By Holly Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media In an emergency meeting Wednesday June 13, Colfax County Commissioners approved Resolution 2018-16, which bans the sale and use of certain fireworks in the unincorporated portions of Colfax County. The resolution also bans all fireworks within the wildlands of Colfax County. According to the most…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It has been just under two weeks since the Ute Park Fire began and exploded into a monster of a fire scorching 36,740 acres, at last report, on both sides of Highway 64 between Ute Park and Cimarron. Highway 64 finally reopened to traffic on…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners sat down to a long agenda on Tuesday, June 12th, with grants and loans being the primary topics of action. Prior to the regular meeting Commissioners met at 4:00 p.m. with the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board to go over policies and…
A Letter to the Communities affected by the Ute Park Fire Ute Park Fire Wildfire News – 3 hrs. ago To the members of the communities affected by the Ute Park Fire: On May 31st, the Southwest Area Type 1 Incident Management Team was ordered for the Ute Park…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Fire Fighters from Union County and aircraft from State Forestry are working on two fires that began last week in northwestern Union County. The Newkirk fire started Wednesday on private land about five miles north of Folsom and had consumed about about 20 acres as…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It started on Thursday May 31 at about 2:10 p.m. as a small spot fire south of Ute Park, a small unincorporated community, that lies in the middle of the Cimarron Canyon about half way between Cimarron and Eagle Nest and exploded into a…
Fire Information EMNRD-FORESTRY DIVISION Ute Park Fire – June 10, 2018 Evening Update SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #1 BEA DAY – INCIDENT COMMANDER Hot and Dry Conditions Continue Acres: 36,740 acres (26,387 acres on Philmont Scout Ranch) Percent Containment: 77% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm Cause:…
Fire Information EMNRD-FORESTRY DIVISION Ute Park Fire – June 9, 2018 Evening Update SOUTHWEST AREA INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TEAM #1 BEA DAY – INCIDENT COMMANDER Improving Line Along West Flank Acres: 36,740 acres (26,387 acres on Philmont Scout Ranch) Percent Containment: 77% Start Date: May 31, 2018, 2:10pm Cause: Unknown, under…
FOR PUBLIC RELEASE AT 9AM JUNE 8th 2018 Colfax County is pleased to announce that the citizens of Ute Park are cleared to re-enter their homes today June 8th, 2018 at 10am. All property access off NM 204 is still closed and under evacuation orders. We ask that you obey…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN sat down with Raton Public Schools Superintendent Andy Ortiz for a conversation about the Raton Schools. The conversation began with the budget and after a rough year that included some layoffs for the school district things are looking up as the school system was…