by Nancy ChristoffersonCOLORADO/NEW MEXICO — Estafana Bent Hicklin, the subject of this space in the September 3 issue of the World Journal, was the daughter of Charles Bent and Ignacia Jaramillo. The couple had two other children. Estafana also had two half-siblings. Maria Ignacia Jaramillo was born in 1815 to an old…
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by Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — The Las Animas Board of County Commissioners held back to back meetings on Tuesday, September 29. They first met with Arlene Lopez, the director of the Las Animas County Department of Human Services (DHS), got a first look at the DHS 2016 budget, and learned more…
Election year move by business men puts city council on defensive about Trinidad’s high electric ratesby Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — Steve Bolton and Tom Murphy have proposed the city take some of its marijuana excise tax revenues and use it to reduce electric utility rates for its customers. Trinidad’s electric rates…
REGULAR MEETING OF THE RATON BOARD OF EDUCATION **RHS Krivokapich Media Center** 1535 Tiger Circle, Raton, New Mexico Tuesday, October 20, 2015 6:00 PM AGENDA I. Call to Order and Roll Call II. Pledge of Allegiance III. Recognition of Students, Staff and Visitors RHS Students of the Month- Mr. Ware…
Press Release from the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office: Halloween and Trick-or-Treat Safety MEDIA RELEASE (Date) 10/07/15 Colfax County Sheriff’s Office: OffenderWatch® a sex offender mapping and alerting service aids citizens in avoiding dangerous homes In Colfax County, there are approximately 35 registered sex offenders, and we want you to know…
~ Post by Bill Donati The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 was awarded to three recipients including a former Raton resident, Paul Modrich. Along with Modrich, Tomas Lindahl and Aziz Sancar were named laureates for having mapped, at a molecular level, how cells repair damaged DNA and safeguard the…
~Press Release from the Center for American Values Pueblo, Colo., Home of Heroes (Sept. 11, 2015) – The Center for American Values located in Pueblo, Colorado will bring its Mobile Learning Lab to Raton from October 19th to October 30th. The Mobile Learning Lab will be located at Russell Marcy…
State Wildlife Action Plan available for review The new draft State Wildlife Action Plan is available for public review. The document, which serves as a blueprint for planning and implementing Department of Game and Fish wildlife and habitat conservation initiatives over the next 10 years, can be viewed and downloaded on the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening in a special meeting to road construction projects. Commissioners approved Engineering Analytics to handle the construction management for the Multi-Modal Center Project, which should see construction work beginning next week. Commissioners heard from David Little about the bids…
By Bill Donati – KRTN News The Economic and Rural Development Committee of the NM Legislature heard reports, proposals and funding requests from a wide variety of organizations and entities when they met at Raton’ s Shuler Theater on Monday and Tuesday, September 28 and 29. Chaired by Senator Benny…