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Santa Lights Christmas Tree

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Ripley Park hosted the annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony Saturday evening as the holiday season officially begins in Raton. The day was a warm one for the end of November as Santa made his way to Ripley Park Saturday afternoon where he greeted hundreds of…

School Board to Consider Ownership of Highlands Building Public forum on School Consolidation Held

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met in a special session Monday night to discuss taking ownership of the Highlands University building in downtown Raton.  John Davidson told the board this has to be a collaborative effort or it won’t work. At issue is the Raton Schools…

Local Man Arrested for Murder

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media On Saturday, November 22, 2014 at approximately 11:40 AM, Raton Police Department officers responded to a call of shots fired. The investigation led to the arrest of Anthony M. Garcia, age 21 of Raton. Garcia allegedly fired a 9mm handgun in a residential area striking and…

Declining Enrollment Economics force Raton Public Schools to Consider Consolidation

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Declining enrollment and the economics that go along with that decline is forcing the Raton Public School Board of Education to consider consolidating schools.  The board has asked Superintendent Dr. Neil Terhune to investigate the matter and present to them a number of consolidation scenarios…

Veterans Park Dedicated on Veteran’s Day

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media A large crowd, despite the cold weather, was in attendance at the dedication of Veterans Park Tuesday morning, a memorial for the veterans of Raton.  The park was the dream of Abel Jiron who took it to Jared Chatterly, Raton Parks and Recreation, “who jumped…

Veterans Day 2014 Raton Middle School Style

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Middle School honors veterans each Veteran’s Day with a breakfast and assembly in the gym and this year was no exception as students and faculty listened to guest speaker Judge Warren Walton, Captain, U.S. Army Retired.  Walton, as the some 220 students at…

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