Deming Man Sentenced for Remondini Murder
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 12 December 2023 12 December 2023
District Attorney Michael R. Renteria announced that one of the co-defendants charged with the murder of 14-year-old Ashton Remondini of Deming has been sentenced to 28 years in prison. Michael Devon Moody, 18, pled guilty to first degree murder, conspiracy and robbery in Sixth Judicial District Court on December 5, 2023 before Judge Jennifer DeLaney.
According to Court records, the State alleged that on April 26, 2022, Moody, who was 16 at the time, and Rafael Camacho, who was 18, shot and stabbed Remondini in a remote area off Keeler Road, N.W., North of Deming. In a statement to law enforcement, Moody said he and Camacho convinced Remondini to go with them to shoot guns in the desert and that the pair planned to take Remondini’s gun from him and kill him.
Grant County Commission held work session 111423 and regular meeting 111623, part 7
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 10 December 2023 10 December 2023
[Editor's Note: Grant County commissioners held a short special meeting right before a long work session on Nov. 14, 2023. This is the seventh of a series of articles covering the work session. It continues with a review of the regular meeting agenda for Nov. 16, 2023 and will include decisions made at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The Grant County Commission Nov. 14, 2023 work session continued with the review of the regular meeting agenda, beginning with resolutions.
County Manager Charlene Webb said the first resolution addressed the need to amend R-23-62 to authorize an election for adoption of Municipal Fire Member Coverage Plan 4. "The first time we approved this resolution, we included only Tier 2 employees. PERA (Public Employees Retirement Association) wants us to include Tier 1 employees, although I think the chance of a Tier 1 employee being part of this is slim to none. This simply amends the one you already adopted but adding the Tier 1 language."
Toys for Tots 2023 held 120923
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 10 December 2023 10 December 2023
Photos below by Mary Alice Murphy
The annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots gifts handout took place on Saturday, Dec. 9. 2023, at the Santa Clara Armory.
The effort is led and organized each year by Robert and Danna Lopez of the Gaffney-Oglesby Marine Corps League Detachment 1328. With the help of a small army of volunteers, including Mr, and Mrs. Santa Claus, the event takes most of the year to plan and execute each December to make sure that Grant County children, who might otherwise not have had a very Merry Christmas, are not forgotten, thanks to the generosity of Grant County citizens.
Danna Lopez said preliminary numbers showed that more than 1800 children received gifts this year. The final numbers will come out in January.
Grant County Commission held work session 111423 and regular meeting 111623, part 6
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 07 December 2023 07 December 2023
[Editor's Note: Grant County commissioners held a short special meeting right before a long work session on Nov. 14, 2023. This is the sixth of a series of articles covering the work session. It continues with a review of the regular meeting agenda for Nov. 16, 2023 and will include decisions made at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
The Grant County Commission Nov. 14, 2023 work session continued with the review of the regular meeting agenda.
County Manager Charlene Webb said Planning Director Randy Hernandez would address the first three items under new business as one group as they are all ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) requests for allocation.
Wind Advisory 1207-120823
Sacramento Mountains Above 7500 Feet-
East Slopes Sacramento Mountains Below 7500 Feet-
Southern Gila Region Highlands/Black Range-
Including the cities of Cloudcroft, Sunspot, Apache Summit,
Mayhill, Pinon, Sacramento, Lake Roberts, and Kingston
1233 PM MST Thu Dec 7 2023
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...
Grant County Commission held work session 111423 and regular meeting 111623, part 5
- Category: Front Page News Front Page News
- Published: 06 December 2023 06 December 2023
[Editor's Note: Grant County commissioners held a short special meeting right before a long work session on Nov. 14, 2023. This is the fifth of a series of articles covering the work session. It continues with a review of the regular meeting agenda for Nov. 16, 2023 and will include the GRMC monthly update and elected official reports at the regular meeting.]
By Mary Alice Murphy
At the Grant County Commission work session on Nov. 14, 2023, review of the regular meeting and after the public input and presentations and proclamations at the regular meeting on Nov. 16, 2023, commissioners heard the monthly report from the county-owned Gila Regional Medical Center.