By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The 2-1 Raton Tigers traveled down I-25 to Robertson High School Friday night to take on archrival 4-0 Robertson Cardinals for a non-district football game. Raton Schools student population has dropped over the years to a point that NMAA reclassified Raton down to Class 2A…
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A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on September 24, 2024 at 6 p.m. Pursuant to City of Raton Open Meetings Resolution 2024-01 Commissioners may participate via conference call. The following subjects will be considered by the City Commission and may be…
From Chief John D. Garcia / Raton Police Department Raton Police Department’s response to the Raton High School Shooting Threat on Tuesday September 17th, 2024. The Raton Police Department responded to a report of a possible threat to Raton High School at approximately 12:00 p.m. All law enforcement agencies (Raton…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Superintendent Kristie Medina provided an update about the school lockdown incident that took place on Tuesday September 17, 2024. Raton High School was placed on a lockdown protocol for about five hours after the school received a threat of a shooting that was supposed…
Special to KRTN from Colfax County Sheriff’s Office On September 17, 2024 Colfax County deputies were dispatched to Cimarron High School to investigate a report that a juvenile that brandished what appeared to be a gun at someone else on the campus after school. As a result the Cimarron Schools…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton and Colfax County Fire Fighters responded to Lake Maloya Tuesday evening around 7:00 p.m. for a lightning caused tree fire high up on the mesa west of the lake. Upon arrival fire fighters found a single tree with fire surrounded by oak brush. Fortunately…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media About noon Tuesday afternoon September 17, 2024, things turned chaotic for Raton Schools as Raton High School went on lockdown while Longfellow and Raton Intermediate schools were placed on a shelter in place status. In a release from Raton Schools Superintendent Kristi Medina there was…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education started their meeting with reports and moved on to the financial report for the month and the adoption of the updated wellness policy. Moses Bueno was on hand to present the Student Senate report. Student Senate will purchase pink trinkets…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Colfax County Sheriff Deputies arrested Enriquez Cortez Thursday September 12, 2024, in connection with the shooting that took place in Raton’s east side back on August 24, 2024. According to the press release Deputies received word where they could find Cortez. Deputies quickly responded to…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media On Tuesday September 10, 2024, just after 7:30 a.m. Colfax County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a breaking and entering at a residence on Johnson Mesa on Highway 72. According to the arrest warrant John Floyd had discovered the male who claimed to be Pete Suthers…