Frances (Alford) Franz, age 78, died Sunday, July 24, 2016 in Clayton, New Mexico. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 29, 2016 at the First Baptist Church in Clayton, New Mexico with Rev. Billy Rammage and Marion Turner, officiating. Burial will follow in the Grandview…
Posts published in July 2016
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met in regular session on Tuesday, July 26th and heard about an animal ordinance that was presented to the commission about 16 months ago that never got any farther than that. The Raton Humane Society, proponents of changes in the ordinance, are wanting to…
Every summer the National Junior College Athletic Association takes a break from athletic competition to look at the academic achievement of the over 50,000 student-athletes which compete under its banner each year. This year the NJCAA recognized a record-number 4,587 athletes for their success in the classroom as it presented…
TRINIDAD – Sometimes a gun is just a gun, but customization and craftsmanship can elevate it to art status. Next month the A.R. Mitchell Museum of Western Art, in cooperation with Trinidad State and its renowned gunsmithing program, will feature Art of the Gun, a gun show highlighting the craftsmanship…
Johnny E. Valdez, this otherwise happy soul, lost a very fast and dirty fight with stinking pancreatic cancer, dying at his home on July 25, 2016 in Truth or Consequences, NM. He was 73 years old. He was born to Ascencion Cardenas Valdez in Raton, NM on August 13,…
Stella Delores Raught was born December 5, 1928 in Delagua, Colorado to parents Celedon and Ruby Vigil. She passed away July 21, 2016. Stella was the oldest of seven children. Her father was a coal miner and farmer in Southern Colorado. The family later moved to Trinidad where Stella…
Helen L. Brandfas age 77 of Maxwell New Mexico passed away on July 22, 2016 in Pueblo Co. She was born April 22, 1939 in Manzanola, Co. to Robert and Mildred Earl Arko. She is preceded in death by her parents and brother Charles Brandfas. Helen is survived by…
Mandy Lynn Vanlandingham age 36, of Raton passed away Wednesday July 20 2016 in Raton. She was born July 12, 1980 in Raton the daughter of Charles D. Vanlandingham and Della Diane Yob. Mandy was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church and worked for K-Mart for a…
Kendra Lynn Anderson, age 42, passed away suddenly in Kalispell, Montana, Saturday, July 16, 2016. Kendra was born in Springer, NM on May 22, 1974 to Richard and Diana Anderson of Roy, NM. She is survived by her daughter, the love of her life, Elora Shanan Lynn Akins of Kalispell.…
By Bill Donati – While many hospitals pare down services, Miners Colfax Medical Center (MCMC) in Raton continues on a path to keep improving its equipment, staff and services offered. CEO Shawn Lerch visited KRTN’s “This, That and the Other” program on Friday, July 22 and had a long list of positives that MCMC has either installed or is…