By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners met Tuesday March 11, 2025, to discuss budget guidelines, dangerous buildings and discussed a quote for a skate park and Pump Track at Romero Park. City Manager Rick Mestas informed the commission about the upcoming FY26 interim budget and guidelines on how…
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Northern NM is ofttimes overlooked when it comes to respect and recognition, but that can’t be said for basketball as 3 boys and 2 girls teams from District 5A will head to Bernalillo for the quarterfinals for the 2025 NM State Basketball Championships. The two girls teams include the…
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office may reimburse claimants for reasonable out-of-pocket treatment costs for medical expenses incurred between April 6, 2022, and March 14, 2025. Medical expenses that may be eligible for reimbursement include doctor visits, hospital stays, mental health treatment including addiction treatments (resulting from, or worsened by the fire rendered by…
RATON, N.M. – March 7, 2025 – Beloved Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach announce the forthcoming release of their latest collaborative work, a limited-edition hardbound book and CD titled Santa Fe Trail: Chasing the Big West. The book/CD will feature poems and song lyrics written by Morton and Birkelbach, art by…
Pickleball looks to be finally coming to Raton as recreation was a focus of the proceedings of the Raton City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, February 25th. The Commission voted unanimously to approve a proposal by Lone Mountain Contracting to repair and construct 6 Pickleball Courts on the current north courts…
The Raton City Commission set aside a couple of hours on Tuesday, Feb., 18 to gather at City Hall to get an update on pressing needs and projects for the City’s immediate and long-term future. City Manager Rick Mestas started the planning session with a “State of the City” presentation…
By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Saturday February 15th, eight participants ranging in ages 50 to 70 took the plunge into the icy cold waters of Lake Maloya in Sugarite Canyon State Park under sunny blue skies and cool mid-forties temperatures. The Polar Plunge event had been held in previous years,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It’s Tuesday February 11, 2025, and despite the cold and frosty foggy evening the Raton City Commission met to deliberate on agreements and approved a quitclaim deed from the city to the Picuris Pueblo for property in south Raton. Commissioners witnessed the promotion of Apryll…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met Monday evening February 10, 2025, where they approved the financial reports and budget adjustments and set a date for the upcoming budget workshops. It was noted that test scores have gone up at RIS as school attendance at Longfellow and…
336 teachers and mentors from around the nation are recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) and the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM). These awards honor the vital role that America’s teachers and mentors play in shaping the…