WOW! Raton Mainstreet Wins National Award
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton MainStreet Executive Director Brenda Ferri is beaming ear to ear and the excitement and enthusiasm she…
Quick Meeting for Raton City Commission
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton city commission met Tuesday evening April 8, 2025, for the first regular meeting of the month with a short…
Raton Commissioners Discuss Reproductive Clinic at Tuesday’s Meeting
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening March 25, 2025, to a packed house as residents were in attendance…
Questa/Maxwell/Raton Cheer Place 1, 2, 3 at A-AA NM State Spirit Competition
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media There was a new State Champion crowned in Class A-2A as Questa just nosed out last year's champion Mawell…
Springer Electric Coop Schedules Planned Power Outage for Monday, March 24, 2025
ATTENTION SPRINGER ELECTRIC COOP MEMBERS IN RATON, FOLSOM AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS: Springer Electric Coop will be running new transmission and…
Raton Public Service Planned Power Outage Monday, March 24, 2025 to Coincide With Springer Electric Coop Planned Outage
ATTENTION RATON PUBLIC SERVICE CUSTOMERS Springer Electric Coop has requested a 2-hour power outage for the Raton Public Service customers on…
Raton School Board Begins Budget Process
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton Public Schools Board of Education began the budget process at their regular meeting Monday March 17,…
Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue Bring Home the Blue in Class A NM State Championship
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The atmosphere was electric as fans assembled in the UNM Pit on March 15 for the Class A Girl's State…
Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue Earn Berth in Class A Championship
Another fast start for Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue in the 2025 Class A State Basketball Tournament had the Lady Blue off to an 11-0 run to begin the…
Assisted Learning Returns to Raton for Online Students.
By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Homeschooling students in Raton now have the opportunity to have the Learning Lab help assist in their…
Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue Advance to Semis in State Basketball Tournament
The 2025 Roy/Mosquero Lady Blue notched their 28th straight win and a berth in the semifinals of the Class A girls basketball tournament with a 68 -…
Raton City Commission Discuss Budget Guidelines Dangerous Buildings
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City commissioners met Tuesday March 11, 2025, to discuss budget guidelines, dangerous buildings and…
5 Teams From the North Head South in Search of NM State Basketball Championship
Northern NM is ofttimes overlooked when it comes to respect and recognition, but that can't be said for basketball as 3 boys and 2 girls teams from…
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office May Reimburse for Eligible Medical Expenses
The Hermit’s Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office may reimburse claimants for reasonable out-of-pocket treatment costs for medical expenses incurred…
Poets Laureate Morton and Birkelbach Team Up with Legendary Singer-Songwriter Michael Martin Murphey to Release New Book/CD
RATON, N.M. – March 7, 2025 – Beloved Texas Poets Laureate Karla K. Morton and Alan Birkelbach announce the forthcoming release of their…
Raton City Commission Meets 2/25/25
Pickleball looks to be finally coming to Raton as recreation was a focus of the proceedings of the Raton City Commission Meeting on Tuesday, February…
Raton Commission Planning Session Sets Priorities and Hears Challenges and Hopes for the Future
The Raton City Commission set aside a couple of hours on Tuesday, Feb., 18 to gather at City Hall to get an update on pressing needs and projects for…
Friends of Sugarite Host Their First Valentine’s Day Polar Bear Plunge
By Melody Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Saturday February 15th, eight participants ranging in ages 50 to 70 took the plunge into the icy cold waters of…
Commissioners Approve Agreements and a QuitClaim Deed
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media It’s Tuesday February 11, 2025, and despite the cold and frosty foggy evening the Raton City Commission met…
Raton School Board Approves Reports and Budget Adjustments.
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met Monday evening February 10, 2025, where they approved the financial reports and…
Amber Fissel Cordova Receives Prestigious Presidential Award For Excellence in Science and Math Teaching
336 teachers and mentors from around the nation are recipients of the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST)…
Fire Totals Garage Monday Afternoon in East Raton
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Fire Fighters from Raton Fire and Emergency Services and Colfax County Rapid Response were called to the 100…
Eagle Nest, Sugarite Canyon, Fenton Lake State Parks Open for Ice Fishing
Ice fishing opens at three New Mexico State Parks Santa Fe, NM – New Mexico State Parks announces the official opening of ice fishing season at…
Raton City Commission Approves Architect for Raton Animal Shelter Design
Raton City Commissioners had a lot of information to digest and a lot of discussion on topics when it met for a regular meeting on Tuesday, January…
2025 Shades of the Southwest Youth Art Show Winners Announced
Shades of the Southwest NE New Mexico – Southern Colorado Regional Area Youth Art Show Sponsored by Raton Arts Council Trinidad Office of…
2025 Tiger Fest Royalty
The 2025 TigerFest Royalty was presented to Students and Staff at an assembly held in Tiger Gym Friday morning January 24, 2025. The royalty will be…
Raton School Board Approves Design Firm and Approves Audit
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton School Board met on a frosty Martin Luther King Day to discuss the audit and housekeeping duties…
Suspect in NMSP Officer Justin Hare’s Murder Changes Plea to Guilty
From KOAT-TV ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jaremy Smith has changed his plea in the fatal shooting of New Mexico State Police officer Justin…
MCMC Board Approves Audit
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Miners Colfax Medical Center Board of Directors met Friday January 17, 2025, for their first meeting of…
Colfax County Manager Gore Placed on Paid Administrative Leave Pending Investigation
The Colfax County Commission called an Emergency Meeting for Thursday, Jan. 16, and after 45 minutes of Closed Executive Session, came back into Open…
Raton City Commission Breezes Through First Regular Meeting of the Year
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media Raton City Commissioners met Tuesday evening January 14, 2025, for their first regular meeting of 2025 where…
Shuler Hosts Governor Lujan Grisham Town Hall
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Historic Shuler Theater played host to New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Public Safety Town…
Millions in outdoor recreation grants available for New Mexico community urban parks
Millions in outdoor recreation grants available for New Mexico community urban parks Funding from $300,000 to $15 million targets underserved…
Historic Kearny School – El Raton Media Works Remodel Project Goes Out for Construction Bid
Raton, NM – January 6, 2025 – The City of Raton and El Raton Media Works announced that the Kearny School – El Raton Media Works Remodel…
Trinidad State College to Share $5.75 Million Grant to Strengthen Career Pathways in Advanced Manufacturing
Trinidad, Colo -- The U.S. Department of Labor has announced $65 million in funding through the Strengthening Community Colleges Training Grants,…
El Raton Media Works Receives Grant to Expand Youth Coding League at RIS
Special to KRTN Radio Raton, NM – El Raton Media Works announced that it has been awarded a $5,000 Community-Based Grant from The Encantado…
$2.42 Million Awarded to Village of Angel Fire for a Rental Housing Development
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – At its Dec. 18 meeting, the Housing New Mexico Board of Directors approved an award of $2.42 million to the Village of Angel…
Raton MainStreet Readies for 2025 Great American MainStreet Award Announcement
By Marty Mayfield KRTN Multi-Media The Raton MainStreet Inc. received great news last October that they had been selected as one of eight…
Dawson Elk Valley Ranch Purchased by US Forest Service/Nature Conservancy for $66.7 Million
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Forest Service Forest Legacy Program — with $50 million of federal funding from the Inflation Reduction Act and an additional…
Raton City Commission Approves Bartlett Mesa Ranch Transfer
The Raton City Commission met in regular session on December 10, 2024 and unanimously approved the transfer of the 2,224 acre Bartlett Mesa Ranch to…