By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday April 30, 2024, for a budget hearing and a special meeting to go over a couple of proposals and the repeal of four of the dangerous buildings that were designated at an earlier date. Commissioners along with City Treasurer Michael…
Posts published in April 2024
Donna May Story ( August 29, 1953 – April 28, 2024 ) Donna May (Cowan) Story, age 71, of Texline, Texas, passed away on April 28, 2024, after a long and valiant battle with cancer. Memorial service celebrating Donna’s life will be held at 11:00 AM Central Time on Saturday,…
Notice Budget Workshop PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will hold a Budget Workshop on Wednesday May 8, 2024, at 1:00 pm, located in the Commission Chambers at the Colfax County Building 230 North Third Street, 3rd Floor, Raton, NM to discuss the Budget…
LODGER’S TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING May 6, 2024, 9:00 a.m. Colfax County Commission Chambers, 3rd Floor Colfax County Building 230 North 3rd Street Raton, New Mexico 87740 AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Approve Agenda 3. Approve Lodgers Tax Advisory Meeting Minutes for April 9, 2024 4. Recognize Visitors 5.…
Joe Sonchar, 97, left this world peacefully at home, on April 28, 2024, to be united with his Lord as well as his loving wife, Evelyn. He was born March 12th, 1927 in Sugarite, New Mexico to Joe and Annie Sonchar. A coal mining family, they later relocated to Raton,…
Felipita “Pita” Maestas ( January 14, 1919 – April 28, 2024 ) Felipita “Pita” (Montoya) Maestas, age 105, went to live with the Lord on April 28, 2024. The Rosary will be recited at 6:30 PM on Friday, May 3, 2024, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Clayton, New…
Pursuant to §1-2-22(A), Before accepting or entering into service as a challenger or watcher (to include county canvass observers) for an election, a person shall attend a training session in advance of that election. The training shall be provided by the secretary of state………….The training shall be open to any…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met for a budget workshop and a special meeting Monday April 29, 2024. The regular meeting date conflicted with a district school board meeting in Mora, so the meeting was moved to the April 29 date. During the budget workshop…
Celeste Ybarra age, 38, a resident of Las Vegas, NM passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 21, 2024 She was born on March 1, 1986, to Rudy and Carmen Ybarra in Las Vegas, NM. Celeste was diagnosed with a very rare illness in October 2023. Her condition left her unresponsive and she began…
The Swastika Symbol: An Integral Part of Raton’s Past By Pat Veltri THE SWASTIKA: GENERAL INFORMATION Stalwartly unfurling around the crown of the tallest building in Raton, embellishing the outer brick surface, is the swastika motif, a reminder of a bygone era from the heyday of the ritzy Hotel Swastika.…