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by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — A move by two Trinidad business owners put the Trinidad City Council on the defensive during a workshop meeting Tuesday, September 22.   Steve Bolton and Tom Murphy made their pitch to the city council to consider using an as yet unfunded account to help Arkansas River…

by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD/RATON — With an increase in the bond debt carried by Raton, New Mexico, and Trinidad, Colorado, the two cities took different paths to solve the rising utility rates demanded by the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA).   The tale of the two cities began to diverge in…

by Colette ArmijoRATON — On Thursday October 22, 2015, New Mexico State University’s (NMSU) Academy of Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering (CAGE) will initiate 2015’s few select members.  CAGE was formed to serve as a multipurpose liaison between the University’s Department and Engineering professionals.  The academy is action oriented and…

by Colette M. ArmijoRATON — October 19-23, 2015 has been declared “Raton Professional Business Women’s Week”.  Citizens of Raton will join in to salute working women, encouraging and promoting a celebration and acknowledgement of all their achievements.  During this week, business and professional women will be honored for their daily…

  by Sherry Goodyear SPRINGER — The Springer Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for their fall activities.  Coming up on Halloween evening from 5:30-7:30 pm, little ghosts and ghouls are in for a noteworthy experience at the historic Springer Museum where they can tour the museum and go trick…

by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners, during a regular meeting on October 22, received the 2014 fiscal year audit report from the county’s auditing firm Dixon, Waller and Company. The report looked across the entire spectrum of financial activity conducted by the county and…

Everything got done that needed to be done  by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The shortest city council meeting of the year, lasting just 18 minutes and 21 seconds, showed the Trinidad City Council does indeed know what brevity is.  Even with two council members, Anthony Mattie and Liz Torres, absent, voting…

In partnership with the State of New Mexico, the University of New Mexico Family Development Program invites leaders from all different sectors in the community who are interested in working collaboratively to make a positive impact on the well-being of children to join the Raton Early Childhood Coalition. Anyone interested should attend…

AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE          TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2015 AT 6PM   A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on October 27, 2015 at 6 p.m. The Meeting will be called to order…