By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Relay for Life Chair Elizabeth Tafoya told the crowd Saturday that she would be stepping down as team leader for the Colfax County Relay for Life to move up and take on overseeing or helping to organize relays in Arizona and New Mexico. In…
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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…
Feeding bears can create unsafe conditions for people and the bear 07/23/2018 New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JULY 23, 2018: Feeding bears can create unsafe conditions for people and the bear SANTA FE – Human…
Deer, elk and elk private lands use system changes topic of public meetings 07/23/2018 New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, July 23, 2018: Deer, elk and elk private lands use system changes topic of public meetings…
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…
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…
Aerial Surveys Confirm Upward Trend in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Population 07/10/2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 2018 Contact: Roger Wolfe, (785) 256-3737, roger.wolfe@wafwa.org Aerial Surveys Confirm Upward Trend in Lesser Prairie-Chicken Population The latest lesser prairie-chicken survey shows bird populations are up from last year, continuing an upward trend over the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners began their meeting Tuesday evening by honoring State Representative Dennis J Roch, with a proclamation and an honorary key to the city for his work at the state legislature on behalf of the City of Raton. Roch will retire from the…
PHILMONT SCOUT RANCH ANNOUNCES CLOSURE FOR 2018 SUMMER SEASON – 7/5/18 After careful consideration of the situation and available options, the difficult but prudent decision has been made that the Philmont backcountry will remain closed for treks and individual programs for the remainder of the 2018 summer season. This means…