SPRINGER, N.M. —A former priest arrested last year on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy more than a decade ago, took his own life shortly before a plea hearing scheduled for Friday morning, May 24th according to his attorney. Daniel Balizan, 62, of Springer and a former pastor of…
Posts published in May 2024
A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on May 28, 2024 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2024-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
On May 25, 2024, at 11 am, we will gather at North Pilgrims Rest Cemetary in Las Vegas, NM to honor Mark Benjamin Linder. Pastor Micheal Dickenson will officiate. Mark was born on October 23, 1960, in Springer, NM to David Romaine and Loida Linder. Mark graduated from Springer High School and…
RATON PUBLIC SERVICE AGENDA A regular meeting of the Raton Public Service Company Board of Directors will be held at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in the Raton Public Service conference room, 334 North 2nd St., Raton, NM. The agenda will be: Call to order by President…
Taos, N.M., May 22, 2024—The USDA Forest Service last week announced the second round of awardees for the Community Wildfire Defense Grants. Four local proposals were awarded a combined total of $25,347,133. The Community Wildfire Defense Program assists at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on tribal, state and…
Bill Wayne Rubottom ( September 12, 1953 – May 16, 2024 ) Bill Wayne Rubottom was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on September 12, 1953, to parents Bill and Hettie Rubottom who raised him as a Baptist. Throughout his childhood and adolescence, he worked; from sweeping floors to working the…
For the third consecutive year, Luna Community College hosted the local Girls Can Career Exploration Event. Approximately 140 fifth-grade girls from San Miguel, Mora, and Guadalupe, counties attended the one-day event, recently. Girls Can is an initiative of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Las Vegas, N.M. branch.…
Public Service Announcement Administrators of The Crane Fund (established by RT Crane in 1916), will be holding a Town Hall Meeting for ex-employees of Crane Corporation regarding the application processes of The Crane Fund. If you were an employee (or a surviving spouse) of Crane Corporation (CF&I from 1969 to…
Notice Budget Workshop PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will hold a Budget Workshop on Tuesday May 28, 2024, immediately following the Public Hearing, located in the Commission Chambers at the Colfax County Building 230 North Third Street, 3rd Floor, Raton, NM to discuss…
Notice Public Hearing PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Commissioners will be Discussing Colfax County Ordinance #2024-03, An Ordinance to The Amendment to Section Four Point One (4.1) of the Colfax County Personnel Policy and Procedures, Ordinance 2017-01, in the 3rd Floor Commission Chambers, of the Colfax…