Press Releases: 2012

For live, brief weekly updates of county news, tune in Wednesdays to Jack Lutz in the Morning at approximately 7:35 a.m. on The Rocket 99.9 or on Your Morning Show at approximately 8:10 a.m. on KVLC, 101-Gold. On Thursday mornings, you can tune in to the following stations: KGRT Morning Country Show with Joel and Patricia at approximately 7:40 a.m., then on HOT 103.1’s Morning Show (approx. 8:02-8:05 a.m.). In addition, you can hear updates throughout the week at various times on AM 570, KSNM.

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10/31/2012 6:11am
UPDATES: SANTA TERESA HAZMAT INCIDENT

Oct. 31, 2012, 6 a.m. As of 9:49 p.m. on Oct. 30, the Doña Ana County Industrial Park was reopened for business and the Doña Ana County Airport at Santa Teresa reopened to air traffic and personnel. Hazmat testing at the scene yielded no results. An investigation by the Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Services Department and the New Mexico State Police remains underway to determine what made people ill at the industrial park on Oct. 30.

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10/30/2012 12:03pm
PET ADOPTION EVENTS SLATED SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, NOV. 3-4

The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley will conduct pet adoption events Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3-4. Available for adoption will be dogs, puppies, cats and kittens. read more...

10/30/2012 10:04am
UPDATES POSTED HERE AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE: HAZ-MAT TEAMS ON SCENE IN SANTA TERESA; EVACUATION ZONE ESTABLISHED; 200 BEING TREATED FOR EXPOSURE TO UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE

Santa Teresa High School is being used as a shelter for evacuees in southern Doña Ana County, where a hazardous-materials incident is developing. Air-quality testing is underway to determine what is making people sick in the area.
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10/30/2012 9:54am
HAZ-MAT TEAMS ON SCENE IN SANTA TERESA; EVACUATION ZONE ESTABLISHED; 200 BEING TREATED FOR EXPOSURE TO UNKNOWN SUBSTANCE

In response to a developing hazardous-materials situation, the Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Services Department Hazardous Materials Response Team has established a command post at Airport Road and the Pete V. Domenici Highway near the Doña Ana County Industrial Park and the Santa Teresa Port of Entry. read more...

10/30/2012 9:14am
HAZ-MAT TEAMS RESPONDING TO SANTA TERESA; NEARBY RESIDENTS ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES

The Doña Ana County Fire and Emergency Service Department Hazardous Materials Response Team is responding in conjunction with New Mexico State Police to a developing situation near the Doña Ana County Industrial Park at 2500 Airport Road near the Santa Teresa Port of Entry.
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10/30/2012 7:26am
ELLINS: CALLS WERE MISLEADING; EARLY VOTING CONTINUES

Doña Ana County Clerk Lynn Ellins has issued a statement regarding misleading calls reported by many Doña Ana County residents on Saturday, Oct. 27. The calls indicated that early voting in Doña Ana County had ended. Ellins said early voting continues at seven sites in Doña Ana County through Saturday, Nov. 3, in advance of the Nov. 6 General Elections.
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10/26/2012 5:05pm
SEVEN INMATES INDICTED IN JAIL AFFRAY

A grand jury has indicted seven Doña Ana County Detention Center inmates following an affray that happened on the evening of Sept. 23, 2012 inside two dayrooms at the detention center.
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10/26/2012 5:04pm
ANTI-GANG INITIATIVE RECEIVES DONATION

The Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department Gang Resistance Education and Training program received a $1,000 boost Friday thanks to the contribution of a local business.
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10/24/2012 10:45am
COUNTY SEEKS TO FILL HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD VACANCY

The Doña Ana County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants willing to serve on the Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority Commission.
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10/23/2012 12:14pm
PET-ADOPTION EVENTS SLATED ON SATURDAY, OCT. 26

The Animal Services Center of the Mesilla Valley will facilitate dog, cat, puppy and kitten adoptions this Saturday, Oct. 26. In addition to adoptions from the shelter site, adoptions also will take place at multiple off-site pet adoption events.
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