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…
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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…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Monday morning proved to be the best of the three days for flying as balloons floated into an almost windless sky with some simply hovering over the field before finding a layer of air moving in another direction. As the morning sun warmed the ground…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Sunday morning proved to be a bit of a challenge for pilots as about 10 pilots chose to move down to the rodeo grounds or over to the high school to launch after hearing and see the winds were blowing toward the southeast taking balloons…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The spectators arrived at the 2018 International Santa Fe Trail Balloon Rally with smiles and ready to eat as the lines grew for the Kiwanas Club pancake breakfast and coffee at the Enchanted Grounds trailer Saturday morning while they waited for the balloons to fill…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media
Game Commission properties that adjoin the Carson National Forest closed to access 06/27/2018 New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact: Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027 tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JUNE 27, 2018: Game Commission properties that adjoin the Carson National Forest closed to access…