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By Todd Wildermuth     A Raton man who shot another local man outside a South Second Street motel has been sentenced to a nine-year prison term in connection to the June 2012 incident, the intent of which a prosecutor described as having been “to ambush and shoot (the victim)…

by Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media 100 years ago the mining community of Dawson, New Mexico was rocked to its very foundations by an explosion in the Stag Canon #2 Mine that killed 263 miners.  Of those 133 were Italians with greek miners making up the next largest group of victims.…

  AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE        TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2013 AT 6PM   A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on October 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.  The Meeting will be called to order…

Third Judicial Judge Grants Partial Summary Judgment to City of Trinidad Court rules first claim for Relief for the City of Trinidad after ARPA’s breach of obligation. Trinidad, Colorado——-Late Tuesday afternoon Third Judicial District Judge Leslie Gerbracht in a decision that helped bring an end to the long litigation between…

By Todd Wildermuth Renovating the county jail to expand the inmate capacity of the often overcrowded facility in south Raton remains the top capital improvement project for Colfax County for a third consecutive year as county officials seek revenue sources to fund the $3.675 million project. The county commission recently…

FATAL ACCIDENT PUTS THE CITY OF TRINIDAD’S NORTH LAKE DAM PROJECT ON HOLD Submitted by Era McCarthy AroundSoCo Las Animas County Colorado——–Both the City of Trinidad and the Las Animas County Sheriff’s Department confirmed to AroundScCO on Thursday evening that there was a fatal accident in Western Las Animas County…

Jay Martinez and E.R.A. McCarthy with AroundSoCo magazine were KRTN’s special guests for “Super Stars of Business” on Thursday, Oct. 10th. The magazine is celebrating its one year anniversary and is published every month.  It is a vehicle for promoting happenings/events, interesting people and places in Southern Colorado, and in…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media   Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening for another quick meeting as Raton Mayor Bobby Ledoux praised city Manager Butch McGowen for his good performance.             Commissioners approved Resolution 2013-41 the first budget adjustment for fiscal year 2013-2014 with little discussion.             Commissioners also approved…

  AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE        TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2013 AT 6PM   A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on October 8, 2013 at 6:00 p.m.  The Meeting will be called to order…