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…
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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. …
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Police Chief John Garcia received a Patriotic Employer award Friday afternoon from National Guard Tech-Sargeant and Raton Police Officer Nicolina Villani-Martinez for his support of her and the National Guard duties that pulls her away from her duties on the Raton Police Department. Villani-Martinez…
New Mexico Trout Project Receives Grant Funding 08/14/2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 14, 2018 Media Contact: Therese Thompson, (303) 236-4402, tthompson@westernnativetrout.org New Mexico Trout Project Receives Grant Funding Grants Benefiting Native Trout Watersheds Awarded in Five Western States The Western Native Trout Initiative (WNTI) is awarding $232,640 in grant funding…