Media contact: Catherine Zaharko, Doña Ana County
575-525-5801 • catherinez@donaanacounty.org
OBJECTIVE: To streamline communication between local government agencies during the COVID-19 response. Partner organizations include city and county representatives, local hospitals, the Department of Health, jail and prison facilities, first responders, the Las Cruces Public School district, the Town of Mesilla, City of Anthony, City of Sunland Park and Village of Hatch.
JIC members collaborate on a daily conference call at 10 a.m., Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The notes compiled during that call are made available at www.las-cruces.org and www.donaanacounty.org.
Regional updates:
Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com Chief Ordoñez, Anthony PD—Nothing new to report. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager—Nothing new to report.
City of Sunland Park
Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire
www.sunlandpark-nm.gov Food distribution tomorrow—200 Food distribution Friday--500
City of Las Cruces
Jennifer Martinez
Steve Ramirez
www.las-cruces.org Phase II of parks reopening—one in each district, pools will be open by reservation only, Butterfield Shooting Range going back to regular hours.
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire Nothing new to report.
Dan Trujillo www.las-cruces.org
Las Cruces Public Schools
Samantha Lewis
Kelly Jameson
www.lcps.net Summer workout training for coaches, players and parents begins today. Student athletes will return to the field on Friday under a new set of guidelines due to COVID-19. http://www.lcps.net/2020/06/05/lcps-guidance-for-the-return-of-fall-sports/
Doña Ana County
Catherine Zaharko
Luce Rubio
Jamie Michael
www.donaanacounty.org Sheriff Steward gave out over 14,000 masks throughout the county.
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Robyn Gojkovich
No report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention No report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD
www.villageofhatch.org No report.
Town of Mesilla
Dorothy Sellers
www.mesillanm.gov Nothing new to report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org Nothing new to report.
MountainView Regional Medical Center Ben Woods www.mountainviewregional.com Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University Police
Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen
www.nmsupolice.com Nothing new to report.
Office of Emergency Management
Cullen Combs
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency No report.
Southern New Mexico Correctional
Facility
Lt. Carlos Reyes
https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern-
new-mexico-correctional-facility/ No report.
State of NM Aging & Long-Term
Services
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us Nothing new to report.
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch
Authority
Hugo Costa, Executive Director
www.mvrda.org No report.
U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector
Officer Joseph Barron
www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-
borders/border-patrol-sectors/el-paso-sector-texas Due to staffing constraints, CBP will not be contributing daily updates to the Joint Information Center. Occasional messages will be passed along via email as necessary.
NM Department of Health
David Morgan
www.cv.nmhealth.org COVID-19 Testing for week of June 15, 2020: Monday—LC Public Health Office Wednesday—Sunland Park Public Health Office Thursday—Food processing facility (not open to public) Thursday—Radium Springs, agricultural group (not open to the public)