By Billy D and Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A contract US Mail Truck was stolen in Maxwell Wednesday morning January 9 just before 8:00 a.m. and after a high speed chase on I-25 with State Police and Sheriff’s deputies, the female suspect, identified as Chanel D. Eskelson (34), led officers…
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The Robertson Cardinals hosted the Raton Tigers in a District 2AAA football game on Friday night, October 12th and earned a 42-19 win over Raton. The win was not as easy as the score made it sound for the Cardinals as Raton charged out of the gate in the first…
Springer High School Wins Luna Robot Rodeo By Dave Kavanaugh Luna Community College When it comes to designing and programming a robot, even the slightest adjustment can have a significant impact on its performance. That’s one of the lessons learned by several dozen students from high schools across northeastern New…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media West Las Vegas traveled up I-25 once again to Raton’s Jungle Friday evening, October 5, after a two-year absence and took home a 60-21 win as Raton miscues and young mistakes gave the #5 ranked Dons four quick scores in the district opener for…
The City of Raton and Raton MainStreet have begun construction of the downtown Great Blocks project. This project is designed to beautify the district as a core piece of economic revitalization aimed to spawn economic reinvestment into commercial property. The project focuses on streetscape vitality, placemaking, creative economy, safety and…
The messengers from Amtrak came to Raton on Tuesday, August 21st for a face-to-face meeting with Southwest Chief stakeholders and the message remained the same. The SW Chief route from Lamy, NM to Dodge City Kansas is in danger of being derailed. Colfax County Commissioner Bill Sauble said that Amtrak…
Update: The NM Racing Commission received five Letters of Intent from groups wishing to build a racetrack/racino in Raton. The five made the commission-mandated deadline of July 30, 2018 for entities to express a desire to submit an application. Originally July 30 was the deadline for application submission, but the…
WASHINGTON – The US Senate today overwhelmingly passed a bipartisan amendment to provide an additional $50 million in federal funding to help maintain Amtrak train services along the established, long-distance passenger rail route of the Southwest Chief. This amendment would effectively halt Amtrak’s proposal to substitute rail service with bus…
Press Release received from NM Dept. of Game and Fish Raton – New Mexico Department of Game and Fish conservation officers are investigating a bear attack that occurred southeast of Raton Wednesday, July 25th. State police alerted department officers after receiving a distress call from a 36-year-old man exercising his…
After years of on and off negotiations, The Raton City Commission moved the City closer to ownership of the Raton Train Depot with the acceptance of a conveyance and lease agreement with BSNF Railroad at last night’s Raton City Commission meeting. The City agreed to use the depot for…