By Billy Donati KRTN The NM Racing Commission has put a temporary halt to the application process for New Mexico’s sixth horse racetrack at it’s monthly meeting in Albuquerque on Thursday, July 19. The Commission surprised a lot of people when it announced in May that it had opened up…
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By Billy Donati KRTN The Raton Patrol Yard offices of NMDOT were the sight of the NM State Transportation Commission meeting on July 19, 2018. Chairman Ron Schmeits chaired the meeting which saw a full house crowd in one of the maintenance bays that was transformed into a meeting room. After…
From New Mexico Historic Preservation Division — Federal Historic Tax Credits Approved for Historic Raton Building The application for Federal HistoricTax Credits for the rehabilitation of the Golden Rule and New York Stores / Marchiondo Store building in Raton was approved last week by the National Park Service. Built in…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke designated 19 new national recreation trails in 17 states, including Climax Canyon Trail in Raton, NM while adding more than 370 miles to the national recreation trails system. “By designating these new national trails, we acknowledge the efforts of local communities to…
Even though Colfax County was successful in its recent TIGER Grant application in obtaining $17.5 million, there are signs that the current Amtrak Board and CEO, Richard Anderson, are making decisions that are jeopardizing the future of long-distance train routes, including the Southwest Chief. Even though the US Supreme Court has…
Santa Fe, N.M. – New Mexico MainStreet just announced that the communities of Cimarron, Conchas Dam, Rodeo, and Taos Pueblo have been selected to participate in MainStreet’s Frontier Communities Initiative. The Frontier Communities Initiative is project-based and designed to serve New Mexico’s rural communities, less than 7,500 in population,…
The Raton Lady Tiger softball team enjoyed a 19-6 regular season on the way to their fourth straight District title while going undefeated in District for the fourth time in a row and that earned them a #4 seed into the NM State Softball Championships and a first round bye.…
Zach Redd of Raton has qualified for the Amsoil Amateur National Arenacross Championships to be held in Las Vegas, NV on May 6th, 2018. He qualified in both the 65cc (7-9) class and the 65cc open (7-11) class in the Midwest Region. He placed 1st in overall points in the open…
Bob Wick (pictured 2nd from left) was awarded “Best of Show” for his photo titled Malpais in the Annual Ralph R. Solano Memorial Show and Sale. Hosted by the Raton Arts Council, Wick was given the award at the reception April 13, 2018 at the Old Pass Gallery. In Category…