Wilfred Lloyd Carrasco, age 86, a resident of Los Lunas, NM, a former resident of Raton and Socorro, NM passed away on December 25, 2023. Services will be held at Romero Funeral Home Chapel in Belen, NM on Thursday, January 11, 2024 with a visitation at 10:00 a.m. and Celebration…
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The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, December 12 at Raton City Hall. The meeting began with Items from Citizens Present and former City Manager Scott Berry addressed the Commission with thanks and praise for Commissioner Ron Chavez for his service to the City. Chavez was recently…
TRINIDAD – Gov. Jared Polis opened the new, much anticipated eight-mile trail to the 9,633-foot summit of Fishers Peak State Park, on Sunday, November 19, inviting all who have long desired to hike up the flat-topped mountain. “The hike and views are even better than I expected at Fishers Peak,”…
The Raton Tigers outplayed and held the #1 seed St Michael’s Horsemen in check on both sides of the ball for three quarters plus, but the Horsemen rallied with 21 points in the 4th period for an improbable 21-14 win to propel them into the next level of the AAA…
William G. Groves passed away on November 5, 2023, in Raton. He was born on February 20, 1929, in Raton to the late Edward and Catherine Bartholomew Groves. Bill attended St. Patrick’s Academy and was a member of St. Patrick’s Church. He joined the Navy at the age of 17 and…
The Raton Tiger football team began the 3A NM State Championships by taking on the District 5AAA champion Thoreau on the road Saturday, Nov. 4th, and even though the home team Hawks had a better regular season record, the Tigers started the post-season with a convincing 35-8 win. Raton was…
The Roy/Mosquero Longhorns had to come from 14 points down in the 6-Man Semifinal game on Friday night, November 3rd, and eventually scored the game winner with :01 left in the game to earn a dramatic come-from-behind 27 – 20 victory over the Grady Bronchos. With the win, the Longhorns…
Henry Ricky Gonzales, (62) passed away on October 22,2023. Henry, fondly known as Bear, was born to Elias “Chorizo” Gonzales and Beatrice Payan on April 17th, 1961 in Cimarron, NM. One of Bears’ biggest accomplishments was being a father. He had always wanted children and considered himself lucky to have…
The Raton Tigers and the Robertson Cardinals met in the Jungle for the final regular season game for the Tigers and in anticipation of a District showdown, the Cardinals were able to make the plays and seize momentum in the second half to pull away for a 37 – 14…
Dixie LaRoe Odom passed away September 29, 2023 at the age of 93. She grew up in Happy, Texas and graduated from high school at 16. Dixie attended the University of Alabama and graduated from New Mexico Highlands University with a BA in journalism and history. In 1953, Dixie married her…