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By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media   Raton School Board Met Monday June 17 in a short meeting to go over policy and financial reports. Board members talked about the use of cell phones in class and during the school day. Part of the problem comes when a cell phone is…

Input Sought for Taos Canyon Forest and Watershed Restoration Project   TAOS, N.M., June 17, 2024— The Carson National Forest is seeking comments for the proposed Taos Canyon Forest and Watershed Restoration Project. The 83,000-acre proposed project area is in the Enchanted Circle Landscape, located south of U.S Highway 64 between Taos and…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening June 11 for the first regular meeting of the month where the ICIP plan was once again discussed, and they discussed and made decisions on the proposed pickleball courts to be built at Roundhouse Park. Warren Walton talked about…

Congresswoman Teresa Ledger-Fernandez (NM-Dist 3) arrived in Raton on Thursday, May 30 with a $3,000,000 check for the City of Raton Film School and Media Project. The capital injection put the project on firm ground and several local and regional officials and interested onlookers gathered for the check presentation in…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 31, 2024 New Mexico State Parks to hold additional meetings on proposed fee adjustments Public input from first round of meetings incorporated into a revised proposal   SANTA FE, NM – The State Parks Division of the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department(State Parks) announces another…

By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners met Tuesday evening May 28, 2024 to discuss the ICIP along with a zoning appeal by Don Cunningham and budget items including the union contract with the firefighters. The business portion of the meeting began with a public hearing on the Infrastructure…

SPRINGER, N.M. —A former priest arrested last year on charges of sexually abusing a 15-year-old boy more than a decade ago, took his own life shortly before a plea hearing scheduled for Friday morning, May 24th according to his attorney. Daniel Balizan, 62, of Springer and a former pastor of…

Taos, N.M., May 22, 2024—The USDA Forest Service last week announced the second round of awardees for the Community Wildfire Defense Grants. Four local proposals were awarded a combined total of $25,347,133. The Community Wildfire Defense Program assists at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, with planning for and lowering wildfire risks on tribal, state and…

Public Service Announcement Administrators of The Crane Fund (established by RT Crane in 1916), will be holding a Town Hall Meeting for ex-employees of Crane Corporation regarding the application processes of The Crane Fund. If you were an employee (or a surviving spouse) of Crane Corporation (CF&I from 1969 to…