Congress Woman Teresa Ledger Fernandez Brings I-27 Check
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Congress Woman Teresa Ledger Fernandez was in Raton Wednesday afternoon October 10-2026, to present the City…
Prank Call Scrambles Agencies to South Raton Residence -Updated More Calls Come In
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A prank call that came into Raton Dispatch about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening October 6, 2026, sent Raton PD,…
Colfax County Burn Ban Lifted
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2026 Colfax County Rescinds Burn Ban. Burn Permits Required for Fires Larger Than Recreational Size COLFAX…
2026 Raton High Homecoming Parade
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The 2026 Raton High Homecoming Parade got started about 1:00 p.m. Friday September 25, 2026 under partly…
RHS Homecoming Royalty Crowned Thursday Night
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton High held their Homecoming rally a little differently this year, instead of on Friday morning the rally…
Body Found in Abandoned Mobile Home on Price Street Sunday
Special to KRTN The Raton Police Department is continuing its investigation into a suspicious death after a deceased female was located at a…
Raton City Commission Turns Down Data Center Moratorium
The Raton City Commission in a 3 - 2 vote, turned down a resolution that would have declared a temporary one year moratorium on the issuance of a…
Estancia Outlasts Raton 40-39 in Epic Battle
The Raton Tigers and the Estancia Bears matched up evenly on paper before their Friday night matchup, but on their home field Estancia took advantage…
Raton School Board Approves Renovations and Bus Purchase
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton board of Education met on Thursday evening September 17, 2026, for their monthly meeting where they…
Road Work Notice York Canyon Subdivision
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Road Work Notice York Canyon Subdivision Road maintenance work will be taking place on September 21, 2026, and continue…
Thunderstorm Started it Thunderstorm Dowsed It
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The storms rolled in Tuesday afternoon and as usual the lightning began to pop and one strike sparked a fire…
Lifelong Raton Resident Discusses RPS and Raton Museum
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN Multi-Media sat down with Kathy McQueary a lifelong Raton resident who has been involved with both the…
Colfax County Sheriff Arrests One on Child Sexual Exploitation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maxwell, NM - September 11, 2026 Arrest for Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses In June of this year, the Colfax County…
Raton Commissioners Approve Contracts For Youth and New Equipment for Raton FD
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission regular meeting for Tuesday September 8, 2026, agreements with youth services in Raton…
Raton Water Works Monitors Lake Water Levels
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Western US is in the throes of a drought that has been going on for a couple of years now and reached a…
Roundhouse Park Sees Improvements
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The quality-of-life grant money came in quick with a short life span, but Public Works Director Jason Phillips…
2026 Raton High School Homecoming Court
Raton High School is making preparations for the 2026 homecoming festivities to held the week of September 21, 2026. Below is this year's…
Youth Heartline Expands Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program to Three Additional New Mexico Counties
Youth Heartline Expands Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Program to Three Additional New Mexico Counties Expansion will bring trained…
Tigers Open 2026 Season With 35-0 Road Win Over Navajo Prep
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Tigers began the 2026 football season on the road and travelled all the way across the state for a…
Raton City Commission Double Up Meetings – Zoning and Regular Business
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners started the first of their two special meetings Thursday afternoon with discussion on…
Atterix MOU Expires Quietly as Raton City Commission Meets 8/11.
The biggest noise at the Raton City Commission Meeting on August 11, was the sound of silence as the 6 month MOU with Atterix concerning the…
Eighth Judicial District Court Reintroduces Civil Mediation & Settlement Program
EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT Serving Taos, Colfax & Union Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Aug. 10, 2026 Eighth Judicial District Court…
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…