Colfax SO Investigates Death at Vigil Maldonado Detention Center
Special to KRTN Multi-Media COLFAX COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE INVESTIGATES DEATH AT VIGIL- MALDONADO DETENTION CENTER The Colfax County Sheriff's…
Public Safety Crews Early Morning Busy Day Updated 8-6-2026
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, started early for first responders as Union County was notified of a…
Domestic Incident Turns Into Shooting Incident and Suspect Fatality – NMSP Investigates Multi-Agency Officer-Involved Shooting
Amanda Roberts- NMSP Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton, NM — On August 1, 2026, the New Mexico State Police (NMSP) Investigations Bureau…
Record High of 101 In Downtown Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Downtown Raton hit a record high of 101° this year preceded by a 100° degree day on July 26th something…
Raton City Commission Approves Water Rate Changes and Final Budgets
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Changes to Ordinance 1040 began the business portion of the July 28th regular city commission meeting. This…
Colfax County Fair Wraps Up 2026 Run With Awards and Successful Jr Livestock Sale
The 2026 Colfax County Fair completed a successful run for its 82nd edition with another successful Jr Livestock Sale on Saturday, July 25 in the…
UPDATE 7/28/26 Firefighters Battle Blazes in Colfax and Union County
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire along with other departments were called to what is being called the TO-East fire as Union County…
Grow Raton Cuts Ribbon on North Underpass
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Grow Raton recreated a ribbon cutting held 25 years ago when the North Underpass was redone and reopened for…
Commissioners Discuss Zoning for Controlling Data Center
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Wednesday July 22, 2026, for a special meeting to discuss zoning issues and…
Raton School Board Approves Math Instructional Materials
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media School is out but the Raton School Board of Education is taking care of business at their July 16, 2026, board…
Raton Commissioners Approve Animal Shelter Agreements
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday July 14, 2026, for their first regular meeting of July where they acted on…
PUBLIC NOTICE: VECTOR CONTROL SPRAYING HAS BEGUN
PUBLIC NOTICE: VECTOR CONTROL SPRAYING HAS BEGUN Vector Control Services has begun mosquito control spraying in our area. You may see a…
Raton NM Celebrates July 4th with Parade and Fireworks
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton kicked off the day at the 2026 International Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally at the La Mesa Airfield before…
2026 International Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally Kicks Off Friday Morning
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The 2026 International Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally kicked off Friday morning July 3rd from the old La Mesa…
Trinidad Moves To Stage III Water Restrictions
CITY OF TRINIDAD 135 N. ANIMAS STREET, P.O. BOX 880 TRINIDAD, CO 81082 TELEPHONE: (719) 846-9843 Effective Date: July 1, 2026 City of Trinidad…
Colfax County Fire Marshal Public Notice
Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 Phone: 575-445-8931 Cell: 575-447-1639 Fax: 575-445-7154 E-mail…
Raton Public Service Keeping the Lights on
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton’s electric power has been in the limelight over the last few months, and the amount of power needed for…
Heavy Rain Hail Hit Raton Minor Flooding Occurred
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It began about 3:10 p.m. Wednesday afternoon June 24, 2026 in downtown Raton and soon after pea and marble…
Raton City Commission Talks Ordinances and Approves Bids
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Special Meeting Raton City Commissioners began their June 23, 2026, long evening with a special meeting to go…
Tree deaths tripled across New Mexico in 2025 amid drought, heat
Annual survey of 14 million acres shows beetle kill up 211 percent SANTA FE – Tree deaths tripled in New Mexico…
Raton City Commissioner Dan Campbell Discusses Several Topics with KRTN
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Newly elected Raton City Commissioner Dan Campbell sat down with KRTN Multi-Media to discuss several topics…
Raton Commissioners Postpone Moratorium But Plan to Continue Work on Ordinances
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It was a ways down on the agenda but commissioners postponed a 6-Month moratorium on issuing a license or zoning…
Raton City Manager Neil Segotta Sits Down with KRTN Multi-Media
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN Multi-Media sat down with new City Manager Neil Segotta to cover some issues that have come up in recent…
Raton Commissioners Hire New City Manager Deal with Lodger’s Tax Requests
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met Tuesday evening May 26, 2026, and began their meeting with another governmental…
The Class of 2026 Make Their Final Graduation Walk
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media 44 members of the Class of 2026 performed their final act as Raton High School students Friday night May 22,…
High Speed Internet in Raton Who What Where and How
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Change in this world is constant and how you choose to deal with it whether by embracing it and working with it…
Raton City Commission Budget Workshop
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission convened a special meeting to continue work on the FY27 budget which found the city…
Raton Public Schools Release Renderings for the New School Campus
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Superintendent Kristi Medina released the renderings for the new school campus this week. The building will…
Work Session and Lengthy Agenda Meet Raton City Commission Tuesday Evening
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening May 12, 2026, for a special budget work session followed by a…
Raton School 4-Day Calendar Budget Approved
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The board began their meeting with the recognition of Darren Craig, Connie Shields and Lynette Simpson for the…
Limited Income Limits Expenses
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The City of Raton lives by the Gross Receipts Tax and according to City Treasurer Michael Anne Antonucci if…
North Underpass in Raton Set to Close 5/11/26 for 2 Weeks
Good morning, Here are the most recent updates for these project. Please note the full closure starting next Monday (5/11) for the North…
Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office Public Information Earthquake Near Weston, Colorado May 7, 2026
Colfax County Fire Marshal’s Office 230 North 3rd Street Raton, NM 87740 Phone: 575-445-8931 Cell: 575-447-1639 Fax: 575-445-7154 E-mail…
4-Day School Week Overwhelmingly Wins Support in Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Public Schools held a special meeting on Thursday April 30, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss a 4-day school…
Crow Creek Fire Billows Smoke Wednesday Afternoon
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The smoke billowed high and could be seen from Raton as the calls began to pour in about 1:45 p.m. Wednesday…
Raton City Commissioners Approve Forms and Expenditures
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners began their regular meeting for April 28, 2026, with the presentation of four…
Rapid Response Keeps Grass Fire Small
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The call came into Raton Central Dispatch at 11:48 a.m. that there was a small fire on Highway 72 about nine…
We Want Change
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media “We want change” a phrase that has been uttered quite a bit in Raton over the last few months and when asked…
Schwachheim Fire Update April 20, 2026
Schwachheim Fire Update Monday, April 20, 2026 – 8 a.m. Colorado Incident Management Team Phil Daniels, Incident Commander Size: 1,582 acres |…