This update names the New Mexico State Police officer-involved and additional details that led up to the shooting. On Saturday, January 30, 2021, Shaun Kemp was contacted by agents with the NMSP Investigations Bureau who arranged for Kemp to turn himself in safely. Kemp was arrested without incident by the Raton Police…
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Presidential search takes shape By Dave Kavanaugh Luna Community College The board of trustees at Luna Community College has laid out a timeline for its presidential search, with the goal being to have a president in place by the end of the Spring 2021 semester. In its January regular meeting,…
Feb. 1, 2021 Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bonn, issued a statement on Raton Schools re-entry: Raton Public Schools is opening in a voluntary hybrid model, Pre-K – 12th grade on Tuesday February 16th; honoring our commitment to give families/staff two weeks’ notice, allow teachers at the secondary level to return to set…
State Game Commission expands agreement with State Land Office 01/27/2021 New Mexico Department of Game and Fish Public contact, Information Center: (888) 248-6866Media contact, Tristanna Bickford: (505) 476-8027tristanna.bickford@state.nm.us FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JAN 26, 2021: State Game Commission expands agreement with State Land Office SANTA FE – At the Jan. 15,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media KRTN sat down with Dr. Christopher Bonn, Raton Public Schools Superintendent, to discuss the reopening of the Raton schools after the State of the State address Tuesday afternoon by Governor Lujan-Grisholm who announced that New Mexico could go back to school February 8, 2021,…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After almost two years Raton Public Service and Twin Eagle Resource Management, LLC have reached an agreement after RPS filed a lawsuit back in February 2019 claiming breach of contract and interference with prospective contractual relations. RPS had entered into a power sales agreement…
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening January 26, 2021 for their second January regular meeting to approve several construction projects and hear that the budget is still in line. Commissioners heard from Raton Fire and Emergency Services Dusty Russell with a report on the…
REQUEST FOR BIDS #2021-01 SUB-STATION FOR FARLEY FD Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Colfax County will accept sealed bids for the construction of a Sub-Station for Farley FD-Abbott. Bid specifications may be picked up at the Office of the County Manager, Colfax County Building, 230…
Luna Community College’s interim president has received recognition for his work on behalf of minority populations. Dr. Kenneth Patterson has earned the Minority Advocacy Award from the Walk With Me Foundation, a non-profit based in Florence, Alabama. The award, offered in appreciation for outstanding lifetime achievement in minority advocacy, was…
Las Vegas, NM – On Monday, January 18, 2021, the New Mexico State Police Investigations Bureau was called to investigate an Officer-Involved Shooting on Independence Avenue and River Road in Las Vegas, NM, involving a New Mexico State Police officer. Officers were uninjured and the suspect fled on foot. Investigators learned…