2024 All-District 5A Volleyball Team Announced
2024 DISTRICT 5-A VOLLEYBALL, ALL-DISTRICT TEAM JADYN ATWATER –------------------ DES MOINES SYLVIANNA BACA –------------------…
Raton School Board Approves Purchases and Requests at November Meeting
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education met Monday November 18, 2024, for their regular monthly meeting at the Raton High…
Raton Tigers Take Santa Rosa Lions To The Wire in AA Football Quarterfinals
It was a blustery day in Santa Rosa on Saturday, November 16, and the wind blew the home team's way as the #2 seed Lions outlasted the #7 Raton…
New Year Brings New Solar Power to the Area
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Juwi Energy began work a year ago on a solar site east of Aguilar in Las Animas County that is estimated to…
Colfax County 98% Open After Epic Snow
Colfax County Manager Monte Gore released an assessment of the recent snow event. Over the weekend (Nov. 7th and 8th) Colfax County along with…
Raton City Commission De-Annexes Property for Proposed Casino
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday November 12, 2024 and unanimously passed Ordinance…
Tigers Roll in 1st Round Win Over Jal
The first round of the NM High School AA Playoffs was delayed in Northern NM by the big snow storm this past week, so Raton hosted the Jal Panthers…
Colfax County Commission Convenes Emergency Meeting and Declares Weather Emergency
NOTICE EMERGENCY MEETING NOVEMBER 8, 2024 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Colfax County Board of Commissioners will hold an Emergency…
Colfax County Roads A-6 and A-10 Repaired and Reopened
CC Road and Bridge Department has completed repairs to all county roads and crossings that were damaged during the recent flooding of October 19,…
Raton Wrangles Bears in Regular Season Finale for a District Win
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton took to the road again this week and traveled the 222 miles to Estancia for the last district and season…
Mt. Carmel Awarded Prestigious Spotlight Award From El Pomar Foundation
Colorado Springs, CO – Three nonprofit organizations including Mt Carmel Wellness and Community Center and three individuals from Colorado were…
Raton Hosts Cross Country District 2 – A/AA Meet Friday, Nov. 1, 2024
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton cross country hosted the District 2 Class A/2A cross country district meet Friday afternoon November…
Colfax County 4-H Celebrates 77th Annual Awards Banquet
The 4-H councils of Colfax County assembled for their annual Awards Banquet at K-Bobs Restaurant in Raton on Wednesday, October 30 as Cooperative…
Raton Humane Society, Raton Rotary and Tractor Supply Team up for Photo Shoot/Halloween Pet Costume Contest
The Tiger, the Vampire, and the Princess By Pat Walsh A pooch dressed up as a "Raton Tiger" girl has won first place and a $100 gift…
Colfax County Roads Sustain Storm Damage and A-6 and A-10 Are Closed
Colfax County road and bridge personnel are continuing to assess county roads after the rainstorm on the weekend of October 19 and 20 caused damage…
Raton City Commission Meets 10/22/24
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on Tuesday, October 22 at City Hall and began by recognizing the City's new Community and Economic…
Suspected Tornado Wrecks Cunico Ranch East of Raton
Capulin Volcano was long dormant when the Cunico Ranch was established in 1906 to the east of it and since then, the almost 1,000 acre ranch near the…
Lightning On and Off Field Gives Raton Quick Win over Capitan
The Raton Tigers hosted the Capitan Tigers on Friday night October 18 in the Jungle and the Raton version racked up 27 quick points in just a little…
Raton City Commissioners Approve Agreements and Bids
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening October 8, 2024, where they worked through bids for several items…
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service Taking Applications for 2025 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service is currently taking applications for 2025 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) EQIP is a…
2024 Raton High School Homecoming Royalty Announced
This year the Raton High Student Senate will donate the proceeds from the Homecoming Parade to be held on Friday October 11, 2024 at 1:00 p.m. will…
Wildfire Preparedness is Year-Round The Importance of Prescribed Burning in New Mexico
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: George Ducker Communications Coordinator george.ducker@emnrd.nm.gov 505-699-0601 October 3,…
Raton Stumbles in District Opener With Legacy Academy
The Raton Tigers played their first District 2AA football game of the season on the road on Thursday night, October 3rd at Bernalillo High School…
Vermejo Named Best Resort in the Southwest by Conde Nast Readers
Vermejo Earns Conde Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards 2024 -Theresa King, General Manager, Vermejo said, "This recognition is a powerful…
RATON MAINSTREET ANNOUNCED AS 2025 GREAT AMERICAN MAIN STREET AWARD SEMIFINALIST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2024 Contact Brenda Ferri Executive Director bferri@ratonmainstreet.org | 575-445-2052 RATON MAINSTREET…
Bartlett Mesa Ranch Acquisition Kearney School Closer to Remodel
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Bartlett Mesa Ranch now owned by the Nature Conservancy a 501(c)3 corporation has agreed to sell the…
Commissioners Consider Zoning Requests and Financial Matters
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners heard more about the rezoning requests in south Raton and covered several financial…
Superintendent Medina Spoke to Parents Concerns Monday at Tiger Gym
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media After the shooting threat at Raton High School last week the school district held a parent meeting at Tiger Gym…
Miner’s Colfax Medical Center Board Meeting Sept 20, 2024
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media CFO Lonnie Medina is working on the FY26 budget appropriation. His headache comes in the form of data being…
Raton High On Lockdown Raton Police Department Update 9-19-2024
From Chief John D. Garcia / Raton Police Department Raton Police Department's response to the Raton High School Shooting Threat on Tuesday…
Cimarron Athletics Implements Additional Safety Measures for Upcoming Volleyball Tournament 9/20 and 9/21/24
Athletic Directors, Parents, Coaches, and Fans, Cimarron has recently had a couple of incidents that have resulted in a lockdown. With that…
UPDATE: Raton High Goes on Lockdown
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton Superintendent Kristie Medina provided an update about the school lockdown incident that took place on…
Cimarron Schools On Lockdown for Two Consecutive Days.
Special to KRTN from Colfax County Sheriff's Office On September 17, 2024 Colfax County deputies were dispatched to Cimarron High School to…
Weather Plays Havoc Across the Area
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton and Colfax County Fire Fighters responded to Lake Maloya Tuesday evening around 7:00 p.m. for a…
Raton High Goes on Lockdown
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media About noon Tuesday afternoon September 17, 2024, things turned chaotic for Raton Schools as Raton High School…
School Board Approves Policy in Short Meeting
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Board of Education started their meeting with reports and moved on to the financial report for the…
Second Suspect in Shooting arrested
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Colfax County Sheriff Deputies arrested Enriquez Cortez Thursday September 12, 2024, in connection with the…
City of Raton Selected for National Parks Service’s Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program
The City of Raton announced its selection for planning assistance from the National Parks Service (NPS) through their Rivers, Trails, and…
Colfax Sheriff Arrests B&E Suspect
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media On Tuesday September 10, 2024, just after 7:30 a.m. Colfax County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a…