By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media – Five years later the scars are still visible north of Raton if you know what to look for, but this weekend five years earlier was a starkly different scene as fire and smoke covered the hillsides and evacuations were called for in north Raton.…
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Colfax County results are considered unofficial until canvassed by the Colfax county commission on June 10, 2016. The only contested county race was the county clerk’s race where former county clerk Rayetta LeDoux Trujillo challenged appointed clerk Rebecca Hoy. Hoy had been Freda Baca’s deputy clerk and was appointed clerk…
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact: Matthew Seidel, (505) 222-4728matthew.seidel@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JUNE 7, 2016: Sign up for free All-terrain vehicle safety classesin Lincoln National Forest The Department of Game and Fish Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) program is teaming up with the…
Las Vegas, NM – On May 28, 2016, around 12:30 a.m., New Mexico State Police Patrolman Roslyn Vigil, stationed in Las Vegas, NM, was assisting a stranded motorist on Interstate 25 near milepost 350, north of Las Vegas. Officer Vigil was in the process of jump-starting a red Toyota pickup. Both vehicles were completely…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Anthony Garcia was found guilty by a Colfax County jury on March 10, 2016 and was sentenced in his murder case to 21 years on May 24, 2016. Garcia was found guilty on one count of second degree murder (count 1), three counts of…
A Bit of Memorial Day 2016 in Raton NM
New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact: Karl Moffatt: (505) 476-8007 karl.moffatt@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, May 30, 2016: Go fishing for free Saturday, June 4. SANTA FE – Anglers can fish for free in New Mexico on Saturday, June 4, as the state…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media – Raton Fire and Emergency Services were called to an early morning fire Monday, Memorial Day, in the 400 block of Savage. Captain Anthony Burke said the call came in about 2:40 am Monday morning and by the time fire fighters arrived on scene at…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Public Service Board of Directors met Tuesday, May 24th before the regular Raton City Commission meeting and selected Robert G. “Boog” Walton to head RPS as its General Manager. Kathy McQueary, RPS Board President, noted that Walton has strong managerial skills that they were looking for…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission settled in for what would be a long meeting with a lot of information and important agenda items for the Tuesday, May 24th meeting. Commissioners heard from Michael Reeves on the accomplishments of the Ports-to-Plains projects which has expanded its coverage…