Travis S. Russell, 44, of Trinidad, CO, passed away March 1, 2016, while on duty as a Deputy for Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department. He served law enforcement with pride for more than 20 years. He was born in Quincy, IL, on June 1, 1971, to Bonnie L. Turner and…
Posts published in March 2016
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RATON BOARD OF EDUCATION Agenda Raton Administration Office 1550 Tiger Circle Raton, N.M. Monday, March 7, 2016 7:00 pm and Wednesday, March 9, 2016 7:00 pm I. Call to Order/ Roll Call II. Executive Session- Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act meeting under the limited personnel…
Joe T. Martinez, age 98 of Raton, passed away on March 1, 2016. He was born on July 15, 1917 in Raton to the Late Teofilo and Margarita Bernal Martinez. Joe is survived by his wife Frances of the family home, cousins: Gloria and Ernest Tafoya of Raton, niece: Frutosa Mitchel…
The Colfax County Commission has selected five finalists for the job of Colfax County Manager and will conduct interviews for the position in a special session meeting scheduled for Wed., March 9. The interviews will be included as part of the Closed Session on the agenda for Limited Personnel Matters and…
John L. Garcia, 76, passed away Tuesday, March 1, 2016, after a lengthy illness. He was born on January 9, 1940, in El Prado, NM. He was raised in Cimarron and Raton. John dedicated 23 years of his life to law enforcement, beginning his career in 1964 with the Colfax…
Robert Arthur “Art” Towndrow, age 74, passed away unexpectedly in Prairie Village, Kansas on Sunday, February 28, 2016 while enjoying his morning walk. Art was born April 16, 1941 to Robert and Laverna (Happy) Towndrow in Kansas City, Kansas. He graduated from Wyandotte High School in 1959. Art joined the…
Written by Andrew Oxford The New Mexico Supreme Court on Wednesday reprimanded a district attorney and a prosecutor-turned-judge for their misuse of subpoena power. The disciplinary cases against Eighth Judicial District Attorney Donald Gallegos of Taos and former prosecutor Emilio Chavez stem from 94 subpoenas he issued during 2012 and…
James “Duke” Posey Duke, age 85, passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2016 in Amarillo, Texas. Burial will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, March 4, 2016 in the Clayton Memorial Cemetery by Hass Funeral Directors of Clayton, New Mexico. Memorial services will be held at 1:00 PM on…
Felice Dunn, 77, of Raton New Mexico passed away on February 27, 2016. She was born to Desiderio and Pauline Casias on August 20, 1938 in Cimarron, New Mexico Felice was preceded in death by her parents, Brother Tony Casias, Daughters Yvonne Vargas and Olivia Lopez and one grandson, Zachary…
Kenneth Howard Johnson, born in Waldron, Arkansas on July 25, 1932, went home to be with the Lord forever on February 28, 2016. He came to Wagon Mound, New Mexico in 1946 with his father and paternal grandparents, then moved to Raton with his young family in 1952. His passion…