AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2015 AT 6PM A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on September 8, 2015 at 6 p.m. The Meeting will be called to order by…
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September 2, 2015 statement from the Village of Maxwell: Water Emergency in Maxwell.The Village of Maxwell continues to operate under extreme water stress. Consumption far exceeds Supply. Labor Day is a weekend of especially high demand: NO OUTDOOR WATER USAGE. WATER CONSERVATION IS NOW ESSENTIAL TO OUR WELFARE.Thank You! ~…
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado State Patrol says a teen driver killed after crashing into a parked U-Haul truck along Interstate 25 near Pueblo had been speeding and driving aggressively before the crash. The accident happened Sunday afternoon. A Toyota Camry driven by 18-year-old Isaiah Tafoya of Walsenburg crashed into…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media For the second year in a row the Raton Public Schools have received a grant award to go toward a pay for performance pilot program for teachers. Last year Raton Schools received $153,000 that was dispersed to teachers based on their yearly evaluation. They…
Peak Parent Center presents comprehensive view of state and federal laws on students with disabilitiesby Bill KnowlesTRINIDAD — Speakers from the Peak Parent Center from Colorado Springs gave a two and a half hour presentation in Trinidad about both state and federal law on accommodating students with disabilities within the…
by Sherry Goodyear CIMARRON — The Second Annual Cimarron Cowboy Music and Poetry Gathering was responsible for entertaining several hundred guests over the course of its two day/six show run on August 22 and 23 at Philmont Scout Ranch and the St. James Hotel. The toughest choice concert-goers had to…
by Nancy ChristoffersonCOLORADO TERRITORY — Gray’s Ranch was a growing community when it got a post office on Sept. 1, 1863, almost 152 years ago. Its namesake and owner was James S. Gray. The ranch was about five miles southeast of Trinidad, at the confluence of the Purgatory River and what…
by Brian OrrWALSENBURG — The Huerfano County Commissioners listened Tuesday to Eugene Carroll, a project manager for Viaero Wireless. Viaero was re-applying for a Conditional Use Permit to build a 150-foot, lattice-style cell tower in Farisita. Viaero had originally been given a CUP in 2012, but ran out of time to…
The Colorado Space Business Roundtable meet with local schools, visits area businesses by Bill Knowles TRINIDAD — Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin headquartered in Denver, paid a visit to Trinidad and Las Animas County Thursday, Aug. 21. The southern Colorado tour is an effort to help stimulate economic development in the…
by Gretchen OrrWALSENBURG— The Huerfano RE-1 Board of Education met Tuesday for the first time since school resumed and finalized old business including approval of volunteer and substitute lists, coaches and teachers. The BOE also accepted the resignation of Peakview teacher Teresa England. Jeffery Higgins, who resigned last spring…