A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on July 28, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2026-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
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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 traffic between north and south Raton. Back in May of 2025 the City of Raton requested $54,500 for engineering and planning for work on the North…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Wednesday July 22, 2026, for a special meeting to discuss zoning issues and ordinance amendments as well as conversation about the FY27 budget. City Treasurer Michael Anne Antonucci is working to finalize the FY27 budget with grant money changes being the…
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 meeting where they heard reports on the budget, math instructional materials for grades K-12 and roof repairs at the bus barn. Students from the…
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 agreements with the Raton Humane Society and work on Taxiway A pavement work. Commissioners heard from the public once again on the data center with speakers…
A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on July 14, 2026 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2026-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
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 moving to downtown Raton for the annual street parade and later in the evening a fireworks display put on by Do It Right Pyro. The…
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 Airfield in south Raton with 16 balloons taking to the beautiful blue skies of Northeastern New Mexico. It seemed like a slow start to the festivities…
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 certain operations in town with the Memorial Day weekend bringing a surprise to the power usage according to Raton Public Service General Manager Brenda Ferri.…
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 size hail hit the area along with heavy rain. Four showers hit the downtown area from 3:15 to about 6:45 with a total rainfall amount of…