By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The list of candidates is out and the races in Raton proper all have three or more candidates so it could be an interesting election. Click the link to see the entire list (Colfax County Candidate List Pending for the November 7, 2023 Election) Looking through…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commission met in a special meeting to discuss the hiring of a new city manager and buy a new front-end loader, a pickup and an explorer. Commissioners started the meeting in closed session Tuesday evening August 28, 2023, discussing the city manager position.…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met on Tuesday August 22, 2023 for their second regular meeting of the month taking care of purchases for equipment and planning for new projects. Ken Chapin informed the commission about a Smithsonian project in Trinidad and wanting to bring it to…
Release from Hermit’s Peak/CalfCanyon Claims Office SANTA FE, N.M. – The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid Claimants over $27 million as of today. “When I think about the weeks and months ahead, I really think about it as a time of accelerated action”, said Director Angela Gladwell. “The Claims…
Office of the County Manager August 14, 2023 Reference: Colfax County Solid Waste Update We have learned that two of the contractor trash trucks were out of service this weekend. Tri State is utilizing a backup truck that was brought in from Texline, TX and one of the trucks that…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Many have heard that INBank has sold the downtown office building and rumors have run wild as to the future of INBank and the building. Wednesday August 9, INBank officials held a small presentation at the downtown branch to dispel the rumors. Ed Francis, CEO…
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, August 8, and heard a variety of issues from assorted organizations and private citizens and after a lengthy discussion, voted 3-2 to reject the intent that would have given Magistrate Court jurisdiction over Raton city ordinances instead of Municipal Court.…
August 7, 2023 R6 NR-043 Claims Office News Desk: (505) 995-7035 ClaimsOffice@fema.dhs.gov News Release Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office places over $14 Million in the hands of Claimants SANTA FE, N.M. – The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office has paid Claimants over $14 million as of early this week. Of…
Public Notice The public is notified that the VERMEJO CONSERVANCY DISTRICT Board of Directors has called for an election for: Two Positions for Director at Large to be held on October 3, 2023. Any qualified person interested in becoming a candidate should pick up the necessary candidate forms at the…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Fire Fighters were called out early Friday morning about 5:00 a.m. to a fire in the alley of the 500 block of South Second Street between Second and South Third Street. The fire put up a column of smoke over South Second that could…