since a sexual assault victim's clothing is kept for evidence after an attack, it is important to have clothing and care kits available.
Three city of Deming employees are participating in the four-month Southwest Leadership Training program... and the program is partnering with Silver Regional Sexual Assault Support Services to collect donations of clothing and travel-sized toiletries for victims.
A drop box has been set up at Marshall Memorial Library to collect sweatshirts, t-shirts, underwear, sweatpants, socks, sandals and travel-size toiletries. Clothing sizes needed range from small to extra-large.
Deming's drop box will be merged with other community donations next Wednesday, April 11th, to make care kits which will be distributed as needed.
Anyone with questions on the project can contact Nancy White at the John Strand Municipal Building at 546-8848.
Nazario Renteria, age 28, was arrested for aggravated D-W-I, reckless driving with liquor, having an open container and driving while license was suspended or revoked... Bennywayne Peacock, age 63, was arrested for D-W-I, having an open container and on a driving violation... Stephen Soto, age 41, was arrested for D-W-I... Arturo Garcia, age 26, was arrested for battery against a household member... Josue Pedregon, age 21, was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and was cited for driving while license was suspended or revoked...
Shealeigh Zunich, age 18, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office warrant for a probation violation... Valerie Apodaca, age 23, of Albuquerque, was arrested on an Adult Probation and Parole Office warrant for a probation violation... Rudy Uzueta, age 19, was arrested on two Magistrate warrants and was cited for driving while license was suspended or revoked and on a driving violation... Cesar Valdez, age 20, was arrested on two Magistrate warrants -- one for failure to appear and one for failure to pay fines... Rosalva Grajeda, age 45, was arrested on a Magistrate warrant for failure to appear... Timothy Deloso, age 43, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to appear... Kathy Chavez, age 32, was arrested on a Municipal warrant for failure to pay fines...
Steve Wisdom, age 58, was cited for improper registration, no insurance, no driver's license, improper equipment and no seatbelts... George Mendoza, age 19, was cited for minor in possession of alcohol... Antonio Perez, age 52, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart... and Christine Davis, age 19, was cited for shoplifting at Walmart.
Also... 400-dollars cash and some prescription medications were taken from a residence off East Birch... 400-dollars in criminal damage occurred to a gas meter off South Sandburg... an air conditioning unit valued at nearly 400-dollars was taken from a shed off West Second... and an antique bed, torch and moving dolly, with a combined value of nearly 300-dollars, were taken from a residence off East Poplar.
_Alejandro Villegas, age 30, was arrested for burglary of a motor vehicle and causing criminal damage to property on a case dating back to 2008.
Fawn Singleton, age 34, of La Luz, New Mexico, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.
Melinda Paez, age 23, was arrested on a District Court arrest warrant.
_The District Court Judicial Nominating Commission has forwarded only one name to Governor Susanna Martinez to fill the vacancy on the Sixth Judicial District Court created by the retirement of Gary Jeffreys.
Sandra Baumann, Coordinator of the Judicial Nominating Commission, said the commission members recommended that Jennifer DeLaney be appointed to the bench.
DeLaney was one of four applicants for the vacancy -- the same four who filed declarations of candidacy for the position: DeLaney and Michael Renteria, who are Democrats, and Jarod Hofacket and Cynthia Patterson, who are Republicans. A fifth applicant, Gerald Byers, withdrew his name from consideration.
DeLaney has been practicing law in Deming for 10 years, and has served as the District Court's Special Master since 2009. She has passed the bar in New Mexico and Florida.
Governor Martinez can either accept the commission's recommendation of DeLaney, or ask the commission for additional names.
Once appointed, the successful applicant will serve on the bench through the end of the year, when the elected candidate assumes the bench.
Tuesday was the deadline for most candidates for state office to file for election, and all local races are contested.
Incumbent Senator John Arthur Smith, a Democrat, drew a fellow Democrat and a Republican opponent in his race for re-election to the Senate District 35 seat. Smith, from Deming, will face Democrat Larry Martinez of Lordsburg in the June primary, with the winner taking on Republican Russell Allen of Las Cruces in the November general election.
Incumbent District 32 State Representative Democrat Dona Irwin of Deming will face Democrat Louis Luna of Deming in the primary, and the winner will take on Republican Thomas Guerra of Deming in the general election.
Three democrats and one Republican filed for Sixth Judicial District Attorney. The Democrats -- Francesca Estevez, Nathan Gonzales and Armand Velez -- will compete in the June primary for the opportunity to face Republican Gabor Zsoka in the November general election for D-A.
And two Democrats and two Republicans filed to fill the Sixth Judicial District Court judgeship vacated with the retirement of Gary Jeffreys. Democrats Jennifer Delaney and Michael Renteria... and Republicans Jarod Hofacket and Cynthia Patterson with be on the primary election ballot for the judgeship.
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