By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Schools Superintendent Neil Terhune made the official announcement at the Monday November 16, school board meeting that he will resign from his position effective June 30, 2016. Terhune indicated that he wants to finish out his contract and not leave the school hanging. He…
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Weather-related Closures for Wednesday, November 18, 2015: Travel is discouraged for Highway 72 and Highway 555. Colfax County offices, Raton Magistrate Court and Raton Senior Center are closed on Wednesday. Raton District Court is on a two-hour delay. Raton Public Schools and Raton Head Start are on a two-hour delay for…
A two-day Blood Drive, sponsored by the Raton Chamber of Commerce, will be held at the Raton Convention Center on Wednesday, November 18th from 2 pm – 7 pm and Thursday, November 19th from 8:30 am – 12:30 pm. Donors will be welcomed to the comfortable Bruce King Room, located downstairs. Participants receive…
by Colette M. ArmijoRATON — Raton High School is pleased to announce that Halle Medina and Noah Schoonover will be representing RHS at the 2016 New Mexico HOBY Leadership Seminar to be held in Albuquerque on the University of New Mexico campus. The Hugh O’Brien Youth’s (HOBY) flagship program, the…
by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — A work-session meeting of the Trinidad City Council on October 27 saw the unveiling of a planned mixed-use complex to help revitalize Trinidad’s downtown. The project is spearheaded by Trinidad native and business man Jay Cimino, his daughter Gina Cimino, and the Chief Operations Officer of…
by Eric MullensWALSENBURG — Walsenburg police continue the investigation into the early morning shooting on west Seventh Street that sent a 35-year old local man to a Denver area hospital. Police were called to 808 W. Seventh shortly after 2:30 am Tuesday, Nov., 10 and found Daniel Montez suffering from…
by David Santistevan TRINIDAD — Since 2003, Operation Trinidad Responds has sent out gift boxes to hundreds of Trinidad and Las Animas County troops who are proudly and currently serving our country in the United State and all over the world. This year, Trinidad Operation Responds will send nine troops…
by Nancy ChristoffersonHUERFANO/LAS ANIMAS — Whether one considers John C. Osgood a robber baron or a philanthropist, he nevertheless made a huge impact upon decades of life in Huerfano and Las Animas counties. Though he was the man everyone loved to hate, without his drive and foresight the history of Las…
by Bill KnowlesWALSENBURG — Karen Wilson, owner and operator of the historic La Plaza Inn of Walsenburg, has refocused her operation to being a destination hotel and restaurant for the many visitors that come into Huerfano County to enjoy the beauty of southern Colorado. Some of that beauty is in…
by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — A Comcast sponsored cleanup in selected areas of Trinidad in April of this year has shown some benefit already, at least to those who participated in the event. At least 100 local residents, Comcast employees, their families, and board members from the Trinidad Community Foundation…