The Raton Tigers and the Estancia Bears matched up evenly on paper before their Friday night matchup, but on their home field Estancia took advantage of four Raton turnovers and of the legs of sophomore QB Devon Chavez’s to hang onto a 40 – 39 thrilling win in 2A football.…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton board of Education met on Thursday evening September 17, 2026, for their monthly meeting where they approved the disposition of property and renovations to locker rooms at the gym and the press box at Tiger Stadium. The board heard from principals noting that…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Road Work Notice York Canyon Subdivision Road maintenance work will be taking place on September 21, 2026, and continue until completed on county maintained roads A-83 Gold Street, A-84 Iron Street, A-85 Stone Street, and A-86 Lead Street. Resident should expect: Temporary road closures or lane restrictions…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The storms rolled in Tuesday afternoon and as usual the lightning began to pop and one strike sparked a fire on US 64 at about mile marker 337 that Raton Fire Chief Anthony Burk named the Airport Fire. Units were called out at about 4:34…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN Multi-Media sat down with Kathy McQueary a lifelong Raton resident who has been involved with both the Raton Public Service Board of Trustees and the Raton Museum Board for well over 30 years. McQueary has been president of the RPS board for several years…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Maxwell, NM – September 11, 2026 Arrest for Child Sexual Exploitation Offenses In June of this year, the Colfax County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation into the alleged possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) originating in our county. On June 18, 2026, investigators executed…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission regular meeting for Tuesday September 8, 2026, agreements with youth services in Raton plus Fire Department Radios, and a couple of dangerous building demolition proposals. September 19 form 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. will be the RAIN recovery and remembrance program…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Western US is in the throes of a drought that has been going on for a couple of years now and reached a point where water restrictions are being put in place for many locations especially those that use ground water as their primary…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The quality-of-life grant money came in quick with a short life span, but Public Works Director Jason Phillips managed to get contractors lined up and moving to get most of the work done by the June 30 deadline. He also managed to get an extension…
Raton High School is making preparations for the 2026 homecoming festivities to held the week of September 21, 2026. Below is this year’s homecoming royalty.