By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A trip through Cimarron Canyon these days shows a stark difference to the scene of only a few months ago when the Ute Park Fire devastated the area and left it looking like a scene out of a sci-fi movie. On Saturday the canyon…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Scouts, Philmont Scout ranch staff and many well-wishers and dignitaries including NM Governor Susana Martinez were on hand Saturday morning September 15th to officially dedicate the new National Scouting Museum at Philmont Scout Ranch. In December of 2016 the Boy Scouts of America decided to relocate…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The alarm went out shortly after 1:00 p.m Friday afternoon for a structure fire on the corner of State Street and Kearney Ave where firefighters from Raton Fire and Emergency Services and Colfax County Rapid Response found an unoccupied double wide trailer with flames coming…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media According to district court records the MCMC Board of Directors was served with a lawsuit brought against them for violations of the New Mexico Human Rights Act and the New Mexico Tort Claims Act by a former hospital employee, Gail Stoecker. The complaint says that…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening, September 11th, to approve several financial issues including accepting the DFA approved final FY2019 final budget. During the public input portion of the meeting, Commissioners heard from Gary Calderon about a property in the 400 block of Grant…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 2018 State Wide New Mexico – During the Labor Day holiday, the New Mexico State Police participated in the Combined Accident Reduction Effort (CARE) operation across all roadways within the state. The goal of the traffic initiative is that a strong law enforcement presence…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening, September 4th at 5:00 p.m. for a quick meeting to accept bids on the Great Blocks project and approve the Lodger’s Tax Board recommendations for advertising. Karen Sterns told commissioners that two bids were received and both well over…
The messengers from Amtrak came to Raton on Tuesday, August 21st for a face-to-face meeting with Southwest Chief stakeholders and the message remained the same. The SW Chief route from Lamy, NM to Dodge City Kansas is in danger of being derailed. Colfax County Commissioner Bill Sauble said that Amtrak…
Listen to Steve Pearce and Billy D as they discuss New Mexico on Wednesday, August 22nd edition of “This, That and the Other” program.
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich along with senators from Colorado and Kansas as well Congressman Ben Ray Lujan secured an additional $50 million for rail repairs in the recently senate passed transportation bill for use along the Amtrak SW Chief route through Kansas, Colorado and New Mexico. …