#demingnm — Public Fediverse posts

A snapshot of how Deming’s private and govt sectors are addressing the unhoused.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/deming-grapples-with-housing-gaps-feeding-the-hungry/3057750

#newmexico #demingnm #housing #homelessness

A snapshot of how Deming’s private and govt sectors are addressing the unhoused.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/deming-grapples-with-housing-gaps-feeding-the-hungry/3057750

#newmexico #demingnm #housing #homelessness

With the approaching 400th anniversary of New Mexico viticulture in 2029, the state’s winemakers see an opportunity to raise their products’ profile nationwide and reach new markets — in particular, with high-quality and low-priced sparkling wines.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/for-deming-winemakers-the-future-looks-bubbly/3052034

#newmexico #wine #LunaCounty #winesofnewmexico #DemingNM

With the approaching 400th anniversary of New Mexico viticulture in 2029, the state’s winemakers see an opportunity to raise their products’ profile nationwide and reach new markets — in particular, with high-quality and low-priced sparkling wines.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/for-deming-winemakers-the-future-looks-bubbly/3052034

#newmexico #wine #LunaCounty #winesofnewmexico #DemingNM

This review of Deming’s Adobe Deli, published last year, won an award last weekend at the Society of Professional Journalists “Top of the Rockies” journalism awards. News organizations from New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming all compete.

https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyle/adobe-deli-combines-southwest-eccentricity-and-quality-steaks/392098

#newmexico #demingnm #restaurants #foodwriting #journalism

This review of Deming’s Adobe Deli, published last year, won an award last weekend at the Society of Professional Journalists “Top of the Rockies” journalism awards. News organizations from New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming all compete.

https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyle/adobe-deli-combines-southwest-eccentricity-and-quality-steaks/392098

#newmexico #demingnm #restaurants #foodwriting #journalism

My favorite part of this affidavit is how the tellers made the guy wait and wait until he went looking for a manager.

Appalling service!

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/foiled-bank-robbery-in-deming-leads-to-federal-charge/2992547

#NewMexico #DemingNM #bankrobbery

My favorite part of this affidavit is how the tellers made the guy wait and wait until he went looking for a manager.

Appalling service!

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/foiled-bank-robbery-in-deming-leads-to-federal-charge/2992547

#NewMexico #DemingNM #bankrobbery

Two members of Deming's City Council have resolved civil complaints brought by the State Ethics Commission related to their businesses' contracts with the city.

The SEC publicized the settlements one day after early voting started in elections where the two council members are running.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_fc80af3e-031e-40e3-b09f-214f5df59977.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #ethics

Two members of Deming's City Council have resolved civil complaints brought by the State Ethics Commission related to their businesses' contracts with the city.

The SEC publicized the settlements one day after early voting started in elections where the two council members are running.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_fc80af3e-031e-40e3-b09f-214f5df59977.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #ethics

Bringing a conclusion to a horrifying 2022 murder north of Deming.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_66eb934c-c0b2-41b4-91ed-5707f58ba98c.html

#newmexico #DemingNM #homicide

Bringing a conclusion to a horrifying 2022 murder north of Deming.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_66eb934c-c0b2-41b4-91ed-5707f58ba98c.html

#newmexico #DemingNM #homicide

A new "Desert Sage" letter: On the Great American Duck Race, sons and quests, and shots fired at the carnival...

https://open.substack.com/pub/desertsagenm/p/this-ducking-life

#NewMexico #DemingNM #DuckRaces #parenting

A new "Desert Sage" letter: On the Great American Duck Race, sons and quests, and shots fired at the carnival...

https://open.substack.com/pub/desertsagenm/p/this-ducking-life

#NewMexico #DemingNM #DuckRaces #parenting

Nearly three years have passed since Carl Lee Johnson, a 22-year-old construction worker, was fatally struck by a car at a job site on Interstate 10 a few miles west of Deming.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_dbaca30c-1ada-478f-9857-cfa567577140.html

#NewMexico #highways #worksafety #labor #workzones #DemingNM

Nearly three years have passed since Carl Lee Johnson, a 22-year-old construction worker, was fatally struck by a car at a job site on Interstate 10 a few miles west of Deming.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_dbaca30c-1ada-478f-9857-cfa567577140.html

#NewMexico #highways #worksafety #labor #workzones #DemingNM

Stephen McKinley will remain in custody while awaiting his trial on two counts of making shooting threats in social media posts last month.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5c21630e-c188-44d5-a229-215485d983a7.html

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #domesticterrorism #politicalviolence

Stephen McKinley will remain in custody while awaiting his trial on two counts of making shooting threats in social media posts last month.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5c21630e-c188-44d5-a229-215485d983a7.html

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #domesticterrorism #politicalviolence

The couple, from Deming, are accused of egregious child abuse and face the prospect of prison; and the lives of two children in the situation are altered in ways we can't yet know. In this case, it was in a remote area where, had no one said anything, I might be reporting something even worse.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_da9c7e51-28af-439f-b7a9-dcea31acf811.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #lunacounty

The couple, from Deming, are accused of egregious child abuse and face the prospect of prison; and the lives of two children in the situation are altered in ways we can't yet know. In this case, it was in a remote area where, had no one said anything, I might be reporting something even worse.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_da9c7e51-28af-439f-b7a9-dcea31acf811.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #lunacounty

At least one of the passengers told agents they feared for their life as they lay beneath the flatbed, feet from the highway while the truck drove through the night.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_87a2a431-0cdc-419d-9241-eeab30d18b6c.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #immigration

At least one of the passengers told agents they feared for their life as they lay beneath the flatbed, feet from the highway while the truck drove through the night.

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_87a2a431-0cdc-419d-9241-eeab30d18b6c.html

#NewMexico #DemingNM #immigration

From colleague Nakayla McLelland, wastewater testing last week detected traces of measles in Luna County.

The health department is advising residents to be on the alert, although no cases have been confirmed in the county yet.

https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/health/article_5dd91324-b087-49e9-9350-2ddeb8b53f13.html

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #measles #nmdoh

From colleague Nakayla McLelland, wastewater testing last week detected traces of measles in Luna County.

The health department is advising residents to be on the alert, although no cases have been confirmed in the county yet.

https://www.abqjournal.com/lifestyles/health/article_5dd91324-b087-49e9-9350-2ddeb8b53f13.html

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #measles #nmdoh

Commissioner Harvey told the Journal the procurement violation was “a horrible mistake and a learning experience.”

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5e07bd29-abfa-46ab-9fd0-a4b8bafcbd3e.html

#NewMexico #DemingNm #LunaCounty #procurement

Commissioner Harvey told the Journal the procurement violation was “a horrible mistake and a learning experience.”

https://www.abqjournal.com/news/article_5e07bd29-abfa-46ab-9fd0-a4b8bafcbd3e.html

#NewMexico #DemingNm #LunaCounty #procurement

The woman accused of speeding away from the scene of a bomb blast in Deming and leading a wild car chase through a residential part of town has only been charged with aggravated fleeing so far. They are holding her through trial, after a hearing today. I wonder if more charges are coming. I also wonder if this other defendant was in the car with her or not.

I think we’re the only newspaper on this story. TV gave up.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/deming-bombing-police-pursuit-aggravated-fleeing,70984

#DemingNM #NewMexico #bombing #localnews

The woman accused of speeding away from the scene of a bomb blast in Deming and leading a wild car chase through a residential part of town has only been charged with aggravated fleeing so far. They are holding her through trial, after a hearing today. I wonder if more charges are coming. I also wonder if this other defendant was in the car with her or not.

I think we’re the only newspaper on this story. TV gave up.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/deming-bombing-police-pursuit-aggravated-fleeing,70984

#DemingNM #NewMexico #bombing #localnews

A bomb went off at the probation office in #DemingNM earlier this week. No suspects have been named or charged in connection with the bombs (one exploded, one didn’t). But I found two people in Deming charged, one in federal court, on charges pointing to what happened.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/two-charged-in-aftermath-of-deming-explosion,70309

#journalism #localnews #NewMexico #bombing #bombthreats

A bomb went off at the probation office in #DemingNM earlier this week. No suspects have been named or charged in connection with the bombs (one exploded, one didn’t). But I found two people in Deming charged, one in federal court, on charges pointing to what happened.

https://www.lascrucesbulletin.com/stories/two-charged-in-aftermath-of-deming-explosion,70309

#journalism #localnews #NewMexico #bombing #bombthreats

The report also urged policymakers to ban plastic bags of any kind — not just thin ones. In some jurisdictions, it identified a “loophole” that has allowed grocery stores and other retailers to replace thin single-use plastic bags with thicker ones that are nominally reusable—even though research suggests that consumers don’t reuse the thicker bags in practice.
(That was #DemingNM’s approach in 2019, before lifting the ban altogether in the early pandemic years.)
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/01/bans-single-use-plastic-bags/

The report also urged policymakers to ban plastic bags of any kind — not just thin ones. In some jurisdictions, it identified a “loophole” that has allowed grocery stores and other retailers to replace thin single-use plastic bags with thicker ones that are nominally reusable—even though research suggests that consumers don’t reuse the thicker bags in practice.
(That was #DemingNM’s approach in 2019, before lifting the ban altogether in the early pandemic years.)
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/01/bans-single-use-plastic-bags/

A special audit into the city of Deming's metered utility system is still in progress, following an accusation by a fired city official (who is now running for mayor AND suing the city) that the city was systematically overbilling customers for water.

This piece is an explainer about the audit process itself: Regular financial audits and special audits.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/09/30/explainer-city-deming-special-audit/

#DemingNM #audits #Audit #NewMexico

A special audit into the city of Deming's metered utility system is still in progress, following an accusation by a fired city official (who is now running for mayor AND suing the city) that the city was systematically overbilling customers for water.

This piece is an explainer about the audit process itself: Regular financial audits and special audits.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/09/30/explainer-city-deming-special-audit/

#DemingNM #audits #Audit #NewMexico

Deming Pride waited until August to stage its Pride event and celebrate its tenth anniversary, playing out in multiple locations over the entire weekend.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/23/deming-pride-rocks-10th-anniversary/

#Pride #DemingNM #NewMexico

Deming Pride waited until August to stage its Pride event and celebrate its tenth anniversary, playing out in multiple locations over the entire weekend.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/23/deming-pride-rocks-10th-anniversary/

#Pride #DemingNM #NewMexico

Luna County is taking its own sheriff, Mike Eby, to court, accusing him of multiple violations of state law, county ordinances and the collective bargaining agreement with his deputies.

The accusations extend to interference with internal investigations.

Eby called it "frivolous and malicious."

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/21/luna-county-takes-sheriff-eby-court/

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #AFSCME

Luna County is taking its own sheriff, Mike Eby, to court, accusing him of multiple violations of state law, county ordinances and the collective bargaining agreement with his deputies.

The accusations extend to interference with internal investigations.

Eby called it "frivolous and malicious."

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/21/luna-county-takes-sheriff-eby-court/

#NewMexico #LunaCounty #DemingNM #AFSCME

A story about #DemingNM's former city department head, who sparked a special audit, sued the city over his firing, and says he is running for mayor.

Now he's been charged with larceny over a purchase he allegedly made while still an employee.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/17/alexi-jackson-charged-larceny/

#NewMexico

A story about #DemingNM's former city department head, who sparked a special audit, sued the city over his firing, and says he is running for mayor.

Now he's been charged with larceny over a purchase he allegedly made while still an employee.

https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/17/alexi-jackson-charged-larceny/

#NewMexico

Alexi Jackson, Deming’s former community services director who is suing the city over his termination last fall and has alleged systematic utility billing fraud, has been charged with larceny for allegedly buying a golf cart body with city funds.

Jackson, who has teased a mayoral run this November, alleged the city was overbilling residents for municipal water. The allegation touched off a special audit that is reportedly due to be finalized in the coming weeks.

#NewMexico #DemingNM

Alexi Jackson, Deming’s former community services director who is suing the city over his termination last fall and has alleged systematic utility billing fraud, has been charged with larceny for allegedly buying a golf cart body with city funds.

Jackson, who has teased a mayoral run this November, alleged the city was overbilling residents for municipal water. The allegation touched off a special audit that is reportedly due to be finalized in the coming weeks.

#NewMexico #DemingNM

Deming Pride gears up for its 10th anniversary celebration.
https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/10/10-years-deming-pride/

#pride #DemingPride #DemingNM #NewMexico

Deming Pride gears up for its 10th anniversary celebration.
https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/10/10-years-deming-pride/

#pride #DemingPride #DemingNM #NewMexico

On July 30, Deming saw a local caravan associated with the “Sound of Freedom” movie. The mayor attended. The main speaker dipped into #QAnon terrain. We found that locally some were not aware of the Q stuff, so we unpacked that a bit for this story. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/04/locals-organize-sound-freedom-caravan/

#SoundofFreedom #OperationUndergroundRailroad #DemingNM #NewMexico

On July 30, Deming saw a local caravan associated with the “Sound of Freedom” movie. The mayor attended. The main speaker dipped into #QAnon terrain. We found that locally some were not aware of the Q stuff, so we unpacked that a bit for this story. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/04/locals-organize-sound-freedom-caravan/

#SoundofFreedom #OperationUndergroundRailroad #DemingNM #NewMexico

What should you do if you come across a calf, without tags, stuck in a cattle guard? A #LunaCounty couple took it home to dress its wounds and see if anyone claimed it. Nope. The #NewMexico Livestock Board showed up and cited them. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/06/good-deed-turns-lesson-rescuing-cattle/

#livestock #DemingNM

What should you do if you come across a calf, without tags, stuck in a cattle guard? A #LunaCounty couple took it home to dress its wounds and see if anyone claimed it. Nope. The #NewMexico Livestock Board showed up and cited them. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/06/good-deed-turns-lesson-rescuing-cattle/

#livestock #DemingNM

Deming’s former community services director sues the city over his termination last November, presses a class action claim about water bills — and says he’s running for mayor. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/03/former-deming-official-files-whistleblower-suit/

#NewMexico #DemingNM

Deming’s former community services director sues the city over his termination last November, presses a class action claim about water bills — and says he’s running for mayor. https://www.demingheadlight.com/2023/08/03/former-deming-official-files-whistleblower-suit/

#NewMexico #DemingNM