Funding helps bring Smart Grid technology to the nation’s rural electric infrastructure including Springer Electric Cooperative in Northeast New Mexico WASHINGTON, Sept. 9, 2014 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing more than $518 million in rural electric cooperatives to improve the delivery of electric…
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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Public Schools will now have to look for another way to finance a new consolidated school building as Raton Public Schools District 11 voters defeated the bond issue to finance a new school building today. The unofficial results of the Raton Public Schools…
For the second straight meeting, The Raton City Commission met in regular session on a Monday at noon at City Hall, and moved quickly through the September 8th agenda. City Manager Butch McGowen informed the commission that the Multi- Modal archaeological site survey, which has delayed the project for some…
By Billy Donati KRTN Multi-Media Raul Romero, 34, pled guilty to two counts of second degree murder (with a firearm) and one count of tampering with evidence, on September 4th in the 8th Judicial District Court in Raton. The guilty plea came almost fourteen months after the murders of Raton residents…
A black Ford pickup was traveling northbound on Interstate 25 approximately eight miles north of Wagon Mound when the vehicle entered the median and over turned approximately six times Thursday afternoon. The passenger, Oscar Brown age 68 of Arizona, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Vivian Brown age…
AGENDA CITY OF RATON REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING RATON CITY HALL, 224 SAVAGE AVE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 AT 12PM A regular meeting of the City Commission of the City of Raton will be held on September 8, 2014 at 12 p.m. The Meeting will be called to order…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Wednesday night on stage at the Shuler Theater began the 100th year, in 1914 construction workers layer the cornerstone of what would become city hall, a fire station with stables and a theater. Billy Donati, President of the Shuler Restoration Committee spoke to a large…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media According to court records the murder case against Donna Ray has been dismissed without prejudice due to a lack of evidence. Donna Ray was arrested and charged last April with her mother, Geraldine Ray’s (89) death after her mother was found deceased at her home…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Jami Esquibel said “Raton needed some fun” and fun they had Saturday at Roundhouse park as walkers and runners participated in the Color for the Cure cancer fund raiser. Participants made their way around the walking path and were sprayed with a colored powder as…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The newly opened Patchwork Phoenix cut the red ribbon today to officially open its doors to the public on Raton’s Historic First Street Friday at noon. Along with the Raton Ambassadors, Raton chamber of Commerce and our own KRTN staff Hal and Laura Brewer took…