A large mix of Raton citizens including business and property owners, entreprenuers, long-time residents and newcomers converged on the Raton Convention Center on Thursday evening, March 7th for an economic development open house. Adam Hughes, CEO of Better City, opened up the discussion by addressing the group and giving a brief…
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WASHINGTON – Amtrak announced on February 27th that it will provide $3 million in matching funds to complete the federal TIGER IX grant awarded in January of 2018 to Colfax County for safety upgrades and maintenance along the historic Southwest Chief long-distance passenger rail route. Senator Tom Udall of NM…
By Jesse Gallegos The Luna Board of Trustees on Wednesday evening, February 27th, selected Dr. Rolando Rael as the next president of Luna Community College. “I’m humbled and honored,” said Rael. “I’ve always considered San Miguel County and northeastern New Mexico my home. My hope is to work with the…
Juvenile with Violent History Fails to Return to Eagle Nest Boys Reintegration Center Eagle Nest, NM – On Saturday, February 23, 2019 at around 2:00 p.m. the New Mexico State Police was called to the Eagle Nest Boys Reintegration Center to investigate a juvenile that failed to return to…
The cliché is that basketball games are won at the free throw line, and West Las Vegas’ 74-49 win over Raton on Tuesday was a case in point. West went to the line for 31 free throw opportunities to Raton’s 8, while earning its second District 2AAA win over Raton by sinking 20…
The Santa Fe Indian School Braves started the District 2AAA game against Raton hot on offense and stifling on defense as they went off to a 22-8 first quarter lead and then never looked back enroute to a 61-36 win on Friday night at Raton Tiger Gym. Their veteran offense clicked with seniors James Bridges…
Looking for their first District 2AAA win of the season, the Raton boys basketball team traveled to Santa Fe Prep on Tuesday, January 30th and returned home with a 59-41 victory. The Tigers and the Blue Griffins traded three point shots in the first period and it was a close…
Single Vehicle Fatal Crash on NM Highway 120 in Mora County Mora County, NM – New Mexico State Police investigated a one vehicle fatal crash on NM Highway 120 near mile post 46, east of Wagon Mound, NM on Monday, January 28, 2019 at about 3:29 p.m. The initial investigation indicated…
ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT AT EAGLE NEST LAKE VERY SUCCESSFUL! On the morning of January 26, participants from as close as Eagle Nest and as far away as Minnesota braved the cold morning low temperature of 5 degrees at Eagle Nest Lake to fish in the Annual Ice Fishing Tournament. It…
Thora J. Martinez, age 82, passed away on January 18, 2019. She was born in Seattle, WA on August 29, 1936, the daughter of Kathleen and Kenneth P. Johnson. Thora was an avid Rockies fan. She also enjoyed watching Westerns . Her greatest joy was being a foster grandparent at…